Our services

We provide regulatory, legal, and tax support to enable asset managers, fund promoters, financial institutions, insurance companies, and institutional investors to access and operate in the Italian market with full compliance and efficiency.

Our team offers comprehensive, end-to-end assistance across the full spectrum of financial products and services, from market entry and product structuring to distribution and ongoing compliance.

UCITS

  • UCITS registration and marketing passporting procedures to Italy
  • Document submissions and on-going disclosure / reporting to CONSOB
  • Direct notification to CONSOB through the CSSF e-filing system for Luxembourg-domiciled schemes
  • Registration of new sub-funds and share classes
  • Listing of foreign UCITS
  • Italian paying agent set-up
  • Marketing withdrawal notifications
  • Preparation, submission and review of offering documents and marketing materials
  • Drafting and negotiating distribution, investment management, and advisory agreements
  • Use of tied agents
  • Management of corporate actions for Italian investors
  • Regulatory updates

Alternative Investment Funds

  • AIF marketing passport
  • Direct notifications for Luxembourg-based AIFMs through the CSSF eDesk platform
  • Listing of foreign AIFs on Italian markets
  • De-notification procedures
  • Drafting and reviewing offering documents and marketing materials
  • Drafting and negotiating investment management and advisory agreements
  • Referral schemes and introducing brokers
  • Advice on Italian semi-professional investors
  • Setting-up of the Italian facilities for marketing to Italian retail investors
  • Regulatory disclosure and on-going reporting
  • AIFM management passport and setting-up of Italian AIF structures

Pension Funds & IBIPs

  • Advice on the Italian pension funds framework
  • Drafting and negotiating investment management agreements
  • Assistance in IBIPs structuring
  • Assistance in IBIPs and pension fund distribution

Tax Compliance & Advisory

  • Italian withholding tax regime
  • Italian tax regime for fund managers
  • Taxation of Italian investment vehicles
  • FATCA and CRS compliance
  • DAC6 compliance
  • Relocation of foreign fund managers and Italian “Resident Non-Domiciled” (Res-Non-Dom) Tax Regime