Marina Mastrangelo

Marina Mastrangelo is Partner at LEXIA and primarily focuses on financial markets law. She specializes in providing assistance and consultancy to collective investment schemes and foreign financial intermediaries seeking to operate in Italy.

Over the years, she has gained specific expertise in ensuring compliance for financial operators with various regulatory and compliance obligations. Her practice includes supporting foreign UCITS and AIFs in conducting their operations within the Italian territory and marketing their respective units or shares. Marina is also authorized to act as an independent director for Luxembourgish SICAVs, offering a high level of governance expertise to cross-border investment vehicles.

Marina is a recognized author in the field, having co-authored the book “SICAVs, flexible tools for managing savings” (Bancaria Editrice, 2010) and published various articles in financial magazines.

Collective Investment Schemes (UCITS and AIFs)

Comprehensive legal and regulatory assistance to foreign UCITS and AIFs regarding their operations in Italy, ensuring compliance with local requirements, including the marketing of units/shares, structuring the distribution networks, organising contractual frameworks and fulfilling notification and authorisation procedures with supervisory authorities.

Foreign Intermediaries and Investment Services

Legal support to foreign investment firms and management companies wishing to offer their services in Italy through the freedom to provide services or by establishing branches in line with EU directives.

Regulatory Compliance

Ongoing consultancy to financial institutions – management companies and investment firms – aimed at ensuring strict adherence to and ongoing compliance with Italian and EU regulatory frameworks.

Independent Directorship

Service as an independent director for Luxembourg-based investment companies  (SICAVs) overseeing the companies’ operations, providing strategic guidance, and ensuring compliance with fiduciary duties and investor protection regulations, also thanks to her knowledge of the Luxembourg regulatory framework.

Supervisory Authority Relations

Management of procedural and administrative requirements for regulated financial entities with supervisory authorities, providing support in managing regulatory filings, notifications and responses, ensuring smooth relations with regulatory bodies and timely compliance with all required processes.