There has been a shift in the Portuguese economy to alternative sources of funding, according to PLMJ partner André Figueiredo, who adds that banks are moving to deleverage their balance sheets.

There will be a drop in the volume of investment banking activity and it will be more difficult for smaller companies to procure credit, Cassiano Santos says

No passado dia 12 de julho foi publicado no Jornal Oficial da União Europeia o Regulamento (UE) 2024/1689 do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 13 de junho de 2024, que cria regras harmonizadas em matéria de inteligência artificial.

Paula Gomes Freire, partner at VdA, says stricter capital requirements and low interest rates are among the major challenges faced by Portuguese banks.

A 25 de julho de 2024 foi publicado o Decreto-Lei n.º 48/2024, o qual procedeu à alteração do previsto no artigo 759.º (Retenção de coisas imóveis) do Código Civil. Conforme decorria da redação...

The Portuguese Government has approved Decree-Law 14/2025, of 17 March ("DL 14/2025"), which amends the Credit Institutions and Financial Companies Law...

Currently it is possible to have a bank account in April despite not having a residence in Portugal.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is delighted to publish the fourth edition of the Portuguese Banking Pulse ("The Pulse") FY23. In this edition, we share results from our research examining the 7 biggest...

Over recent years, banks and financial institutions have been increasingly involved in large-scale, complex litigation cases.

Nos últimos anos, os bancos e instituições financeiras têm estado cada vez mais envolvidos em grandes e complexos processos de contencioso que têm como denominador comum a necessidade de cumprir procedimentos...

Private equity (PE) funds have shown renewed interest in Portugal in the wake of the troika deal and continue to search for investment opportunities, instilling confidence in the country's economy...

On 25 July, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288 of 6 April 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council was published at the Official Journal of the European Union.

The European Commission recently proposed a package of measures to protect retail investors that will have a significant impact on the design and marketing strategies for financial products aimed at retail investors.

On 9 March, Decree 74/2026 came into force, introducing the second amendment to Decree-Law 42/2010 of 30 April ("DL 42/2010"), which established the FPAIM to finance...

In 2021, according to Reuters, the MSCI World ESG index has risen 22%, when compared with the MSCI World index gain of 15%.