Division 66: Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities

Section L, Financial and insurance activities. 13 subcategories with ISTAT's explanatory notes and the ATECO 2022 codes they come from.

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  1. 66Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities

    This division includes the provision of services involved in or supporting financial transactions in financial assets and liabilities, without taking ownership of the financial assets and liabilities being transacted.

    These services can be provided via/in different media/ways, including over the internet.

  2. 66.1Activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This group includes the furnishing of physical or electronic marketplaces for the purpose of facilitating the buying and selling of stocks, stock options, bonds or commodity contracts, and trading of crypto-assets with liabilities. It also includes other miscellaneous services, including the provision of financial advisory services, asset management or the provision of equity and debtbased crowdfunding.

  3. 66.11Administration of financial markets
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This class includes the operation and supervision of financial markets other than by central banks and public authorities.

    Excludes

    • energy exchanges for electricity, transmission or distribution capacities, see division 3535
    • administration of financial markets for insurance and pension funding, see 66.2966.29
    • financial supervisory authorities of insurance and pension funding (not by the central bank), see 66.2966.29
    • financial and market regulation relating to the conduct of business and consumer protection and other wider financial regulatory activities, see 84.1384.13
  4. 66.11.0Administration of financial markets
  5. 66.11.00Administration of financial markets
    From ATECO 2022: 64.99.10 Attività di intermediazione mobiliare (in part) · 66.11.00 Amministrazione di mercati finanziari (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • commodity contracts exchanges
    • futures commodity contracts exchanges
    • securities exchanges
    • stock exchanges
    • stock or commodity options exchanges
    • crypto-asset exchanges
    • administration of financial markets, except insurance and pension funding
    • financial supervisory authorities of financial service activities except insurance and pension funding (not by the central bank)
  6. 66.12Security and commodity contracts brokerage
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • dealing in financial markets on own account, see division 6464
    • exchange of currency on own account, see 64.9964.99
    • portfolio management on a fee or contract basis, see 66.3066.30
    • buying and selling of real estate projects (e.g. wind or solar parks), see division 6868
    • donation-based fundraising, see 82.9982.99
    • trading and brokerage of crypto-assets without liabilities, see 82.9982.99
  7. 66.12.0Security and commodity contracts brokerage
  8. 66.12.00Security and commodity contracts brokerage
    From ATECO 2022: 64.99.10 Attività di intermediazione mobiliare (in part) · 66.12.00 Attività di negoziazione di contratti relativi a titoli e merci (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • dealing in financial markets on behalf of others (e.g. stockbroking) and related activities
    • securities brokerage
    • brokerage of investment funds shares
    • brokerage of standardised commodity contracts
    • currency trading on behalf of others
    • brokerage of crypto-assets with liabilities that qualify as securities
    • exchange of currency on a fee basis (e.g. bureaux de change)
    • equity-based crowdfunding
    • debt-based crowdfunding offering loans and securities
    • security and commodity contracts trading activities

    Also includes

    • brokerage of securities for investment projects (e.g. wind or solar parks)
  9. 66.19Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This class includes auxiliary financial service activities not elsewhere classified.

    Excludes

    • publishing of financial markets analysis, see 58.1958.19
    • information search services regarding financial markets, see 63.9263.92
    • crypto-assets exchanges, see 66.1166.11
    • brokerage activities, see 66.1266.12
    • activities of insurance agents and brokers, see 66.2266.22
    • management of funds, see 66.3066.30
    • activities of debt collection agencies and non-performing loans servicers, see 82.9182.91
    • trading and brokerage of crypto-assets without liabilities, see 82.9982.99
  10. 66.19.1Financial transaction processing and settlement activities
  11. 66.19.10Financial transaction processing and settlement activities
    From ATECO 2022: 66.19.10 Attività di gestione ed elaborazione di pagamenti tramite carta di credito (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • financial transaction processing and settlement activities, including digital (or internet-based) payment provision and settlement activities for credit card transactions
    • activities of digital currency wallet providers
  12. 66.19.2Financial advisory activities
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • investment advisory services, including robo-advisory services
    • activities of mortgage and loan advisors and brokerage
    • activities of financial advisors in relation to merger and acquisition services

    Also includes

    • analysing financial markets as an advisory service
    • activities of financial analysts

    Implementation rule

    • The financial advisory activities included in this category are subdivided in financial advisory activities provided by financial advisors authorised for off-branch offerings and other financial advisory activities.
  13. 66.19.21Financial advisory activities provided by financial advisors authorised for off-branch offerings
    From ATECO 2022: 66.19.21 Attività di consulenti finanziari abilitati all'offerta fuori sede (all from here)
  14. 66.19.22Other financial advisory activities
    From ATECO 2022: 64.99.10 Attività di intermediazione mobiliare (in part) · 66.19.22 Attività di agenti, mediatori e procacciatori in prodotti finanziari (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of independent financial advisors
  15. 66.19.9Other activities auxiliary to financial services n.e.c., except insurance and pension funding
  16. 66.19.90Other activities auxiliary to financial services n.e.c., except insurance and pension funding
    From ATECO 2022: 66.19.50 Servizi di trasferimento di denaro (money transfer) (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • validation and mining for crypto-assets deemed financial assets
    • securities custody
    • tokenisation of digital assets, including security token offerings, initial coin offerings

    Also includes

    • activities of tax refund offices
    • consumer credit intermediation
    • activities of payment providers (e.g. electronic funds transfer services), including peer-to-peer payment services
  17. 66.2Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This group includes acting as agents (in other words, brokers) in selling annuities and insurance policies or providing other employee benefits and insurance and pension-related services (for example, claims adjustment, third-party administration).

    Excludes

    • pooling and assuming insurance risks by underwriting, see division 6565
  18. 66.21Risk and damage evaluation
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This class includes the provision of administration services of insurance.

    Excludes

    • appraisal of real estate, see 68.3168.31
    • appraisal for other purposes, see 74.9974.99
    • investigation activities, see 80.0180.01
  19. 66.21.0Risk and damage evaluation
  20. 66.21.00Risk and damage evaluation
    From ATECO 2022: 66.21.00 Attività dei periti e liquidatori indipendenti delle assicurazioni (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • assessing insurance claims:
      • claims adjusting
      • risk assessing
      • risk and damage evaluation
      • average and loss adjusting
    • settling insurance claims
  21. 66.22Activities of insurance agents and brokers
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This class includes activities of insurance agents and brokers (insurance intermediaries) in selling, negotiating or soliciting of annuities and insurance and reinsurance policies.

  22. 66.22.0Activities of insurance agents and brokers
  23. 66.22.00Activities of insurance agents and brokers
    From ATECO 2022: 66.22.01 Broker di assicurazioni (in part) · 66.22.02 Agenti di assicurazioni (in part) · 66.22.03 Sub-agenti di assicurazioni (in part) · 66.22.04 Produttori, procacciatori ed altri intermediari delle assicurazioni (in part)
  24. 66.29Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding n.e.c.
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • marine salvage activities, see 52.2252.22
    • publishing of insurance software/applications, see 58.2958.29
  25. 66.29.0Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding n.e.c.
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Implementation rule

    • The activities included in this category are subdivided in financial supervisory activities for insurance and pension funding and other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding n.e.c.
  26. 66.29.01Financial supervisory activities for insurance and pension funding
    From ATECO 2022: 66.29.01 Autorità centrali di vigilanza su assicurazioni e fondi pensione (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Also includes

    • financial supervisory activities for insurance and pension funding (not by the central bank)
  27. 66.29.09Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding n.e.c.
    From ATECO 2022: 66.29.09 Altre attività ausiliarie delle assicurazioni e dei fondi pensione n.c.a. (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities involved in or closely related to insurance and pension funding, except financial intermediation, claims adjusting and activities of insurance agents:
      • salvage administration
      • actuarial services
      • pension and insurance advisory activities
      • administration of financial markets for insurance and pension funding
  28. 66.3Fund management activities
  29. 66.30Fund management activities
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This class includes portfolio and fund management activities, such as making decisions on which investments to purchase or sell, on a fee or contract basis, for individuals, businesses and others.

    Excludes

    • dealing in financial markets on own account, see 64.9964.99
    • management of real estate, see division 6868
    • management of public funds and public debt services, see 84.1184.11
  30. 66.30.0Fund management activities
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Implementation rule

    • Fund management activities are subdivided in management of collective investment undertakings, pension funds and portfolio, trustee services, fiduciary and custody services.
  31. 66.30.01Management of collective investment undertakings, pension funds and portfolio
    From ATECO 2022: 64.30.20 Sicav (Società di investimento a capitale variabile) (in part) · 64.99.10 Attività di intermediazione mobiliare (in part) · 66.30.00 Gestione di fondi comuni di investimento e dei fondi pensione (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • management of mutual funds
    • management of other investment funds
    • management of collective investment undertakings, including fixed-asset investment companies and variable capital investment companies
    • management of pension funds
    • portfolio management activities

    Also includes

    • activities of asset management on a fee or contract basis
  32. 66.30.02Trustee services
    From ATECO 2022: 66.30.00 Gestione di fondi comuni di investimento e dei fondi pensione (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Also includes

    • trustee services on a fee or contract basis
  33. 66.30.03Fiduciary and custody services
    From ATECO 2022: 64.99.10 Attività di intermediazione mobiliare (in part) · 66.19.30 Attività delle società fiduciarie di amministrazione (in part) · 66.30.00 Gestione di fondi comuni di investimento e dei fondi pensione (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Also includes

    • fiduciary and custody services on a fee or contract basis

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