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14/07/2015 - ESMA agrees to further renewal of short selling ban by Greek HCMC...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has just published its Second Consultation Package under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).

By virtue of Act No. XVIII of 2025, the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2025 introduced several amendments to the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta) (the "Act").

Two key Level 2 measures implementing the Listing Act reforms to the EU Market Abuse Regulation were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 16 July 2026. These delegated regulations address critical aspects of inside information disclosure, closed period trading permissions, and indicators of market manipulation, with practical implications for issuers and market participants across EU capital markets.

One of the main themes of the BRRD is that in the event of a bank failing or likely to fail, the Resolution Committee will intervene through a raft of powers and tools in relation to the failing bank.

On the 29 October 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") issued its annual public statement outlining the common enforcement priorities relating to the 2021 Annual Financial Reports...

The European Commission has published new delegated regulations amending the EU prospectus disclosure regime, introducing streamlined content requirements and standardized formats for various categories of prospectuses. These reforms, part of the broader EU Listing Act package, aim to reduce regulatory burdens for issuers while maintaining investor protection, with key changes including reduced historical financial information requirements and simplified disclosure obligations.

In this quarterly report we take a closer look at the recent move by the European Central Bank to engage in Quantitative Easing.

The Duty on Donations of Marketable Securities and Immovable Property Used for Business Order (the "Order"), recently amended by Legal Notice 412 of 2018, introduces a reduced rate of duty for gratuitous transfers of business property.

Ripple Labs Inc operates the RippleNet and XRP payment protocol and is the issuer of the XRP token. Founded in 2012, the technology was considered by some to be superior to Bitcoin...

The Maltese tax authorities have released comprehensive guidelines on the application of the 12% Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on the supply of custody of securities. These guidelines, effective from January 1.

Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority...

Given the market volatility of the past week or so, the US Federal Reserve recently announced that it would be slashing interest rates to near zero levels - which is as low as it can be without going negative.

On 31 March 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") issued a public statement clarifying issues regarding the publication...

On the 2 April 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its risk assessment to account for the impact of COVID-19.

The European Commission has introduced revised implementing technical standards for insider list formats under the Market Abuse Regulation, significantly reducing administrative burdens by removing several personal data fields and extending simplified formats to all issuers. These changes, which entered into force on 5 July 2026, require issuers to update their insider list templates while maintaining core compliance obligations for tracking individuals with access to inside information.

The European Commission hailed the implementation of the regulation as an essential step towards the completion of its initiative to establish a Capital Markets Union in the EU.