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On the 22 July 2019, the MFSA issued a Consultation Document on the provision of Independent Compliance Audits, which seeks to strengthen the MFSA's ...

On the 12 July 2019, the MFSA issued a Guidance Document entitled ‘Guidance on the Fitness and Properness Assessments applied by the Authority' ...

On 4 December 2019, the Malta Financial Services Authority (the "Authority") published its Supervisory Priorities for 2020. The document outlines the cross-sectoral themes

In terms of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), issuers may acquire their own shares without any concern of engaging in insider dealing and/or market manipulation, provided that they follow the requirements set out in article 5.

The MFSA has issued a consultation paper in order to present to the industry a draft legal notice setting out further regulations to complement proposed rules in a previously issued consultation

Guidance on how to access the MFSA's Licence Holder Portal (LH) will be sent to all relevant Licence Holders by email.

The MFSA draws the attention of its licence holders and the general public to possible fraudulent schemes or financial scams which may try to take advantage of COVID-19 outbreak to target...

On the 7th August 2017, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") issued a consultation document regarding amendments which are being proposed to the Investments Services Rules...

Minister for Finance, Edward Scicluna represented the EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) at a meeting of the Finance Ministers of the G20 in Washington D.C.,...

While addressing an Investment Managers' Forum organised by the Malta Stock Exchange, in collaboration with Thomson Reuters, Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna stated that "the reason for the financial services...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (‘MFSA') has, on the 16th of May 2018, published the following parts of the Investment Services Rules for Alternative Investment Funds (‘AIFs'):

The Malta Financial Services Authority (‘MFSA') has published a set of draft Investment Services Rules and draft amendments to existing rulebooks for the proposed framework...

UCITS made available to retail investors in the EU need to provide a Packaged Retail Insurance-Based Investment Products Key Information Document (PRIIPs KID) as of January 1, 2023.

In November 2022 the Commissioner for Revenue issued a guidance note indicating the stock exchanges that are recognised for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts and the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act.

The Registry of Companies Online System is currently being upgraded.

James Farrugia, a partner at GANADO Advocates, speaks to Dolfin about upcoming changes in European regulations and the impact Brexit might have on the European financial services industry.

On the 15th December 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the Final Report comprising of guidelines on standard templates, forms and formats...