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The Central Bank of Malta has received several reports from residents of Malta who received scam calls via VIBER and would like to warn the public to be on their guard.

Malta has been recognised as being the leader in crypto regulation by international bitcoin publication CoinDesk

In its circular published on the 20th March 2020, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") announced that reporting obligations in terms of the SFTR...

The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") recently updated its Questions and Answers on the Prospectus Regulation (the "Q&As") in order to provide clarification...

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ("EIOPA") has issued a statement on principles to mitigate the impact of Coronavirus/COVID-19 on the occupational pensions sector.

On February 8th, 2021 the European Commission has initiated the public consultation phase to review the VAT treatment of provision of insurance and financial services.

One of the regulatory requirements that stems from the regulatory instruments applicable to MGA licensees is that of the submission of audited financial statements for each financial year, by not later than 180 days ...

In June 2021 Malta was placed on the grey list by the FATF. The ‘grey list' officially refers to Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring and essentially includes countries that have significant deficiencies in their AML and CFT framework.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued guidance to consumers in order to safeguard their interests. In view of the social distancing guidelines...

On the 20th April, 2020 the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) issued a reminder notice reminding all Subject Persons to submit the Risk Evaluation Questionnaire.

MDB launched the COVID-19 Guarantee Scheme aimed at guaranteeing loans granted by banks to meet new working capital requirements of businesses.

Payment for applications, authorisations and ongoing licence fees are to be submitted to the MFSA by means of a bank transfer using the details provided in the circular.

Following the public consultation launched in 2019 on draft guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II compliance function requirements, on 5 June 2020 the European Securities and Markets....

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the 2024 edition of its Market Report on EU Prospectuses (‘the Report').

The main Maltese legislation regulating trusts in Malta, namely the Trusts and Trustees Act, Chapter 331 of the Laws of Malta ('the Act')...

PwC Malta's Academy is launching the second edition of its Comprehensive Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Programme starting in May 2024.

On the 11th of July 2025, the Trusts and Trustees Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (the "Amendment Regulations") came into force transposing in part...