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On the 29th of March 2022, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") issued a circular to the industry in which several amendments to the Investment Services Rulebooks were detailed.

On 27 October 2021, the European Commission put forward a proposal for amendments to EU banking rules.

The Malta Financial Services Authority has introduced significant amendments to its Investment Services Rules affecting firms offering contracts for difference and rolling spot forex contracts. These changes streamline authorisation requirements, align capital thresholds with EU frameworks, and recalibrate governance expectations while removing certain prescriptive obligations that have been superseded by broader European legislation.

The Markets in Crypto-assets regulation ("MiCA" or the "Regulation") has finally become a reality following its approval by the European Council on October 5, 2022.

In October 2019, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) issued a consultation document on raising the bar for Company Service Providers (CSPs).

Application and licensing process, application documents, reporting requirements, ongoing obligations fees and criteria for establishing a FI in Malta...

The Capital Requirements Policy (hereinafter the ‘Policy') serves as a foundation for the financial soundness of legal entities holding a licence issued by the Malta Gaming Authority...

On the 25th of March 2020, Malta Financial Services Authority ('MFSA') updated the Virtual Financial Assets ('VFA') Rulebook FAQs.

Welcome to this edition of "Being better informed", our monthly FS regulatory, accounting and audit bulletin.

In reaching an authorisation decision, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") will delve into various aspects of the Applicant, inter alia, its...

Project Blue is a major research project, designed through interaction with financial services leaders.

In its efforts to strengthen its supervisory capabilities in the sphere of the financial services sector, the EU framework has seen the realisation of the European system...

The Basel Committee published its "Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on Basel III implementation" on 31 October 2012.

The implementation section, 'Bringing reporting up to scratch', examines the practical considerations for complying with the demands of Pillar 3.

As your business reflects on both the changing shape of the Solvency II timetable and the eventual move to a new IFRS standard for insurance contracts, how can a durable platform for regulatory and financial reporting in the future?

If you were asked to list in order of priority the methods of money laundering most known to you or those you have actually come across, would you include life insurance products? And, if you did, would they be high on your list?