On the 2nd June 2020, the Commissioner for Revenue issued a notification extending the deadline for the submission of the Income Tax Return for the Year of Assessment 2020.

Camilleri Preziosi hosts the inaugural episode of the Malta Family Office Series podcast, featuring an in-depth conversation with the Deputy Head of the MFSA's Investment Services Supervision Unit.

In our third episode we meet André Xuereb, professor of physics at the University of Malta and an entrepreneur. André is a thought leader in quantum technologies with a passion for exploring how we can shape tech for a safer tomorrow.

On the 24 March 2020, the Office for Competition (the "OC") published a statement in conjunction with the European Commission ...

In furtherance to the announcement made by Economy Minister Silvio Schembri, the Covid-19 Wage Supplement Scheme, which was due to expire on the 30th April 2020, has been extended to cover an additional two months.

On the 17th of June 2022, the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") officially announced the removal of Malta from its list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring, informally known as the ‘grey list'.

The press recently reported (extensively) Jamie Dimon's - CEO of JPM Morgan Chase - warning to shareholders that tech based start ups are targeting the working methods and hegemony of the traditional banking model.

Malta's burgeoning family office scene is set to receive another boost.

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

Andrew Caruana Scicluna hosts Riccardo Conti of Fume and Stephen Gauci Baluci of CC Fund Services Limited to examine whether fund tokenisation delivers on its promises of liquidity and efficiency, or simply redistributes existing risks. The discussion explores how atomic settlement, fractional ownership, and smart contracts may reshape the roles of transfer agents, fund administrators, and settlement teams in daily operations.

The European Commission has adopted the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (‘VBER') together with new Vertical Guidelines, which provide a clearer and simpler update to the...

A significant regulatory change has been implemented affecting how companies submit annual financial reports prepared under the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF).

On 15th July 2021, the European Security and Markets Authority ("ESMA") announced that it had published a consultation paper in relation to the review of its guidelines on the delay of disclosure of inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation...

Following the announcement by the European Security and Markets Authority ("ESMA") on the 15th July 2021 that it had published a consultation paper in relation to the review of its guidelines...

On 4th October 2023, the Malta Financial Services Authority (the "MFSA) published a Guidance Note (the "Guidance Note") on the Fulfilment of Post-Authorisation Requirements ("PARs")...

On the 14th March 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a statement on the war in Ukraine, in particular in relation to the regulatory response to the...

On 25th October 2023, the FIAU issued a Consultation Document on the Implementing Procedures – Part II for Collective Investment Schemes ("CISs") and related investment...

The Budget for the 2025 legislature was presented to the Maltese Parliament on the 28th of October 2024, against a backdrop of notable global economic growth ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a significant No Action letter addressing the complex overlap between the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) and the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation...

The European Union (the "EU") has adopted financial sanctions in response to Russia's military attack against Ukraine. Sanctions are an essential tool in the EU's common foreign and security policy...