On 28th July 2025, the Administration de l'Enregistrement, des Domaines et de la TVA – Registration Duty, Estate and VAT Authority ("AED"), being the supervisory authority in Luxembourg...

The MFSA has published a circular (the "Circular") about the suspension of one of the Listing Authority's policies which, under normal circumstances, requires the Malta Stock Exchange to suspend the trading of financial instruments.

On the 8 July 2020 EIOPA (the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) issued a statement to outline its expectations in relation to how manufacturers ...

On 4 May 2020, Malta has taken the step of imposing a maximum price for masks and face shields.

The government has announced, through the publication of a number of legal notices the lifting of certain COVID-19 restrictions, which restrictions shall be lifted effective Monday 4th May 2020.

Many trustees/CSPs have received an email from the MFSA's Financial Crime Compliance Supervisory function on 27th April 2020 requesting that they complete a questionnaire on Financial Crime.

Article 17 of the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR") provides that issuers should publicly disclose inside information that directly concerns them as soon as possible.

In July 2021, the first Maltese entity was registered as a benchmark administrator by the MFSA and added to the ESMA register of benchmark administrators in accordance with the EU Benchmarks Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/1101).

The MFSA has published a circular outlining some amendments to the abovementioned chapters of the Capital Markets Rules (the "CMRs") resulting from the:

On 2 September 2020 the MFSA issued a circular outlining the implications on Maltese licence holders in relation to their online activities in the UK in light of the imminent Brexit.

On the 8 March 2021, the MFSA published a Circular which provides financial market participants and financial advisers with further information as to the application of sub-articles (1), (2) and (3)

The MFSA has, on the 9 February 2021, issued a circular on the implementation of the SFDR and the process which it will implement for the submission of offering documents of locally based collective investment schemes ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global crisis with far-reaching consequences, particularly for the shipping industry, an industry which was already facing challenges before...

January 2021 will go down in local fund set-up history. This is the year when the MFSA licensed the only retail AIF, established as a Unit Trust, in terms of the Investment Services Act.

The MFSA has, on 21 May 2024, issued a consultation on the revised Chapter 3 of the Financial Institutions Rulebook (‘FIR/03') which will be applicable to both payment institutions and electronic money institutions once finalised.

The FIAU has today published a Consultation Document on the Implementing Procedures – Part II for Collective Investment Schemes (‘CISs') and other related service providers ("Service Providers").

On the 2 February 2021, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) issued an interpretative note aimed to those persons carrying on insurance intermediary activities.

Following two extensive surveys carried out with the EU national competent authorities, EIOPA issued the results of its findings on the impact of the IDD on consumers, insurance distributors and supervisory activities.

The Merchant Shipping Directorate wishes to draw the attention of all concerned to the Technical Notice SLS 2 Rev.2 – Periodic Servicing of lifeboats, liferafts and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear.

The Russian sanctions imposed as a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine have had a significant impact on various industries, and yachting has certainly not been spared.