Malta's Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit has introduced significant amendments to its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulations through Legal Notices 82 and 83 of 2026.

Recent discourse around the EU's regulatory framework and its focus on net-zero emissions underscores concerns over competitiveness and growth.

With the entry into force of the Equal Pay (Transparency and Reporting) Regulations 2026, Malta has completed the full transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EUPTD), following an initial phase introduced...

The International Accounting Standards Board has issued IFRS 20 Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities, a new standard that will fundamentally change how rate-regulated entities recognize and measure regulatory timing differences.

A personal data breach under the GDPR occurs when there is an accidental or unlawful breach of security leading to the destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access to personal data.

In a surprising move on 22 October 2025, the European Parliament rejected the mandate for the proposed Omnibus Regulation, creating a pause in the EU's sustainability reform agenda.

Until 31 December 2024, VAT was levied on live-streamed events, including live virtual events, where that event took place. This means that live-streamed events were subject to VAT in the country in which the event...

Circular economy is not recycling with better branding. For Malta’s hotels and restaurants, it is about understanding where value is being lost, and how to keep more of that value inside the business.

For decades, digital trust has relied on a foundational assumption: that the cryptographic systems securing financial infrastructure are effectively unbreakable within any realistic business horizon. That assumption is now being re‑examined.

Stablecoins are increasingly embedded in the real economy, supporting faster settlement, cross-border payments, and programmable financial flaws.

In today's innovation-driven economy, your intellectual property represents one of your business's most valuable assets.

Europe does not suffer from a lack of talent, ideas, or capital. What it lacks is a system that allows companies to grow without being slowed down by unnecessary complexity.

In a world of impersonal transactions, we believe business success hinges on meaningful relationships and trusted guidance.

Europe's financial infrastructure is undergoing a fundamental redesign in response to quantum computing threats.

Malta's Sanctions Monitoring Board has issued new guidance on Article 32 of the National Interest (Enabling Powers) Act, fundamentally transforming how organisations must approach sanctions compliance. The framework shifts expectations from basic screening exercises to comprehensive, risk-based compliance programmes encompassing governance, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring across a wide range of sectors including financial services, gaming, real estate, and professional services.

For most Maltese companies, mandatory sustainability reporting has quietly disappeared following the Omnibus package's raised thresholds. While the legal obligation may have changed, the fundamental business reasons for taking sustainability seriously remain intact. This analysis explores why sustainability still matters beyond compliance, what lenders now expect regardless of company size, and which regulations still apply even when CSRD doesn't.

On 14 April 2025, EU finance ministers formally adopted the ninth amendment to the Directive on Administrative Cooperation in Tax Matters - DAC9.

Banking Regulation Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Malta, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

The Malta Financial Services Authority has introduced a new General Code of Conduct for Decision Makers in the Financial Services Industry, establishing principles-based supervisory expectations for governance, leadership behaviour and senior-level decision-making. While non-prescriptive, the Code serves as a key reference point in supervisory engagement and inspections, applying broadly to board members, senior executives and decision makers within MFSA-supervised and listed entities.

The Budget Implementation Act, 2025 (the "Act") introduces amendments to the Income tax Act, the Income Tax Management Act, the Duty on Documents and transfers Act, and the VAT Act.