International Regulatory Updates
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have been made aware of operational challenges in meeting the deadline of 1 March 2017 for exchanging variation margin. Based on the material presented to the ESAs, the implementation appears to mainly pose a challenge for smaller counterparties. The 1 Mar ...
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
2016 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; And Statement by the Executive Director for Malta
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FEBRUARY 17, 2017
The European Central Bank (ECB) today launches a public consultation on draft amendments to the ECB regulation on reporting of supervisory financial information. The amendments update the regulation mainly to reflect changes in the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Other modificati ...
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Increased cross-border activities require the reinforcement of the cooperation between National Competent Authorities
Close and timely collaboration is crucial to achieve consistent supervisory practices and to build a common European supervisory culture
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FEBRUARY 02, 2017
The Power 50 is a ranked list recognising the most influential professionals in the global captive insurance industry. MFSA Chairman Professor Joe Bannister is one such recognised influential professional who has made it to the Power 50 list. The Captive Review - Power 50 list provides the full run- ...
JANUARY 31, 2017
What’s Inside This Issue:
The Outlook for European Financial Centres
Financial Services Sector continues to expand in 2016
Interest rising in Malta as onshore option for UK insurers post Brexit
More for Malta – Captive Review’s Year in Review
MFSA Launches new CIS application ...
JANUARY 23, 2017
Link to Webpage: https://www.centralbankmalta.org/en/news/65/2017/4506 ...
JANUARY 19, 2017
Interest among UK insurers in Malta as an option to access the European Union via freedom of services post Brexit is rising steadily, based on attendance at a briefing on the market held recently in London.
Over 100 representatives of UK-based insurance firms attended a Q&A session with the M ...
JANUARY 18, 2017
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an update to the XBRL taxonomy that Competent Authorities should use for the remittance of data under the EBA Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting. The revised taxonomy will be used for reference dates from 30 June 2017 ...
JANUARY 18, 2017
The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published today their joint report on the functioning of the Capital Requirements Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (EMIR). The report cal ...
