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On 19 of February 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Andorran Financial Authority, aimed at strengthening the cooperation and coordination between both authorities in the supervision of entities in the insurance sector. Signing the MoU on be ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has published its Supervisory Priorities for 2025, outlining the Authority’s continued commitment to fostering market integrity, consumer protection, and financial stability. This document details the MFSA’s supervisory focus areas for 2025, building ...

Financial Institutions, such as Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions, are legally obliged to protect the funds entrusted to them by their clients. These entities are expected to safeguard their clients’ funds by establishing the appropriate mechanisms as outlined in the applicabl ...

During the 2025 Insurance Conference organised by the Malta Financial Services Authority, Petra Hielkema, Chairperson of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), referred to the Solvency II Directive as the bedrock on which Europe’s insurance sector can function and grow ...

Compliance has been a constant focus in the MFSA’s supervisory priorities over the past few years. A recent thematic review carried out by the Authority focused on the compliance function within 49 local Company Service Providers (CSPs), holding different types of authorisation classes and having ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is pleased to announce the launch of two key initiatives following the publication of new regulations published under the Investment Services Act. These initiatives expand the options available for the establishment of non-retail Collective Investment Sc ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has identified several best practices while carrying out a thematic review among (Re)Insurers on the implementation of the new financial reporting standard IFRS 17, which transformed insurance accounting practices. This new standard for insurance contrac ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority has recently participated in a business meeting organised in Madrid by the Malta Embassy in Spain, in collaboration with the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE). Malta and Spain share a strong diplomatic and political relationship, and th ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority hosted a number of key stakeholders and distinguished guests during an event held at its premises, and published an interim update on the 27 Strategic Priorities it had set out for the period 2023 - 2025. During the event, MFSA’s Chief Executive Officer an ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a Dear CEO letter emphasising the need for enhanced Climate-related and Environmental (C&E) risk management within Less Significant Institutions (LSIs). Following a comprehensive review of LSIs’ C&E risk management practices, the ...