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With the aim of attaining high compliance standards within the financial service industry, including the investment sector, the Malta Financial Services Authority conducts a range of supervisory activities using a set of diversified tools, such as on-site Inspections, off-site work and meetings. ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority is seeking to facilitate the establishment of Single Family Offices in Malta through amendments carried out to its framework. These are structures that are most often used as a one-stop shop by high-net-worth families, to manage their financial affairs and help ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is participating in an EU Technical Support Instrument (TSI) project which will support Malta in the area of financial literacy, with the purpose of improving the financial literacy levels of the Maltese population, including retail investors. The projec ...

The MFSA successfully organised a conference on “Navigating the Reforms in Banking Regulation”, bringing together banking industry leaders, regulatory experts, and supervisory authorities to discuss the latest regulatory reforms impacting the sector. The event provided valuable insights into ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority is proposing an enhancement to its current regulatory framework for Company Service Providers (CSPs), which also covers the provision of directorship and company secretary services. The improvements being proposed are outlined in a Consultation Document and ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority was awarded the Overall Highest Achiever title at the FHRD’s annual conference held in October. The MFSA received this year’s award upon obtaining the HR Quality Mark, which recognises the Authority’s commitment to placing people at the centre of the orga ...

The MFSA’s Financial Supervisors Academy (FSA) hosted leadership training for the Authority’s senior management team, and other stakeholders, including the FIAU, the Malta Gaming Authority, the Central Bank of Malta, the Malta Business Registry, the Malta Tax and Customs Administration, the Malt ...

Call for Improved Consistency and Transparency among Credit Institutions The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a formal letter to all the credit institutions, highlighting the importance of adhering to the Pillar 3 disclosure requirements under the Capital Requirements Regulati ...

In the context of local bond issues being heavily distributed to customers that are 60 years of age and over, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is stressing the importance for investment firms to adequately consider the characteristics of such client when selling investment products. Car ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) participated in the closing event of an EU Technical Support Instrument (TSI) multi-country project aimed to enhance supervisory capacity in sustainable finance. The event, hosted by the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Authority (HANFA), took pla ...