News Releases

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has today launched an informative campaign to raise awareness about the different types of home insurance cover available to consumers. The term ‘home insurance’ is often used to refer to insurance that covers both the physical structure as well a ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority today published a Shareholding Policy directed at Credit Institutions and Insurance Companies. The Policy sets out the MFSA’s assessment of shareholding structures of credit institutions and insurance companies and also the risk appetite in relation to the as ...

As part of its continuing commitment to improve accountability and transparency, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) today published a document articulating its approach to risk-based supervision. “This document serves to explain our risk-based approach to supervision, whilst clarifyi ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and the Accountancy Board have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that establishes a framework for co-operation, mutual assistance and exchange of information between the two entities. “The MFSA looks forward to a closer collaboration ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority has today published its audited financial statements and annual report which looks back on the key areas of work and transformational projects undertaken by the organisation throughout 2019.  Highlights from the year under review include: The launch of th ...

The MFSA is strongly encouraging banking customers to use phone or digital banking services offered by their preferred bank in order to minimise unnecessary visits to branches. Through a Circular issued earlier on today, the Authority explained that, due to the COVID-19 situation, banks in Malta ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) today announced a temporary reduction in capital requirements for market risk, by allowing banks to adjust the supervisory component of these requirements. With this decision, the ECB is responding to the extraordinary levels of volatility recorded in financial mar ...

The MFSA welcomes the conclusions of the IMF consultations with Malta and is fully aligned with the recommendations for improvement articulated in the Article IV Mission Report. COVID-19 has created unprecedented challenges for the financial services sector in Malta. While the MFSA remains focuse ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has today published its feedback statement following a consultation document on Raising the Bar for Company Service Providers (CSPs) issued during the last quarter of 2019. The Feedback Statement puts forward a reform which will generally raise standa ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is continuously engaging with the Malta Stock Exchange and is closely monitoring the impact of the recent outbreak of COVID-19 on the local Regulated Market. Overall the Malta Stock Exchange, as the local Regulated Market,  continues to operate in an ...