News Releases


APRIL 30, 2013
Economic stability and political consensus have been central to the industry’s continuing growth and to Malta’s success in attracting new financial services activities. MFSA Chairman Professor Joseph Bannister said this in the Annual Report tabled in Parliament yesterday. “Malta’s politic ...
JANUARY 25, 2013
The Central Bank of Malta and the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the setting up of a Joint Financial Stability Board (JFSB). ...
JANUARY 22, 2013
On 4th June 2012 the Malta Financial Services Authority issued a statement setting out the actions taken by the MFSA in connection with the selling of the La Valette Multi Manager Property Fund by Bank of Valletta (BOV). In addition to imposing a fine on BOV, the MFSA was to appoint an independent p ...
JANUARY 17, 2013
1. The Malta Financial Services Authority [“MFSA”] refers the public to a statement dated 15th January 2013, issued by Ernst & Young, the Supervisory Commissioner appointed by the Luxembourg district court in November 2011. This statement is intended to provide the public with additional inf ...
JANUARY 10, 2013
On Friday 4th January 2013 the Malta Financial Services Authority (the ‘MFSA’) sent to Bank of Valletta (the ‘Bank’) the list of those investors who, according to the Independent Expert Report compiled by Mazars and confirmed by the MFSA, are eligible for additional compensation from the Ban ...
DECEMBER 31, 2012
In June 2012, the Malta Financial Services Authority (‘the Authority’) announced that it had concluded its third investigation concerning the La Valette Multi Manager Property Fund (‘the Fund’). In addition, the announcement gave details of the Directive requiring Bank of Valletta (“the Ba ...
OCTOBER 24, 2012
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is statutorily obliged to regulate financial services in Malta and promote the general interests and legitimate expectations of consumers of financial services. It is an autonomous, impartial and self-funding body which carries out its functions free of ...
OCTOBER 03, 2012
Introduction On 4th June 2012 and 4th September 2012 the Malta Financial Services Authority issued statements regarding the actions taken by the MFSA in connection with the selling of the La Valette Multi Manager Property Fund by Bank of Valletta. Following the publication of those statements a n ...
SEPTEMBER 04, 2012
On 4th June 2012 the Malta Financial Services Authority (‘the Authority’) announced that it had concluded its third investigation concerning the La Valette Multi Manager Property Fund (‘the Fund’). In addition to fining Bank of Valetta (‘the Bank’) the maximum fine available under the ap ...
JUNE 04, 2012
The three investigations concerning the La Valette Multi Manager Property Fund (“the Fund”) carried out by the Malta Financial Services Authority (“the Authority”) have generated significant public and media interest. Investigations into the Bank’s custody operations and compliance with in ...