News Releases
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 ...
MARCH 13, 2012
The Malta Financial Services Authority is pleased to announce that it has successfully concluded and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority. The MoU establishes a framework for assistance, the sharing of supervisory information and cross-border co-o ...
JANUARY 05, 2012
The Malta Financial Services Authority has imposed an administrative penalty of €175,174 on Bank of Valletta plc for regulatory breaches related to disclosure of information and suitability of financial instruments sold to the general public. The penalty was the culmination of a lengthy investigat ...
DECEMBER 14, 2011
The Malta Financial Services Authority is pleased to announce that it has successfully concluded and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Bank of Slovakia. The MoU establishes a framework for assistance, the sharing of supervisory information and cross-border co operation. This MoU ...
NOVEMBER 03, 2011
The Malta Financial Services Authority has felt it appropriate to issue this media release in order to update the public on the recent developments in connection with its investigations of the La Valette Multi Manager Property Fund.
It will be recalled that back in May 2011 Bank of Valletta plc h ...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
An innovation-driven economy with notable advantages in financial services development and technological readiness – these, in essence, are the World Economic Forum’s findings on Maltapublished in its Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012.
Ranking in 15th position for financial market devel ...
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
Further to the notice issued on the 31st August 2011, regarding ARM Asset Backed Securities SA ("ARM"), the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) refers investors to the Communique de Presse 11/31 relating to ARM issued on 23 September by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“t ...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has for some time been investigating a number of complaints filed by consumers in respect of certain preferred securities sold to investors, including perpetuals issued by Lehman Bros. These securities have featured in a judicial protest filed on 14 Sept ...
AUGUST 23, 2011
The Malta Financial Services Authority issues public statements, from time to time, to inform the public on developments within its remit. The Authority has ublished various statements regarding the lines of enquiry which it is, and has been, pursuing in relation to the La Valette Multi Manager Pr ...