News Releases
JULY 23, 2010
Resources
EU Banking Sector Stress Tests Results (English)
EU Banking Sector Stress Tests Results (Maltese)
Joint Decleration (English)
Joint Decleration (Maltese)
CEBS Press Release
CEBS 2010 EU-wide stress testing exercise results
CEBS Questions & Answers 2010 EU - wide st ...
APRIL 16, 2010
The MFSA’s annual report for 2009, published on 16th April 2010, records another year of growth for the country’s finance sector. Writing in the report, the MFSA’s chairman, Professor Joe Bannister, says, “Given the turmoil that followed the worldwide financial crisis, the performance of Mal ...
MARCH 29, 2010
The public is reminded that Legal Notice 340 of 2009 issued in terms of the Banking Act (Cap. 371) and published in the Government Gazette of the 17th November 2009 declared Easter Monday as a bank holiday. Accordingly, bank branches and offices will not be operating on 5th April 2010. ...
MARCH 24, 2010
The MFSA has published a Guidance Note for Shariah Compliant Funds. The document explains how the legal and regulatory framework established under the Investment Services Act would apply to Shariah compliant funds established under Maltese law.
The MFSA stated that Malta’s principles-based regu ...
FEBRUARY 02, 2010
The Malta Financial Services Authority (the "MFSA") is pleased to announce that it has successfully concluded and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the China Banking Regulatory Commission (the "CBRC"). The MoU establishes an arrangement for the sharing of supervisory information ...
JANUARY 26, 2010
The Malta Financial Services Authority (the "MFSA") and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the "CSRC") have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to protect and promote the development of the securities markets by providing a framework for co operation, increased mutual understan ...
JANUARY 08, 2010
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has published guidelines regarding the redomiciliation of offshore funds to Malta under the Companies Act, Continuation of Companies Regulations, 2002. The Guidelines provide a simple, one-stop procedure to be followed by funds intending to redomicile to ...
DECEMBER 01, 2009
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that pension schemes established in Malta and regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) may be considered on a case by case basis to be eligible for the status of Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) under UK Law. This ...
NOVEMBER 13, 2009
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has come across
local media adverts, reports and product documentation about
investments in “bonds” or “fund accounts” whose performance is
linked to assets, such as life insurance policies or currencies (referred
to as asset-backed investmen ...
OCTOBER 30, 2009
Consumers who have been approached by foreign contacts with an offer to work from home, should be forewarned. They might be victims of scams which have been doing the rounds in many other countries before hitting Malta during these past few weeks. These scams are disguised behind numerous pretences, ...