News Releases

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) announces that the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has accepted its application for accession to the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU) on co-operation and information exchange. The MFSA officially signed the MMoU o ...

On 18 August 2010, the Malta Financial Services Authority issued a public statement where it informed the public that it was undertaking lines of enquiry in relation to the La Valette Multi Manager Property Fund - a sub fund of La Valette Funds Sicav plc, including issues raised in judicial protests ...

Malta has moved into 11th position in financial market development according to the World Economic Forum’s Competitiveness Index 2010 2011. Key performance indicators for the financial services sector also confirm the sector’s standing as a leading innovator in the Maltese economy. This ranking ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has received enquiries regarding the judicial protests filed recently by investors of investment funds. The issues raised by these judicial protests are being examined by the MFSA, both from the consumers' perspective as well as from the supervisory aspe ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...