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The Board of Governors of the Malta Financial Services Authority has appointed Mr Kenneth Farrugia B.Accty (Hons), FIA, CPA (pc), MA (Business Ethics) as Chief Executive Officer in accordance with article 2 of the Malta Financial Services Authority Act. The appointment of Mr Farrugia is with effect ...

In keeping with the principles of good governance, in October 2020 the Malta Financial Services Authority’s Board of Governors had commissioned a review to carry out necessary verifications with regard to possible breach of ethics by former CEO Joseph Cuschieri and General Counsel Dr Edwina Licari ...

Over 50% of financial services entities surveyed by the Malta Financial Services Authority in July 2022 have taken actions towards digitisation, digitalisation, or the implementation of enabling technologies and innovations. This was one of the main findings of a study which the MFSA carried out ...

The Financial Institutions’ authorisation and supervision teams, which were within the remit of the Banking Supervision function until end February 2023, are now integrated into FinTech Supervision with effect from 1 March, headed by Herman Ciappara. The Financial Institutions sector is a cruci ...

Digital finance and sustainable finance are also among its top priorities The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), Malta’s sole regulator of financial services, has released its Supervisory Priorities for 2023. These build on the strategic objectives set out in the recently published MFSA ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has today published a strategic statement, outlining the objectives that will guide its mission and contribute towards securing Malta’s future as a resilient and efficient financial services jurisdiction. This statement sets out the Authority’s lo ...

MFSA to participate in EU multi-country project on supervisory capacity enhancement in sustainable finance The project will provide technical support to participating authorities Multi-country format will allow for a tailor-made approach which considers national specificities, whilst harmonisi ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has launched a stakeholder consultation on the proposed establishment of a new framework for Notified Professional Investor Funds (NPIFs). The proposal is part of a number of key regulatory and policy initiatives being undertaken by the Authority in r ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority has published a Policy Document on non-material enforcement action as well as a Guidance Note on the methodology adopted to set administrative penalties relating to non-material breaches. The aim of both documents is to provide transparency and consistency i ...

Against a backdrop of ongoing digital transformation within the financial services landscape, the MFSA’s Financial Supervisors Academy organised the hybrid conference 'Financial Services of Tomorrow', with a focus on the regulatory approach towards technology-enabled financial innovation and Digit ...