News Releases

In light of the recent surge in scams reported locally, the MFSA has launched an educational campaign to warn the general public on the different types of financial scams that exist and how they can be detected. In an online guide which the Authority has published on its website, available in bot ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has launched a consultation seeking feedback from stakeholders on the proposed legislative amendments related to the establishment of a new framework for Notified Professional Investor Funds (NPIFs). This consultation follows and is complementary to t ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority has issued guidance on the application procedure which investors are to follow to claim compensation from the Dutch Government for bonds held with SNS Bank and SNS REAAL. In 2013, the Dutch bank SNS Bank and the insurance company SNS REAAL were nationalised ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority will be among 13 international regulators taking part in the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN)’s first ever Greenwashing TechSprint. GFIN is a group of over 80 international organisations committed to supporting financial innovation in the interes ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued the latest edition of "The Nature and Art of Supervision" publication series, highlighting the importance of environmental, social, and governance disclosures in financial market activities, for investors to make better informed decisions. ...

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 ...