Career Spotlight – Ian Buttigieg, Senior Manager, Financial Stability
FEBRUARY 03, 2022

Ian Buttigieg – Senior Manager, Financial Stability, MFSA

Ian considers a career in financial services as most certainly rewarding, given that the sector is crucial for any economy to function properly. Ian joined the MFSA in 2011 as an Analyst within the Regulatory Development Unit. Today he is a Senior Manager within the Financial Stability function. Throughout his 10-year engagement at the MFSA, he has contributed to numerous analytical and research projects relating to financial stability. With the support of the MFSA’s Employee Self-Development Scheme, he successfully completed his post-graduate MSc degree in Finance with the University of London with Economic Policy being his major study area. Ian has also concluded the ‘Risk in Financial Services’ course by the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI). Furthermore, he has attended several training courses outside Malta as well as quarterly working group meetings held at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt.

 

Why did you choose the MFSA as your workplace?

Being an economist, I wanted a workplace which apart from being rewarding, would allow me to put into practice my academic knowledge whilst applying my expertise on aspects relating to the financial services sector. Working at the MFSA enabled me to meet these objectives, by allowing me to fulfil pertinent tasks related to financial stability analysis.

 

What is the best thing about working at the MFSA?

Given that the MFSA is the single regulator of financial services in Malta, it offers access to the various sectors within the financial services industry. This broadens one’s career path. In particular, my engagement with the Financial Stability function allowed me to delve into areas relating to banking, insurance, and securities, in conjunction with cross-sectoral interlinkages and macroprudential policy formulation.

 

What is an interesting fact about your job that people may not know about?

My job provides me with the opportunity to put forward the MFSA’s positions on various financial stability topics at EU fora such as the European Systemic Risk Board and the European Central Bank. Apart from the prestige that this brings with it, my interaction with such fora allows me to continue learning about the diverse aspects of the financial services industry.