International Regulatory Updates

Inside this issue: Corporate Governance Manual for Directors of Investment Companies and Collective Investment Schemes Ms Danièle Nouy, Chair of the Supervisory Board, visits MFSA Innovation through regulation Malta set to establish itself as leading financial services jurisdiction ...

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published today its biannual report on risks and vulnerabilities in the European Union's (EU) financial system. The report identifies a number of risks to financial stability in the EU, including prolonged weak economic growth in an ...

The MFSA has published an updated Corporate Governance Manual for Directors of Investment Companies and Collective Investment Schemes. This revised Manual is updated with the  requirements of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU). The objective of this Manual is to increas ...

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The Upper Reach team interviewed Prof. Joseph Bannister, Chairman of the Malta Financial Services Authority about Malta’s economic performance, his role as regulator of the financial sector, and opportunities for Maltese-UK partnerships. Prof. Bannister spoke about the financial sector as being an ...

Governing Council has appointed all five members of the Administrative Board of Review Banks can ask this independent body to review the ECB’s supervisory decisions The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has today appointed five members and two alternates to the Administrat ...

The ECB has published the final list of the 120 significant credit institutions, whose direct supervision it will assume on 4 November. The ECB will directly supervise credit institutions, financial holding companies or mixed financial holding companies that are deemed significant at the highest lev ...

The MFSA’s Authorisation Process - Article by Dr Christopher P. Buttigieg and Ms Clare Farrugia The full edition of InvestNews (September 2014) is available here. ...

Article by Christopher Buttigieg and Martha Chetcuti. This article features as part of the "Fund Outsourcing Europe 2014" publication, published by Clear Path Analysis. ...

Inside this issue: Ms Marianne Scicluna takes up MFSA Director General post Regulation a key driver in Malta fund segment Practical Implementation of AIFMD in Malta: The MFSA’s Authorisation Process Dealing with Change - the Opportunity of Regulatory Innovation MFSA Announcements ...