International Regulatory Updates

New composition of groups represents, in a balanced way, consumers, users, employee representatives and beneficiaries, as well as diverse types of financial institutions across the EU; EIOPA increased consumer representation in the Stakeholder Groups; The balance between re-appointed and new m ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published final guidelines on the reporting obligations for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). ESMA’s Guidelines, which relate to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), will require AIFMs – which includes he ...

Inside this issue: WEF: Top-20 financial services jurisdictions Consumer Affairs Unit Annual Report 2012 Investment Services - Why MALTA? Industry Updates Statistical Analysis of the Insurance Sector European Supervisory Authorities Press Releases MFSA Licences & ROC New R ...

EIOPA received over 4000 comments while publicly consulting on the Guidelines on the preparation for Solvency II; Guidelines allow for gradual and proportionate preparation for Solvency II by both national supervisors and industry through the “phasing-in” and threshold provision; National ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed Oliver Wyman to support the preparation and implementation of the comprehensive assessment of the significant banks that will be directly supervised by the ECB. Click here to access the full press release. ...

Reference: 2013/1138 Section: Risk Analysis & Economics - Markets Infrastructure Investors Type: Final Report Main Document: 2013-1138_TRENDS_RISKS_VULNERABILITIES_NO._2_2013_0.PDF Style: ESMA document ...

ECB Press Release - English Version ECB Press Release - Maltese Version Banking Supervision – Single Supervisory Mechanism - Q & A ...

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) has published its second bi-annual Report on Risks and Vulnerabilities in the European Union’s (EU) Financial System. The Report has identified the following key cross-sectoral risks to the stability of the European financial sy ...

The European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) has published its advice to the European Commission on the equivalence of the regulatory regimes for OTC derivatives clearing, central counterparties (CCPs), and trade repositories (TR) of non-EU countries with the European Markets Infrastructure R ...

Inside this issue: OECD highlights quality of Maltese tax framework Recent Developments in the field of Tax Agreements Capital Markets - Why MALTA? Industry Updates European Supervisory Authorities Press Releases MFSA Licences & ROC New Registrations MFSA Announcements ...