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OCTOBER 01, 2018
MFSA present at Freshers’ Week – “Be a Hero!”
As the financial services industry in Malta continues to evolve, the MFSA is looking to expand its team, to develop the new realms of financial technology and strengthen Malta’s position as a jurisdiction of high repute. This week, on the occasion of Freshers’ Week, officials from the MFSA’ ...
JULY 30, 2018
MFSA – Malta leading the way in the regulation of Distributed Ledger Technology and crypto assets
In the fast evolving world of FinTech and RegTech, the MFSA is positioning itself as a leading innovator, while ensuring that a robust regulatory framework is in place which is efficient and allows the industry to innovate and develop. The MFSA’s aim in developing a new framework for virtual finan ...
JUNE 30, 2018
MFSA recommends to the ECB, the Withdrawal of Pilatus Bank’s Licence
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has today announced that it has formally filed with the European Central Bank (ECB) a recommendation for the withdrawal of Pilatus Bank’s banking licence. The recommendation for the withdrawal of the licence has been made on the following grounds: ...
MAY 08, 2018
MFSA registers growth in financial services operations and supervisory activity
The activity of the Malta Financial Services Authority continued to register growth in 2017 with the issuance of various licences and authorisations predominantly in the areas of insurance business, investment services, investment funds and trust. The Authority has given a snapshot of its activities ...
APRIL 02, 2018
Public statement by the Malta Financial Services Authority in relation to Pilatus Bank
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) is issuing the following statement on the exercise of the MFSA’s responsibilities with regards to Pilatus Bank to the extent that is permissible by law. This reflects MFSA’s commitment to ensure that it delivers on its priority to protect the i ...
MARCH 27, 2018
ESMA Press Release: ESMA agrees to prohibit binary options and restrict CFDs to protect retail investors
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has agreed on measures on the provision of contracts for differences (CFDs) and binary options to retail investors in the European Union (EU). The agreed measures include: Binary Options - a prohibition on the marketing, distribution or sale ...
MAY 11, 2017
Memorandum of Understanding with the Financial Information Authority of the Holy See and the Vatican City State
The Malta Financial Services Authority is pleased to announce that, on the 9th May 2017, it successfully concluded and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Financial Information Authority of the Holy See and the Vatican City State. The MoU establishes a framework of bilateral cooperation be ...
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
MoU between the MFSA and the Abu Dhabi Global Market Financials Services Regulatory Authority
The Malta Financial Services Authority is pleased to announce that, on the 2nd February 2017, it successfully concluded and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Abu Dhabi Global Market Financials Services Regulatory Authority. The Memorandum of Understanding establishes a framework of bilat ...
OCTOBER 23, 2015
MFSA joins Pink October awareness campaign
Staff at the Malta Financial Services Authority ‘went pink’ this Friday to raise awareness on the fight against breast cancer. By wearing touches of pink at work, MFSA staff joined the Pink October campaign and paid tribute to victims of this illness and its consequences, raising awareness ...
JANUARY 17, 2013
ARM Asset backed Securities SA [“ARM”]
1. The Malta Financial Services Authority [“MFSA”] refers the public to a statement dated 15th January 2013, issued by Ernst & Young, the Supervisory Commissioner appointed by the Luxembourg district court in November 2011. This statement is intended to provide the public with additional inf ...