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JULY 21, 2006
The MFSA would like to inform the public about what appears to be a new type of cross-border scam which is generally (but not exclusively) targeted at traders who might use the internet to promote and sell their products and services online. The scam is usually referred to as Cheque Overpayment S ...
APRIL 06, 2006
An audience of over 120 leading figures from the City of London crowded into The London Stock Exchange on Tuesday 4th April, to hear about the country’s growing strength as an international finance centre. The event, which was organised by the business publishing division of The Financial Times, w ...
DECEMBER 21, 2005
The Jersey Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) and the Malta Financial Services Authority (the “MFSA”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which provides specifically for the exchange of information between the two financial services regulators. The Memorandum of Under ...
OCTOBER 12, 2004
In these last few days, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has received a number of reports from the general public regarding what appears to be a new wave of spam emails which seem to originate from international financial entities such as bank or credit card companies. These emails urge ...
SEPTEMBER 13, 2004
The Malta Financial Services Authority has organised a conference to mark Malta’s successful ten-year programme of building an onshore jurisdiction in the EU mainstream. Ten years ago, a major reform in legislation led to the setting up of the Malta Financial Services Centre, now the Malta Fina ...
OCTOBER 22, 2003
In recent weeks, there has been an increase in the number of advertisements in the local media promoting financial products and services. Some of these adverts have portrayed “headline” benefits, some of which guaranteeing returns of up to 5 or 6% whilst stating that capital is also guaranteed i ...