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SEPTEMBER 03, 2024
With the increasing reliance on digital processes, tools, and the economy itself, the financial services sector faces heightened exposure to operational risks, particularly Information and Communication Technology (ICT) risks. The latest volume of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)’s pu ...
JUNE 26, 2024
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) today released its Annual Report, highlighting the stability and resilience of the Maltese financial services industry in 2023.
Financial Stability and Industry Strength
Malta's financial services sector is a major player in the country's economic ...
MAY 13, 2024
On 29 April, the Malta Financial Services Authority hosted an event, inviting over 90 listed entities to learn more about their new obligations under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) which entered into force in January 2023.
The new EU rules require listed companies and lar ...
MAY 07, 2024
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has successfully hosted an international conference on regulating trustees and company service providers. The one-day event brought together over 400 delegates, including a distinguished lineup of speakers, local industry professionals, legal experts, re ...
MARCH 26, 2024
The Malta Financial Services Authority has been engaging with Authorised Persons in scope of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) on an ongoing basis with a view to contribute towards their transition towards compliance to the Regulation by its date of applicability, that is, 17 January 202 ...
MARCH 14, 2024
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has released its Guidance for Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs) in the financial services sector, outlining the Authority’s expectations for individuals proposed to fulfil MLRO positions and presently approved MLROs.
This guidance document ...
MARCH 11, 2024
As the momentum for sustainable finance builds, the risk of misleading practices may also increase. To empower consumers and combat deceptive practices, the Malta Financial Services Authority has launched a campaign aimed at educating the public on sustainable finance, while simultaneously shedding ...
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The reform of the company service providers (CSPs) sector launched in 2019 by the MFSA has proved highly effective in raising the bar for CSPs. The reform was one of the main contributing factors to the lowering of the residual risk for the CSP sector, according to the recently published National Ri ...
JANUARY 16, 2024
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has launched a public consultation on the national implementation of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience ACT (DORA), ahead of it becoming fully applicable by 17 January 2025, following a two-year implementation period which started in January 2023. ...
DECEMBER 01, 2023
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) recently concluded a series of workshops targeted at insurance companies, intermediaries, and investment services to unfold the transformative potential of the EU Retail Investment Strategy Package.
The EU Retail Investment Strategy Package, adopted b ...
