News Releases

The MFSA has published a Guidance Note for Shariah Compliant Funds. The document explains how the legal and regulatory framework established under the Investment Services Act would apply to Shariah compliant funds established under Maltese law. The MFSA stated that Malta’s principles-based regu ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (the "MFSA") is pleased to announce that it has successfully concluded and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the China Banking Regulatory Commission (the "CBRC"). The MoU establishes an arrangement for the sharing of supervisory information ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (the "MFSA") and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the "CSRC") have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to protect and promote the development of the securities markets by providing a framework for co operation, increased mutual understan ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has published guidelines regarding the redomiciliation of offshore funds to Malta under the Companies Act, Continuation of Companies Regulations, 2002. The Guidelines provide a simple, one-stop procedure to be followed by funds intending to redomicile to ...

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that pension schemes established in Malta and regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) may be considered on a case by case basis to be eligible for the status of Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) under UK Law. This ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has come across local media adverts, reports and product documentation about investments in “bonds” or “fund accounts” whose performance is linked to assets, such as life insurance policies or currencies (referred to as asset-backed investmen ...

Consumers who have been approached by foreign contacts with an offer to work from home, should be forewarned. They might be victims of scams which have been doing the rounds in many other countries before hitting Malta during these past few weeks. These scams are disguised behind numerous pretences, ...

The public is reminded that Legal Notice 20 of 2009 issued in terms of the Banking Act (Cap. 371) and published in the Government Gazette of the 16th January 2009, declared Easter Monday as a bank holiday. Accordingly, bank branches and offices will not be operating on 13 April 2009. ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has the responsibility to provide the public in general with information and direction on issues regarding the financial sector, as well as to monitor activities by financial intermediaries that directly or indirectly affect consumers of financial servic ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has received complaints concerning tariffs that are being imposed by banks for banking services. It has also taken note of letters and comments regarding these tariffs which appeared in the local media. Although the main function of the Authority is t ...