News Releases


DECEMBER 10, 2013
This media statement issued by the Malta Financial Services Authority [“MFSA”] is intended to update the general public on the latest developments regarding ARM Asset Backed Securities SA (“ARM”). In Malta, securities issued by ARM were sold through a number of financial intermediaries. A ...
OCTOBER 22, 2013
This is the latest media statement issued by the Malta Financial Services Authority [“MFSA”] updating the general public on the latest developments regarding ARM. In its media statement of 30th September 2013 the Authority had announced that a decision of the Luxembourg regulator [CSSF] to re ...
OCTOBER 18, 2013
The Board of Governors of the Malta Financial Services Authority [MFSA] has appointed Ms Marianne Scicluna as Director General (Designate). She will take this new role with effect from 1st November 2013, from which date she will be working closely with the current Director General, Dr Andre Camiller ...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
The Malta Financial Services Authority [“MFSA”] refers the public to a press release and Frequently Asked Questions issued by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier [“CSSF”] on the 4th and 24 th September respectively. The CSSF is the financial regulator in Luxembourg. In the ...
APRIL 30, 2013
Economic stability and political consensus have been central to the industry’s continuing growth and to Malta’s success in attracting new financial services activities. MFSA Chairman Professor Joseph Bannister said this in the Annual Report tabled in Parliament yesterday. “Malta’s politic ...
JANUARY 25, 2013
The Central Bank of Malta and the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the setting up of a Joint Financial Stability Board (JFSB). ...
JANUARY 22, 2013
On 4th June 2012 the Malta Financial Services Authority issued a statement setting out the actions taken by the MFSA in connection with the selling of the La Valette Multi Manager Property Fund by Bank of Valletta (BOV). In addition to imposing a fine on BOV, the MFSA was to appoint an independent p ...
JANUARY 17, 2013
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 ...
JANUARY 10, 2013
On Friday 4th January 2013 the Malta Financial Services Authority (the ‘MFSA’) sent to Bank of Valletta (the ‘Bank’) the list of those investors who, according to the Independent Expert Report compiled by Mazars and confirmed by the MFSA, are eligible for additional compensation from the Ban ...
DECEMBER 31, 2012
In June 2012, the Malta Financial Services Authority (‘the Authority’) announced that it had concluded its third investigation concerning the La Valette Multi Manager Property Fund (‘the Fund’). In addition, the announcement gave details of the Directive requiring Bank of Valletta (“the Ba ...