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The Malta Financial Services Authority has published a report entitled “Building on Success – Future Skills Requirements in the Financial Services Sector”, based on a survey undertaken by the Authority during the first quarter of 2008. The survey was influenced by the need to obtain a more ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority has published a new guide for retail investors on the most important elements of the European Directive for financial markets: the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). The guide, largely based on that published by the Committee of European Securi ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has received a number of reports from the general public about unsolicited telephone calls, SMSes or correspondence (by e-mail and post) concerning bogus investment opportunities, and prize/lottery winnings. These calls/correspondence are typically deriv ...

An informative booklet on career opportunities within the financial services sector was recently launched by the Education Consultative Council of the Malta Financial Services Authority during a recent seminar organised for Guidance Teachers in Government, Church and Private Schools. The seminar was ...

1.0 Publication of new Investment Services Rules With effect from the 1st November, 2007, the Investment Services Guidelines have ceased to exist and have been replaced by the Investment Services Rules for Investment Services Providers and the Investment Services Rules for Recognised Persons and ...

The MFSA is pleased to announce the launch of a Diploma in Financial Services Operations and Compliance intended to facilitate the take up and improvement of careers in the financial sector. The programme has been designed and developed in conjunction with Enterprise LSE, a division of the London Sc ...

On the 22nd June 2007 the Authority resolved, on regulatory grounds, to cancel the Investment Services Licence of Montaigne Investment (Malta) Limited in terms of its powers under Article 7(1) of the Investment Services Act, 1994. This decision has now become final and operative with effect from t ...

On the 20th March 2007 the Authority suspended the Investment Services Licence of Montaigne Investment (Malta) Limited on regulatory grounds in terms of its powers under Article 7(1) of the Investment Services Act, 1994. Accordingly, the company is not permitted to provide any investment services in ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has today published a new leaflet containing a comparative table of local financial institutions’ fees and charges relating to cross-border payments in foreign currency. The leaflet contains useful information about the rights and obligations of financ ...

The MFSA and the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) recently had the opportunity of strengthening their ties through a series of bilateral meetings on supervisory issues that were held in Malta between the 2nd and 3rd April 2007. The meetings were also the setting for the signing of a Memoran ...