Amendments to the Companies’ Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta) were introduced in virtue of Act LX of 2021, enacted on the 26th of October 2021. Such amendments work towards...
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The EU Directive on public country-by-country reporting (CbCR, amending Directive 2013/34/EU on the annual financial statement, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings (the ‘Accounting Directive’), received final approval from the European...
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In an interview conducted by Business Now, the Malta Digital Innovation Authority’s (MDIA) Chief Operations Officer Francois Piccione explains how his role primarily involves reinforcing internal structures and discovering new...
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DORA: operational resilience in a time of an evolving risk landscape The European Commission’s proposal for draft regulation on digital operational resilience for the EU financial services sector (hereinafter ‘DORA’)...
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A number of amendment with regards to the principal regulations, the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations, were issued by virtue of LN 199 of 2021 on...
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Issuers must publicly reveal inside knowledge that directly affects them promptly, according to Article 17 of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). Issuers may withhold the publication of confidential information under...
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With a few weeks to go to the official entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 also known as the EU Crowdfunding Regulation (hereinafter the Regulation), this article comes as a timely introduction...
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The production and distribution of single-use plastic has been prohibited within Malta as of January 2021, in collaboration with the long environmental and sustainability development targets established within Malta's budget for...
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Bill No. 233 of 2021 proposed several amendments to the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta). The amendments were focused on: implementing additional requirements for a person...
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Whilst consumers have been at the heart of EU legislation since the early inception of the European Union, Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of...
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