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Introduction The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) published a document on ‘Supervision Risks Identified, Weaknesses and Expected Controls’, which outlines the risks posed by authorized firms, certain weaknesses exhibited in their operation...

Introduction The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) published a document on ‘Supervision Risks Identified, Weaknesses and Expected Controls’, which outlines the risks posed by authorized firms, certain weaknesses exhibited in their operation...

Legal Notice 26 of 2020 ‘Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism (Amendment) Regulations 2020’ was published in the Government Gazette on the 20th February 2020. One of the...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the first Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities (TRV) report for 2020 on 19th February 2020. Overall, the report identifies high risks and weak...

A group of central banks consisting of the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Sveriges Riksbank and the Swiss National...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a circular on market infrastructure matters following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) on the 31st January 2020. Entities regulated...

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (‘ENISA’) has published two reports on the standards to be established for the new Cybersecurity Certification Framework and the Cybersecurity Act. The Cybersecurity Act...

Countries are continuously facing a challenge in striking a balance between on one hand the need to have video surveillance and facial recognition systems in place for reasons of national...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published Technical Advice to the Commission on the effects of product intervention measures on the 4th February 2020. ESMA is empowered under Regulation (EU)...

The Malta Stock Exchange has issued a Market Consultation Document on the Admission Requirements and Disclosure Standards for Real Estate Investment Trusts (‘REITs’). REITs which satisfy these requirements as well...