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The MGA publishes Commercial Communications Guidelines

by , on Aug 29, 2019 02:00:44 PM

Commercial Communications play a crucial role in the economy. The following guidelines outline the standard by which all commercial communications must adhere to. The scope of these applicable rules is...

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AIMFD 2 Regulation – Revised proposals by the Cross-Border Distribution Directive

by , on Aug 27, 2019 12:00:21 PM

On the 20th June 2019, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive (EU) 2019/1160, the Cross-border Distribution Directive (CBDD), which amends the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIMFD Regulation). Pre-marketing...

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Publication of amendments to various financial services laws

by , on Aug 06, 2019 10:48:15 AM

Act XXVI of 2019 transposes and implements, inter alia, the Payment Services Directive 2, the Payment Accounts Directive and the Electronic Money Directive into the Maltese financial services framework. The Act seeks...

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Change in name for the Registry of Companies

by , on Jun 28, 2019 01:26:28 PM

By virtue of legal notice 137 of 2019, the Registry of Companies has changed its name to the ‘Malta Business Registry’. This change co-insides with the agency’s move to its...

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Publication of the Companies Act (Audit Exemption) Regulations

by , on Jun 28, 2019 01:26:01 PM

The publication of legal notice 101 of 2019 on the 17th of May 2019 prescribes that a company shall be exempt from the requirement of having annual accounts audited in respect...

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Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism (Amendment) Regulations, 2019

by , on Jun 28, 2019 01:25:01 AM

With the advent of legal notice 77 of 2019, which was duly published on the 16th of April 2019, the main focus was the protection of employees or officials of...

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