Investment Services Law News

Political agreement as regards the proposed legislative package on EU capital requirements and prudential supervision is aimed to be reached during the summer of 2012.

The Companies Act (Recognised Incorporated Cell Companies) Regulations (“the Regulations”) (L.N. 119 of 2012), issued in the Government Gazette on 17th April 2012, have introduced a new legal structure, n...

The European Commission's Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) has appointed Malta Enterprise as their national contact.

A commercialisation programme has been launched by the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST). Its aim is to fund technology which has already been designed and developed thereby giving participants ...

FTSE Global Markets has reported that according to a global survey on the future of fund domiciliation and servicing carried out by International Fund Investment Global (IFI), Malta is emerging as a leading fund dom...

The Malta Financial Services Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority. 

The MFSA has recently added a new member to its staff. Mr Michael Duignan has been appointed as the new Director of the Securities and Markets Unit at the Malta Financial Services Authority with effect from 1st Febru...

The Prevention of Financial Markets Abuse Act is currently the subject of minor amendments as proposed in the draft legislation entitled ‘Various Financial Services Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012.

The MFSA is circulating a Proposal for a Bill entitled the ‘Various Financial Services Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012 which is to transpose the provisions of the Omnibus I Directive and amend the Trust and Trustees...

FT has run an article highlighting Malta's efforts to attract HNWI and speaking at lenght about the attractions of the Maltese property market.