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March 20 , 2023

Updates to the List of Synthetic Securitisation notified to ESMA

The Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council, known as the Securitisation Regulation, lays down a general framework for securitisation and creates a specific framework for simple, transparent, and standardised (“ST Read more

February 20 , 2023

The FIAU issues further guidance on the 2023 Risk Evaluation Questionnaire

The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (“FIAU” or the “Authority”) has informed Subject Persons that additional guidance has been published in preparation for the upcoming 2023 Risk Evaluation Questionnaire (“REQ”) conducted by the s Read more

February 15 , 2023

The MGA issues a Notice to Entities requiring a Recognition Notice

On the 14th of February 2023, the Malta Gaming Authority (the “MGA”) issued a notice addressed to those entities which offer licensable games in or from Malta without an authorisation from the MGA. The MGA’s Gaming Authorisations Regulations Read more

February 7 , 2023

The MGA’s Authorised Application Managers Regulations

The Malta Gaming Authority (“the MGA” or “the Authority”) has issued a public consultation regarding the proposed regulations and policy document on Authorised Application Managers. This will run until the 15th of March 2023 (six weeks) an Read more

February 3 , 2023

The FIAU issues Part II to the Implementing Procedures for Accountants and Auditors

At the end of 2022, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (“FIAU”) issued a press release to inform the industry that it has published the Implementing Procedures – Part II addressed to accountants and auditors. These Implementing Procedu Read more

February 1 , 2023

MGA issues Policy on the use of Distributed Ledger Technology by Authorised Persons

On the 30th of January 2023, the Malta Gaming Authority (“the MGA” or the “the Authority”) has issued a policy on the use of Distributed Ledger Technology (“DLT”) by the Authorised Persons (“the Policy”). The MGA issued a closed co Read more

January 13 , 2023

EU Council agreement reached on the AML/CFT Legislative Proposal

New developments regarding the proposed Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (“AMLR”) and the sixth (6th) Anti-Money Laundering Directive (“AMLD6”) have emerged with the new political agreement reached at the European Union (“EU”) Council Read more

January 6 , 2023

Lending-Based Crowdfunding

With the introduction of the European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation (“ECSPR”), crowdfunding is a growing sector throughout the European Union (“EU”). Crowdfunding is an alternative means of financing for start-ups and small and Read more

January 5 , 2023

DORA Regulation and Amending Directive published on the Official Journal of the EU

On the 27th of December 2022, the Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 and Amending Directive (EU) 2022/2556 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector were both published on the Official Journal of the European Union (“EU”) and will ente Read more

December 29 , 2022

MFSA issues a Consultation Document on the Proposed Establishment of a Framework for Notified Professional Investor Funds

On the 22nd of December 2022, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) published a Consultation Document on the proposed establishment of a Framework for Notified Professional Investor Funds (“NPIFs”). The aim behind this Consultati Read more

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