Topic: MFSA
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New investment fund rules set out to solve time to market issues
Last February, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) announced its intention to implement a new set of rules to govern the notification (as opposed to the licensing) of Alternative Investment Funds or ‘Notified AIFs’ or ‘NAIFs’, as they are commonly referred to.
With the rules now in force, and the...
New Arbiter for Financial Services
Launched a little over a year ago the office of the Financial Services Arbiter is designed to be a space where consumers may lodge complaints in respect of the conduct of financial services providers.
The decisions made by the Financial Services Arbiter are binding, placing this office above the Malta...
Muscat Mizzi receives 'in principle' approval to act as VFA Agent
Muscat Mizzi Advocates is pleased to announce that its virtual financial assets arm, MMC Consultancy Limited, is in receipt of an ‘in principle’ approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority to be registered as a Virtual Financial Assets Agent. We are thrilled to be amongst the first applicants to receive...
MFSA launches Fintech Regulatory Sandbox
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has introduced its FinTech Regulatory Sandbox, which provides a controlled regulatory environment where FinTech operators may test their innovations within the financial services sector under prescribed conditions.
The FinTech Regulatory Sandbox was launched during a press conference held on the 22nd of July, 2020....