AUGUST 2011 - FINANCIAL SERVICES UPDATES IN MALTA

RELEASE DATE: 31 AUGUST 2011

We are pleased to inform you of some of the latest developments that have occurred over the last quarter of this year, which illustrate Malta’s continued efforts to reinforce its reputation as a financial services hub including the further development of its regulatory framework. As explained in our latest Financial Services Newsletter, the updates concern the following:  
  • The MFSA Strategic Plan 2011-2014;
  • The FIAU Implementing Procedures in terms of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations;
  • The implementation of UCITS IV;
  • The proposed amendments to the MFSA Listing Rules on advertising;
  • Authorised trustees acting as administrators of Private Foundations;
  • The new Retirement Pensions Act;
  • The new Securitisation Transactions (Deductions) Rules;
  • The amendments to the Financial Collateral Arrangement Regulations.
 
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