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Fort St Angelo, Grand Harbour, Valletta
Strengthening AML/CFT Supervision in Malta Financial Crime ComplianceRegulatory Compliance

Strengthening AML/CFT Supervision in Malta

On the 21st of August 2025, the FIAU published the AML/CFT Supervisory Plan for 2025-2026, continuing its strategy to strengthen AML/CFT compliance monitoring as part of a broader 2023-2026 framework. The plan builds on a five-year risk-based compliance monitoring approach that started in July 2024. It is designed to target high-risk sectors, prominent risk aspects, and trends identified from national, sectorial, and international risk assessments, as well as data from the CASPAR system which assesses subject persons' ML/FT risks. The Supervisory Plan focuses on effectively monitoring the mitigation of identified risks through a range of supervisory interventions such as AML/CFT…
Mamo TCV Advocates
9th September 2025
View of Marsamxett, Valletta
Trust and Company Service Providers Face Rule Changes Corporate and M&ARegulatory Compliance

Trust and Company Service Providers Face Rule Changes

On the 11th of July 2025, Malta implemented pivotal regulatory changes through the Trusts and Trustees Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which came into effect in virtue of Legal Notice 133 of 2025. These amendments notably expand the scope of beneficial ownership reporting and tighten compliance requirements for trustees. The most consequential development introduced by the 2025 amendments is the inclusion of private trustees within the beneficial ownership reporting framework. Private trustees in terms of Article 43A of the Trusts and Trustees Act are defined as individuals who act as trustees by virtue of family ties or…
Mamo TCV Advocates
20th August 2025
Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update | Q2 2025 Insurance & ReinsuranceInvestment Services & FundsRegulatory Compliance

Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update | Q2 2025

We are pleased to issue the thirteenth edition of the Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Updates. These updates are intended to keep Maltese regulated entities informed of regulatory changes and developments taking place in the local financial services space. In this issue, we focus on the sector specific and cross-sectoral regulatory updates relating to investment services, CSPs, fintech, insurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries. The Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update can be found here .The Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update does not purport to give legal, regulatory,financial or tax advice. Should you require further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Michael Psaila,…
Mamo TCV Advocates
6th August 2025
Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update | Q1 2025 Insurance & ReinsuranceInvestment Services & FundsRegulatory Compliance

Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update | Q1 2025

We are pleased to issue the twelfth edition of the Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Updates. These updates are intended to keep Maltese regulated entities informed of regulatory changes and developments taking place in the local financial services space. In this issue, we focus on the sector specific and cross-sectoral regulatory updates relating to investment services, CSPs, fintech, credit institutions, insurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries. Our eleventh Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update can be found here .The Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update does not purport to give legal, regulatory,financial or tax advice. Should you require further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to…
Mamo TCV Advocates
16th June 2025
Parliament Building in Malta
The Bill to Amend CSP Laws Corporate and M&ARegulatory Compliance

The Bill to Amend CSP Laws

On the 31st of January 2025, Bill number 124 (the “Bill”) entitled Company Service Providers (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Cap. 529) (the “Proposed Act”) was published among the Government Notices in the Supplement to the Government Gazette. The Bill has reached First Reading stage in Parliament and aims to amend and strengthen the regulatory framework applicable to company service providers (“CSPs”) by introducing two new categories of CSPs. Key Amendments The proposed amendment to the Company Service Providers Act, Chapter 529 of the Laws of Malta (the “Act”) contains numerous changes. These include various definitional changes as well as modifications to…
Andrea Abela
4th February 2025
Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update | Q4 2024 Insurance & ReinsuranceInvestment Services & FundsRegulatory Compliance

Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update | Q4 2024

We are pleased to issue the eleventh edition of the Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Updates. These updates are intended to keep Maltese regulated entities informed of regulatory changes and developments taking place in the local financial services space. In this issue, we focus on the sector specific and cross-sectoral regulatory updates relating to investment services, CSPs, fintech, credit institutions, insurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries. Our eleventh Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update can be found here .The Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update does not purport to give legal, regulatory,financial or tax advice. Should you require further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to…
Mamo TCV Advocates
16th January 2025