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Mamo TCV sponsors the first BlockFinance Session

Mamo TCV Advocates sponsored the first session of the BlockFinance series which took place on the 31st July, 2018 at the Corinthia Palace Hotel, Attard. Dr Roberta Peresso, a senior associate in the Fintech Department, sat on the panel together with Hon. Silvio Schembri, Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services and Dr Christopher Buttigieg, Director at the MFSA. The panel discussion provided delegates with an update on recent developments in blockchain and cryptocurrency in Malta. Roberta shared the Firm's experience so far on the subject and expressed her views on the challenges which the sector may be facing in the near…
MamoTCV Advocates
3rd August 2018
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MFSA Issues consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets Rules for Issuers of Virtual Financial Assets

​The Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") has issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets Rules which will be applicable to Issuers of Virtual Financial Assets to be issued in accordance with the Virtual Financial Asset Act. This consultation document is in line with the MFSA's proposal of issuing a rule book to be titled the "Virtual Financial Assets Rulebook" which will be subdivided into three parts:​Chapter 1: Virtual Financial Assets Rules for VFA AgentsChapter 2: Virtual Financial Assets Rules for Issuers of Virtual Financial AssetsChapter 3: Virtual Financial Assets Rules for VFA Service ProvidersThe consultation paper on Chapter…
Ian Busuttil
1st August 2018
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Telecoms, Media & Technology

MFSA Issues consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets Rules for Issuers of Virtual Financial Assets

​The Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") has issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets Rules which will be applicable to Issuers of Virtual Financial Assets to be issued in accordance with the Virtual Financial Asset Act. This consultation document is in line with the MFSA's proposal of issuing a rule book to be titled the "Virtual Financial Assets Rulebook" which will be subdivided into three parts:​Chapter 1: Virtual Financial Assets Rules for VFA AgentsChapter 2: Virtual Financial Assets Rules for Issuers of Virtual Financial AssetsChapter 3: Virtual Financial Assets Rules for VFA Service ProvidersThe consultation paper on Chapter…
Ian Busuttil
1st August 2018
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The MFSA publishes Financial Instrument Test

This article was written by Dr. Christina Scicluna & Dr. Luke Mizzi. Following the Malta Financial Services Authority's (MFSA) consultation process the Authority has published a trial version of the financial instrument test which shall be carried out by issuers of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) prior to the offering of DLT assets to the public in or from within Malta and by persons providing any service and/or performing any activity, within the context of either the Virtual Financial Assets Act or investment services legislation. The test shall take place by means of an interactive excel sheet which transposes the various…
Luke Mizzi
27th July 2018
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The MFSA publishes Financial Instrument Test

This article was written by Dr. Christina Scicluna & Dr. Luke Mizzi. Following the Malta Financial Services Authority's (MFSA) consultation process the Authority has published a trial version of the financial instrument test which shall be carried out by issuers of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) prior to the offering of DLT assets to the public in or from within Malta and by persons providing any service and/or performing any activity, within the context of either the Virtual Financial Assets Act or investment services legislation. The test shall take place by means of an interactive excel sheet which transposes the various…
Luke Mizzi
27th July 2018
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DLT Exchanges Under the Newly Enacted VFA Act

This article was written by Dr. Luke Mizzi & Dr. Paul Felice. The Maltese Parliament has approved and enacted three Acts aimed at regulating Distributed Ledger Technology (hereafter referred to as "DLT") and the services ancillary thereto. One of the said Acts is the Virtual Financial Assets Act (hereafter referred to as the "VFA Act") which regulates, amongst other aspects, the issuing of ICO/Virtual Financials Assets, (hereafter referred to as a 'VFAs') in or from within Malta.One of the central activities regulated by the VFA Act is the setting up and operation of a DLT exchange and a VFA exchange. The VFA…
Luke Mizzi
23rd July 2018