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As of 1st January 2024, the European Union (“EU”), welcomed the updated EU Emission Trading System (the “EU ETS”) rules...

Bank deposit accounts, payment accounts, electronic money and certain categories of lending are amongst the in-scope Retail Products On the...

On 26 February 2024, the Council of the European Union announced that it adopted the proposed Directive amending the Alternative...

Maltese Parliament debating amendments to the VFA Act Bill No. 88, Virtual Financial Assets (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) is one...

Introduction The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has kept up the momentum ahead of the implementation of the Markets...

DORA (the Digital Operational Resilience Act or Regulation 2022/2554) and the DORA Amending Directive (Directive 2022/2556) shall apply from 17...

Three delegated regulations under the Regulation on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 or “DORA”) have...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) has released its Supervisory Priorities for 2024, outlining a change to an outcomes-based approach...

MFSA Publishes Circular and Feedback Statement on Recent Amendments to PCC regulations On 28th March 2024 the Malta Financial Services...

For a number of years the Government of Malta has sought to encourage the development of renewable energy projects through...