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Financial services & digital assets
MFSA rules, payment and e-money institutions, virtual financial assets and distributed ledger technology.
72 news items and articles, newest first
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ACT approved as Corporate Advisor for MSE’s Prospects platform
ACT Prospects Limited, a company which forms part of the ACT group of companies has recently been approved by the Malta Stock Exchange to act as a Corporate Advisor on its ‘Prospects’ platform. Please see notice…
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PROSPECTS – A new tool for SMEs to access Capital Markets
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent a substantial percentage of the total businesses in Malta. In the EU the percentage is as high as 99% of all the businesses, so it is crucial that measures are…
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Prospects – Alternative Sources of Finance to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
‘Prospects’ is a new platform set up by the Malta Stock Exchange in line with its commitment to open up new capital market opportunities, create economies of scale and to afford businesses more competitiveness and…
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Amendments to the Donations to the Malta Community Chest Fund Rules
By means of Legal Notice 2 of 2017, the rules applicable to donations made to the Malta Community Chest Fund (MCCF) were amended so that these would apply to donations made until 31st December 2016. Before this…
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The Payment Services Directive II (PSDII)
Directive 2015/2366 on payment services in the internal market, repeals Directive 2007/64/EC on payment services in the internal market (PSD I). The principal aim of PSD I, adopted in 2007, was to regulate the payments…
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Payment Institutions in Malta
Malta has become a destination of choice for the setting up of Payment Institutions (also referred to as Payment Services Providers or PSPs). A number of advantages has contributed to this success, mainly but not…
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The Use of Agents by Electronic Money Institutions in Malta
Malta has recently seen an increase in the number of Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs) looking to set up their operations in Malta. This has been largely due to the growth in the e-commerce and the i-gaming…
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Electronic Money Institutions in Malta
Malta has recently seen an increase in the number of Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs) looking to set up their operations in Malta. This has been largely due to the growth in the e-commerce and the i-gaming…
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OECD releases discussion draft on the treaty residence of pension funds
Earlier on this year, the OECD published a discussion draft that includes proposals for changes to the OECD Model Tax Convention concerning the treaty residence of pension funds. The discussion draft, that follows the…
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MFSA issues new rules under the Retirement Pensions Act 2011
On the 7th January 2015, the Malta Financial Services Authority issued new Rules and Regulations under the Retirement Pensions Act. These will have effect as from 1st January 2015. The purposes for which the new Pension…
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Donations to the Malta Community Chest Fund
A new legal notice has been issued in respect of which donations made to the Community Chest Fund during the year ended 31st December 2014, will be allowed as a deduction against the chargeable income for year of…
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Malta voted as the Most Favoured Fund Domicile in Europe
For the second consecutive year, Malta has been voted as Most Favoured Domicile in Europe at the Hedge Funds Review 13th European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2014. TheEuropean Fund of Hedge Funds Awards remains the only…