Publications April 22, 2020 MDB to implement the interest rate subsidy scheme complementing the COVID-19 guarantee scheme Earlier this month the Malta Development Bank (“MDB”) has launched the EU Commission-approved MDB COVID-19 Guarantee Scheme (the “Guarantee...
Publications April 14, 2020 New COVID-19 regulations on moratoria measures on credit facilities In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Government of Malta issued on the 13th April 2020, the Moratorium on...
Publications April 14, 2020 EBA guidelines on legislative and non-legislative moratoria on loan payments applied in the light of the COVID-19 crisis The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered several response measures across the globe, which consequently ripple into considerable economic stress, particularly...
Publications March 30, 2020 ECB recommendation on dividend distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic and repealing recommendation ECB/2020/1 On 27 March 2020, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) issued a recommendation whereby it held that the conservation of...
Publications March 30, 2020 CJEU confirms restrictions on coop banking On 11 February 2020, Advocate General Hogan from the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), delivered his...
Publications March 25, 2020 Banking & Fintech Newsletter – Issue No. 12 (March 2020) In this issue: MFSA circular on Regulatory Reporting ECB letter on contingency preparedness regarding COVID-19 Circular to listed entities...
Publications March 24, 2020 MFSA extends regulatory reporting deadlines for regulated firms due to COVID-19 outbreak In light of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects on the financial services sector, the MFSA has taken a...
Publications March 23, 2020 COVID-19: European Central Bank announces €750 billion pandemic emergency purchase programme Given the market volatility of the past week or so, the US Federal Reserve recently announced that it would...
Publications February 26, 2020 Banking & Fintech Newsletter – Issue No. 11 (February 2020) In this issue: MFSA publishes the Fintech Sandbox Consultation Feedback ECB consults stakeholders on a guide on the assessment...
Publications January 28, 2020 Banking & Fintech Newsletter – Issue No.10 (January 2020) In this issue: MFSA publishes 2020 supervisions priority EBA publishes guidelines on ICT and security risk management EBA publishes...
Publications March 9, 2017 GANADO Advocates’ Annual Banking and Finance Law Seminar This article was first published in The Business Observer (9th March 2017).