Insights by James Debono Firm news April 22, 2024 DORA voluntary dry run exercise to ensure preparedness ahead of it becoming applicable In its latest circular, the MFSA highlights the launch of a dry run ad hoc exercise by the European... News & events April 18, 2024 Maltese Parliament approves updates to the VFA Act ahead of MiCA Publications March 27, 2024 CJEU deliberates on the distinction between the issuance of E-money and payment services Introduction Following AG Sánchez-Bordona’s opinion last October, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) delivered on 22 February 2024, a... News & events March 26, 2024 Will DORA impact the scope of MFSA’s Guidance on (amongst others) ICT Risk Management and Outsourcing Arrangements? News & events March 26, 2024 MFSA sends letter to management bodies about its 2024 DORA ambitions DORA (the Digital Operational Resilience Act or Regulation 2022/2554) and the DORA Amending Directive (Directive 2022/2556) shall apply from... News & events March 25, 2024 Adapting to MiCA: ESMA’s recent publications for the Crypto Industry News & events March 15, 2024 Regulatory Round-Up: Examining Recent updates in respect of MiCAR Maltese Parliament debating amendments to the VFA Act Bill No. 88, Virtual Financial Assets (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) is... News & events March 14, 2024 DORA Trifecta – Three delegated regulations adopted by the Commission News & events January 30, 2024 ESMA Consults on the ‘Classification of Crypto-Assets as Financial Instruments’ and ‘Reverse Solicitation’ under MiCA The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has just published two consultation papers on two important aspects under the... Publications August 10, 2023 Malta: a state-of-the-art regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies News & events August 9, 2023 EU Court’s Landmark Ruling: Restricting Financial Ties to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing On March 2, 2023, the European Union’s Court of Justice (CJEU) affirmed the legitimacy of penalties and administrative actions... Firm news August 1, 2023 ESMA and EBA issue Inaugural Consultation Packages under MICA 1 2 3 … 8
Firm news April 22, 2024 DORA voluntary dry run exercise to ensure preparedness ahead of it becoming applicable In its latest circular, the MFSA highlights the launch of a dry run ad hoc exercise by the European...
Publications March 27, 2024 CJEU deliberates on the distinction between the issuance of E-money and payment services Introduction Following AG Sánchez-Bordona’s opinion last October, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) delivered on 22 February 2024, a...
News & events March 26, 2024 Will DORA impact the scope of MFSA’s Guidance on (amongst others) ICT Risk Management and Outsourcing Arrangements?
News & events March 26, 2024 MFSA sends letter to management bodies about its 2024 DORA ambitions DORA (the Digital Operational Resilience Act or Regulation 2022/2554) and the DORA Amending Directive (Directive 2022/2556) shall apply from...
News & events March 15, 2024 Regulatory Round-Up: Examining Recent updates in respect of MiCAR Maltese Parliament debating amendments to the VFA Act Bill No. 88, Virtual Financial Assets (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) is...
News & events January 30, 2024 ESMA Consults on the ‘Classification of Crypto-Assets as Financial Instruments’ and ‘Reverse Solicitation’ under MiCA The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has just published two consultation papers on two important aspects under the...
News & events August 9, 2023 EU Court’s Landmark Ruling: Restricting Financial Ties to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing On March 2, 2023, the European Union’s Court of Justice (CJEU) affirmed the legitimacy of penalties and administrative actions...