Insights by Catherine Formosa News & events February 25, 2022 The MFSA publishes a Draft Corporate Governance Code for authorised entities On the 22 February 2022, the MFSA published a draft Corporate Governance Code (“Code”) which will be applicable to... Firm news February 21, 2022 Internal Governance: focus on Gender Diversity and Balance in the EBA Guidelines Firm news January 14, 2022 The new MFSA banking rule 24 on internal governance Through a circular issued on the 7 January 2022, the MFSA advised that Banking Rules BR/01, BR/12, BR/14[1], BR/15... News & events August 12, 2021 MFSA Circular on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and Request for Information from Financial Market Participants and Financial Advisors Publications June 25, 2021 ESG and Board Oversight: Where to start? Not all Boards are yet fully conscious of the need to extend their governance parameters beyond the more “traditional”... Publications April 23, 2021 A proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Practice news March 2, 2021 New AML/CFT risks and additional sectoral guidance: the EBA revised Guidelines On the 1 March 2021, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) published the revised Guidelines on customer due diligence... Publications November 19, 2020 The European Commission provides clarifications to ESEF related matters: Interpretative Communication of the 6 November 2020 Publications October 27, 2020 The Centralised Bank Account Register (“CBAR”) Regulations: a register of information on IBAN identifiable accounts, safe deposit boxes and safe custody services intended to assist the FIAU in the carrying out of its functions Following the local transposition of the 5th AML Directive[1] earlier on this year, the Centralised Bank Account Register Regulations... Publications September 25, 2020 Internal Reporting Procedures relating to Suspicious Transactions and the Filing of STRs – Recent changes to the FIAU Implementing Procedures News & events July 23, 2020 COVID-19: New Regulations for public companies extending the period for Annual General Meetings On 10 July 2020, the Companies Act (Public Companies – Annual General Meetings) Regulations (the “Regulations”) were published primarily... Publications June 25, 2020 Internal governance considerations for credit institutions: the EBA report on the 2019 supervisory convergence plan 1 2 3
News & events February 25, 2022 The MFSA publishes a Draft Corporate Governance Code for authorised entities On the 22 February 2022, the MFSA published a draft Corporate Governance Code (“Code”) which will be applicable to...
Firm news February 21, 2022 Internal Governance: focus on Gender Diversity and Balance in the EBA Guidelines
Firm news January 14, 2022 The new MFSA banking rule 24 on internal governance Through a circular issued on the 7 January 2022, the MFSA advised that Banking Rules BR/01, BR/12, BR/14[1], BR/15...
News & events August 12, 2021 MFSA Circular on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and Request for Information from Financial Market Participants and Financial Advisors
Publications June 25, 2021 ESG and Board Oversight: Where to start? Not all Boards are yet fully conscious of the need to extend their governance parameters beyond the more “traditional”...
Practice news March 2, 2021 New AML/CFT risks and additional sectoral guidance: the EBA revised Guidelines On the 1 March 2021, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) published the revised Guidelines on customer due diligence...
Publications November 19, 2020 The European Commission provides clarifications to ESEF related matters: Interpretative Communication of the 6 November 2020
Publications October 27, 2020 The Centralised Bank Account Register (“CBAR”) Regulations: a register of information on IBAN identifiable accounts, safe deposit boxes and safe custody services intended to assist the FIAU in the carrying out of its functions Following the local transposition of the 5th AML Directive[1] earlier on this year, the Centralised Bank Account Register Regulations...
Publications September 25, 2020 Internal Reporting Procedures relating to Suspicious Transactions and the Filing of STRs – Recent changes to the FIAU Implementing Procedures
News & events July 23, 2020 COVID-19: New Regulations for public companies extending the period for Annual General Meetings On 10 July 2020, the Companies Act (Public Companies – Annual General Meetings) Regulations (the “Regulations”) were published primarily...
Publications June 25, 2020 Internal governance considerations for credit institutions: the EBA report on the 2019 supervisory convergence plan