Search Results for: Malta Financial Services Authority
Malta’s financial services sector continued to expand in 2015
June 9th, 2016
Malta’s financial services sector continued to expand in terms of size, reputation and attractiveness in 2015, backed by a resilient regulatory framework, prudential supervision, consumer protection, and strong money laundering prevention mechanisms. New licences, issued during 2015, were registered most notably in ...
Financial regulators from around the world warn for unauthorised financial services companies
May 24th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of UK, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, the Jersey Financial Services Commission (FSC), the Financial Services Authority (MFSA) of Malta and the Comision Nacional del Mercado De Valores (CNMV) of Spain issued ...
Malta launches new investment fund structure
April 4th, 2016
The Malta Financial Services Authority announces the launch of a new framework applicable for notification of Alternative Investment Funds which will be promoted to qualifying or professional investors. The AIFs falling within the scope of ...
MFSA Warning: COSMIC FINANCIAL SERVICES (MALTA) LIMITED
November 4th, 2015
In terms of article 4(1)(c) of the Malta Financial Services Authority Act, one of the MFSA’s functions is to keep the general public informed of important developments in the sector that it regulates, and to provide the public with ...
FCA UK warns on clone and unauthorised financial services Firms
September 15th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority UK has issued press releases to inform public regarding a clone firm and firms that the Authority believes that have been providing financial services without FCA’s authorisation. Specific, FCA reports that fraudsters, through the clone ...
Maltese Cross Financial Services case: MFSA Malta continue its investigation into the misuese of clients’ assets by the company
June 25th, 2015
The Malta Financial Services Authority said that it is continuing its investigation into the misuse of clients’ assets by Maltese Cross Financial Services Ltd. “The Authority’s investigations into the affairs of the company are still on-going. In the course ...
Surrender of Licence by Swissquote Financial Services (Malta) Limited
February 10th, 2015
Malta Financial Services Authority issued a notice informing the general public that: Swissquote Financial Services (Malta) Limited (“the Company”) recently requested the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) to accept the surrender of its Category 3 Investment Services Licence. The ...
MFSA: Circular to the financial services industry on the issue of the PRIIPS Regulation
February 4th, 2015
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) would like to draw the attention of the financial services industry to the publication of Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 26 November 2014 on key information ...
Individuals and companies charged in $165 million global Binary Options fraud scheme
September 4th, 2020
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on 02 September, 2020 the filing of a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas charging six individuals and four companies with operating a fraudulent ...
Emergency action filed against a Swiss-based company for microcap fraud scheme
October 9th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an emergency action and obtained an asset freeze against two individuals and their companies in a scheme that generated more than $165 million of illegal sales of stock in at least 50 ...
