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ICO IMPOSES EUR224,000 FINE FOR ‘BCC’/’CC’/’TO’ BLUNDER Telecoms, Media & Technology

ICO IMPOSES EUR224,000 FINE FOR ‘BCC’/’CC’/’TO’ BLUNDER

Before clicking 'Send', check and check again! Sending an email to the wrong recipient is perhaps one of the most common types of data breach that can occur. One example is erroneously sending a Carbon Copy ('CC') email or an email with recipients in the 'TO' field instead of a Blind Carbon Copy ('BCC') email. This can have serious implications in terms of general confidentiality obligations as well as significant implications in terms of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ('GDPR') which came into effect across the EU, including Malta, on 25th May 2018. This is exactly what happened in…
Claude Micallef Grimaud
19th July 2018
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Publication of the Insurance Distribution Act and Insurance Distribution Rules Insurance & Reinsurance

Publication of the Insurance Distribution Act and Insurance Distribution Rules

i. The Insurance Distribution ActOn the 10th July 2018, Act No. XXVI of 2018 was published bringing about changes to the Insurance Intermediaries Act (to be renamed as the 'Insurance Distribution Act' and which transposes the Insurance Distribution Directive (the 'IDD'). Act No. XXVI of 2018 shall come into force once the Commencement Notice is published in the Government Gazette.ii. Insurance Distribution RulesOn the 12th July 2018, the MFSA announced the publication of Insurance Distribution Rules (the 'IDRs') issued under the Insurance Distribution Act (Cap. 487) the main objective of which is to transpose the remaining provisions of the IDD. The IDRs…
Petra Attard
17th July 2018
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Publication of the Insurance Distribution Act and Insurance Distribution Rules Insurance & Reinsurance

Publication of the Insurance Distribution Act and Insurance Distribution Rules

i. The Insurance Distribution ActOn the 10th July 2018, Act No. XXVI of 2018 was published bringing about changes to the Insurance Intermediaries Act (to be renamed as the 'Insurance Distribution Act' and which transposes the Insurance Distribution Directive (the 'IDD'). Act No. XXVI of 2018 shall come into force once the Commencement Notice is published in the Government Gazette.ii. Insurance Distribution RulesOn the 12th July 2018, the MFSA announced the publication of Insurance Distribution Rules (the 'IDRs') issued under the Insurance Distribution Act (Cap. 487) the main objective of which is to transpose the remaining provisions of the IDD. The IDRs…
Petra Attard
17th July 2018
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MFSA issues consultation paper with the Financial Services Industry with Regards to the Virtual Financial Assets Regulations to be Issued under the Virtual Financial Assets Act NewsTelecoms, Media & Technology

MFSA issues consultation paper with the Financial Services Industry with Regards to the Virtual Financial Assets Regulations to be Issued under the Virtual Financial Assets Act

The Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") issued a consultation paper addressed to the financial services industry with regards to the Virtual Financial Assets Regulations to be issued under the Virtual Financial Assets Act ("VFA Act")  The aim of the proposed Regulations is to safeguard financial stability, promote market integrity and ensure investor protection by introducing the following: ​Exemptions:The proposed Regulations will set out a list of persons who shall be exempt from the requirement of a VFA services licence in terms of the VFA Act, some exemptions may be automatically applicable, others will need to be notified to the MFSA…
Ian Busuttil
9th July 2018
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MFSA issues consultation paper with the Financial Services Industry with Regards to the Virtual Financial Assets Regulations to be Issued under the Virtual Financial Assets Act NewsTelecoms, Media & Technology

MFSA issues consultation paper with the Financial Services Industry with Regards to the Virtual Financial Assets Regulations to be Issued under the Virtual Financial Assets Act

The Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") issued a consultation paper addressed to the financial services industry with regards to the Virtual Financial Assets Regulations to be issued under the Virtual Financial Assets Act ("VFA Act")  The aim of the proposed Regulations is to safeguard financial stability, promote market integrity and ensure investor protection by introducing the following: ​Exemptions:The proposed Regulations will set out a list of persons who shall be exempt from the requirement of a VFA services licence in terms of the VFA Act, some exemptions may be automatically applicable, others will need to be notified to the MFSA…
Ian Busuttil
9th July 2018
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Maltese Parliament has unanimously approved second reading of all three Cryptocurrency/Blockchain/DLT Bills Telecoms, Media & Technology

Maltese Parliament has unanimously approved second reading of all three Cryptocurrency/Blockchain/DLT Bills

The Maltese Parliament has yesterday, Tuesday 26th June unanimously approved three Bills during a second reading in Parliament as announced by Parliamentary Secretary for Digital Innovation Hon. Silvio Schembri. This milestone development will make Malta one of the first countries to soon adopt a legal framework for ICO's, Exchanges and Innovative Technologies and position Malta as an attractive jurisdiction for investors and operators in the industry. The Bills are the following:The Malta Digital Innovation Authority ActThe Innovative Technology Arrangements and Service ActThe Virtual Financial Assets Act which introduces a legal framework for the regulation of ICO's and Exchanges The next…
Ian Busuttil
27th June 2018