Draft Rulebook on Aircraft Financial Leasing
Background: The First Phase of the MFSA Aircraft Leasing Consultation On 5th January 2026, the Malta Financial Services Authority (the “MFSA”) published a consultation paper proposing a notification-based regime for aircraft financial leasing companies. The first phase of the consultation was covered in an earlier article. The core proposition is to create an alternative to full licensing under the Financial Institutions Act (Cap. 376) (the “Act”) allowing companies meeting a specified asset threshold to notify the MFSA and operate under a tailored, lighter-touch framework. The said consultation invited feedback on the framework’s high-level design and the legislative amendments needed to…
Joshua Chircop and Nicholas Valenzia28th July 2026
