MFSA Circular on Commission Delegated Regulations | Implementing Amendments to the Market Abuse Regulation under the EU Listing Act Corporate and M&A

MFSA Circular on Commission Delegated Regulations | Implementing Amendments to the Market Abuse Regulation under the EU Listing Act

On 15 September 2026, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") issued a circular addressed to all issuers of financial instruments admitted to trading on a trading venue or for which a request for admission to trading has been made, as well as to investment services providers as defined under Article 3(1)(28) of the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, "MAR"). The circular draws the attention of market participants to two Commission Delegated Regulations published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 16 July 2026, both of which form part of the Level 2 measures implementing amendments to…
Mamo TCV Advocates
17th September 2026
Revised formats of Insider Lists under MAR introduced by updated Implementing Technical Standards Capital Markets

Revised formats of Insider Lists under MAR introduced by updated Implementing Technical Standards

On the 15th of June 2026, the European Commission published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1291 introducing a revised set of implementing technical standards under the Market Abuse Regulation concerning the format and maintenance of insider lists (hereinafter, the “Revised ITS”). The Revised ITS will start to apply from the 5th of July 2026 and replaces Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1210. The objective of the Revised ITS is to harmonise the use of a simplified (“alleviated”) format across all Insider Lists and reduce administrative burdens while ensuring that competent authorities retain sufficient information to monitor market abuse risks.  Key changes include, inter…
Mamo TCV Advocates
17th June 2026