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MFSA increases PDMR reporting threshold to €10,000 as from the 4th of December 2024 Capital Markets

MFSA increases PDMR reporting threshold to €10,000 as from the 4th of December 2024

On the 4th of December 2024, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) published a Circular addressed to all market participants falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse (“MAR”). The Circular outlines amendments to the MFSA’s Prevention of Financial Markets Abuse Rules following the publication of the EU Listing Act Package in the Official Journal of the European Union on the 14th of November 2024. The Listing Act Package includes, inter alia: the Listing Act Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2811) and, the Listing Act Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/2809) - which amends the Prospectus Regulation and the MAR…
Mamo TCV Advocates
17th June 2025
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MFSA Amends MiCA Rulebook FinTech

MFSA Amends MiCA Rulebook

On the 16th of June 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) published a circular containing an updated version of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Rulebook, together with targeted amendments to Chapter 3 of the Financial Institutions Rulebook (FIR/03). These updates implement the recently issued Level 2 and Level 3 EU measures under the MiCA framework and clarify the notification procedures for crypto-asset market participants. The updated provisions are effective immediately as of its publication. The updates to the MiCA rulebook were carried out to ensure alignment with recently published guidelines by the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”), and are as…
Mamo TCV Advocates
17th June 2025
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Fintech Insights #10 –
Raising Funds Through Tokenisation FinTech

Fintech Insights #10 –
Raising Funds Through Tokenisation

The EU’s process towards further harmonisation of its Capital Markets Union (“CMU”) provides a timely context for the implementation of tokenisation. The CMU aims to create a single, integrated financial market across the EU, fostering cross-border investments, mobilising citizens’ personal savings and reducing the reliance on bank-driven financing. The implementation of tokenisation within capital markets can help achieve these objectives by enabling frictionless trading and unlocking access to new pools of capital whilst increasing liquidity. As discussed in the previous insight on tokenisation in Malta, tokenisation reimagines asset representation by embedding ownership and legal rights into programmable tokens recorded on…
Mario Mizzi
17th April 2025
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MFSA Consolidates Maltese CASP Supervision FinTech

MFSA Consolidates Maltese CASP Supervision

On the 4th of April 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) published a circular addressed to all crypto-asset service providers (“CASPs”) licensed under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Act, Chapter 647 of the Laws of Malta, which integrates the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (“MiCAR”). The circular informs CASP licence-holders (“LH”) of the publication of the Crypto-Asset Service Provider Return (“CASP Return”). The CASP Return forms part of the MFSA’s efforts to build a consistent and transparent regulatory framework for CASPs in Malta. Through the introduction of formalised reporting obligations, the Authority will support greater regulatory oversight and contribute to…
Mamo TCV Advocates
8th April 2025
Manoel Island
SLPFs: Partnership Funds Without Legal Personality Investment Services & Funds

SLPFs: Partnership Funds Without Legal Personality

The Investment Services Act (Special Limited Partnership Funds) Regulations (“LN 30 (2025)” or “the Regulations”) introduced a new type of structure for investment funds in Malta which will be useful for those who are interested in setting up a vehicle without a separate legal personality. The Regulations provide the framework for the Special Limited Partnership Fund (“SLPF”), a limited partnership without juridical personality, a structure that aligns Malta with several other leading asset-management jurisdictions. The SLPF can only be set-up as an investment vehicle which is notified or licensed by the Malta Financial Service Authority (“MFSA”) as a collective investment…
Mario Mizzi
13th February 2025
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The Bill to Amend CSP Laws Corporate and M&ARegulatory Compliance

The Bill to Amend CSP Laws

On the 31st of January 2025, Bill number 124 (the “Bill”) entitled Company Service Providers (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Cap. 529) (the “Proposed Act”) was published among the Government Notices in the Supplement to the Government Gazette. The Bill has reached First Reading stage in Parliament and aims to amend and strengthen the regulatory framework applicable to company service providers (“CSPs”) by introducing two new categories of CSPs. Key Amendments The proposed amendment to the Company Service Providers Act, Chapter 529 of the Laws of Malta (the “Act”) contains numerous changes. These include various definitional changes as well as modifications to…
Andrea Abela
4th February 2025