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As the EU introduces MiCA, PSD3, and the FIDA framework, this insight examines the need for a principle-based regulatory approach that prioritises trust, consumer protection, and market integrity. It highlights the risks of regulatory fragmentation and outlines how Grant Thornton Malta helps clients adapt and innovate within this evolving landscape.

Explore Malta's financial market abuse regulations under the MFSA's Prevention of Financial Market Abuse Rules. Learn how issuers, investment firms, and market operators can ensure compliance with MAR and ESMA guidelines through robust disclosure, insider list management, and market conduct controls.

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) launched a consultation process to revise Chapter Chapter 3 of the Financial Institutions Rulebook (FIR/03).

We are proud to announce our accreditation as the first approved External Reviewer for Green Bonds in Malta by the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE). Through this accreditation we are committing to raising sustainable investment and promoting environmental responsibility in Malta.

UTIX Malta Limited has successfully registered its whitepaper with the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).

For the 15th year in a row, FinanceMalta will be hosting their Annual Conference on 1 December 2022.

Sustainable finance differs from traditional finance. As environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations relative to investment decisions within the financial services sector started gaining traction along the past few years, a fundamental question emerged, being ‘why is sustainable finance deemed important?

The first session ‘Practical accounting for beginners- Bookkeeping’ will start off with a basic introduction on accounting and the founder of accounting.

The procedures involved in voluntary liquidation of a company.

Malta and the Great Reset: sectors and skills that will drive growth

Capital Markets play a pivotal role in supporting European companies’ recover from COVID-19. It is for this reason that the EU has approved a Capital Markets Recovery package, which includes several measures.

Representatives of the financial services sector, including the Institute of Financial Service Practitioners (IFSP) and the Malta Banking Association (MBA), have urged all stakeholders, regulatory bodies and practitioners to acknowledge the urgency of repairing Malta’s negative reputation, stating that everyone must play their part.

A constant challenge faced by our clients is raising finance to fund their ideas and achieve their goals. As part of our service offering, we guide clients through the process of raising funds. Grant Thornton Malta employs a team of specialists from different disciplines who have decades of experience raising finance through various methods, including bank financing, EU funding, capital markets, mergers, acquisitions and private equity.

Best Citizenships, an online platform and comparison site for Citizenship and Residence by Investment Schemes (CRBI), has ranked Malta’s residence by investment scheme as the second best one in the world.

We all heard about “big data”; which is incomprehensibly large data generated by real people. To give you an idea of scale; 90% of all data was created in the last 2 years, and we currently generate c. 2.5 quintillion bytes of data a day.

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has published the much anticipated final version of the VFA Rules for Service Providers (the “Rules”), Chapter 3 of the VFA Rulebook. These Rules outline high-level principles aimed at guiding VFA Service Providers when offering their services.