Malta Insights
A brief guide to Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) ‘Reporting and Compliance’
Aspida’s SFDR compliance guide helps financial market participants and advisors meet disclosure requirements and reduce the risk of greenwashing.
FIAU issues Comprehensive Guide on Transaction Monitoring Obligations
The local Anti-Financial Crime regulatory body has recently issued a Guidance Note concerning the onerous obligation of Transaction Monitoring – including practical steps & recommendations which subject persons (SPs) should consider when implementing effective AML/CFT measures.
The Importance of Breadth and Depth in your AML/CFT Compliance Resource
Recently, there has been a series of regulatory fines and public statements across Guernsey, Jersey and Malta primarily for shortcomings in respect of Corporate Governance, including the application of timely and effective compliance monitoring and appropriate AML/CFT controls
Provision of Directorship Services by Corporate Service Providers (‘CSPs’) – FIAU Thematic Review 2020
This Paper aims to provide an overview of the content of the Thematic Review carried out by the FIAU during the last quarter of 2020 on CSPs providing directorship services.
FIAU fines fund €303,710 for ‘disregard’ of anti-money laundering rules
Aspida Group Malta looks at gross breaches of AML/CFT obligations.
Demystifying the ICT Questionnaire
Following the publication by the Malta Financial Services Authority ( ‘MFSA’) in December 2020 of its Guidance on Technology Arrangements, ICT and Security Management, and Outsourcing Arrangements (the ‘MFSA ICT Guidance’), and the issuance of a number of related circulars (the ‘ICT Circulars’), more recently, the MFSA sent to all Maltese regulated firms a questionnaire (the ‘ICT Questionnaire).
Are you worried about the MFSA’s new ICT Guidance?
Is your business compliant and are your policies in line with the new MFSA ICT guidance? We can help you.
The Changing Regulatory Landscape of Malta AML Regulation
Aspida Malta’s Compliance Services Executive, Aaron Brancaleone, sets out his take on Implementing Procedures targeting Company Services Providers (CSPs) and Proposed Amendments to the Implementing Procedures – Part I.
