On the 15th of January 2026, the Office for Competition within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority launched a public consultation on a number of proposed amendments to the Control of Concentrations Regulations.
On the 15th January 2026, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) launched a Public Consultation on a proposed notification-based regulatory framework for aircraft financial leasing companies.
On the 20th November 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) published a revised version of chapter 3 of the Financial Institutions Rules (FIR/03).
The Merchant Shipping Directorate within Transport Malta has published the fifth edition of the Commercial Yacht Code, which replaces the 2020 version and aims to further align the jurisdiction’s regulatory framework with the latest global developments in maritime safety, environmental sustainability, and technological innovation.
The Malta Financial Services Authority (the ‘MFSA’) has published a second consultation document together with draft legislation regulating the Notified PIF (‘NPIF’) framework.
By virtue of a Circular issued to the Investment Services industry, the MFSA confirmed that all investment services providers will need to submit an online self-assessment to determine whether the activities which they carry out fall within the scope of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).
The Malta Financial Services Authority has issued a Consultation Document on the regulatory treatment of Non-Fungible Tokens (‘NFTs’) in the context of the Virtual Financial Assets (‘VFA’) Framework. The Consultation sets out the MFSA’s proposal for clarification on the treatment of NFTs in the context of the VFA Framework and seeks to obtain stakeholder feedback in this regard.
The MFSA has published a Circular addressed to the Investment Services industry to confirm several amendments to the MFSA Rulebooks pursuant to the ESMA Guidelines on stress test scenarios under the MMF Regulation (the ‘Guidelines’).
On the 5th August 2022, the MFSA launched its Corporate Governance Code (the ‘Code’) for authorised entities.
On the 24th June 2021, the MFSA issued a Circular to inform the Funds industry of the publication of a revised version of the Notified Alternative Investment Fund (‘NAIF’) Rules.
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