The FIAU would like to bring to your attention the latest FATF ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action‘ (previously known as ‘Public Statement’) and ‘Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring’ (previously known as ‘Improving global AML/CFT compliance: on-going process’) documents issued by the FATF on 25 June 2021. A copy of these documents has been […]
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA” or “the Authority”) has become aware of an entity operating under the name of Rizzo Investment which has an internet presence at https://rizzoinvestment.com/ and at https://www.rizzoinvestmentltd.com/ however, the websites are currently offline. The websites are making use of the details of an MFSA licenced company Rizzo, Farrugia & Co […]
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) has become aware of an entity operating under the name of Pinegroup Limited which has an internet presence at https://pinegroupltd.com/.The MFSA wishes to alert the public, in Malta and abroad, that https://pinegroupltd.com/ is NOT a Maltese registered Company NOR licenced or otherwise authorised by the MFSA to provide any […]
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) has become aware of an entity operating under the name of Venotrade Investment (Europe) Ltd (“Venotrade” or “the Entity”). The Entity claims to “have built the world’s leading platform for digital currency integration for investment and trading” and is also using a falsely drawn MFSA licence document, purporting to […]
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) would like to bring to the attention of subject persons and interested parties the publication in the Government Gazette of Legal Notice 199 of 2021. This legal notice, which was issued on 30 April 2021, introduces a series of amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of […]
Due to the continued exceptional circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic that have created a challenging environment, an extension for the submission of the report containing Financial Account information relating to Reporting Year 2020 has been granted, to provide sufficient flexibility to such Reporting Malta Financial Institutions. In line with regulations 30, 41 and […]
The Commissioner for Revenue notifies that the facility to upload and submit the income tax return and the supplemental document for Year of Assessment 2020 required to be filed by a principal taxpayer in respect of a fiscal unit is now available.
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA” or “the Authority”) has become aware that a number of individuals have received unsolicited calls via social media mobile applications. The caller profile of these calls or missed calls appear to be received from ’MFSA’. The calls may appear to be received from a foreign number or may not […]
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA” or “the Authority”) has become aware of an entity operating under the name of PrizeFX Investments (Europe) (“the Entity”) which has an internet presence at Prizefxonline.com. According to this website, the platform promotes the provision of trading services in various industries and the entity declares that “… We Will […]
We have received the below circular from the MFSA which we are circulating for all those of you who may wish to participate: Reference is made to the Company Service Providers (Amendment) Act (Act No. L of 2020), and the publication of Legal Notice 96 of 2021 which brought into force these amendments to the […]