News & events July 30, 2020 Relaxation of COVID-19 measures and its impact on the Maltese shipping industry During the past few months the Maltese government has lifted most of the COVID-19 restrictive measures, in order to...
News & events July 23, 2020 COVID-19: New Regulations for public companies extending the period for Annual General Meetings On 10 July 2020, the Companies Act (Public Companies – Annual General Meetings) Regulations (the “Regulations”) were published primarily...
News & events July 16, 2020 CJEU declares privacy shield invalid The Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) has just issued a decision relating to transfers of...
News & events July 15, 2020 ESMA publishes guidelines on disclosure requirements under the Prospectus Regulation This morning, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), published its final Guidelines on disclosure requirements under the Prospectus Regulation. The...
Practice news July 14, 2020 EIOPA expectations on POG process (product oversight and governance) due to COVID-19 On the 8 July 2020 EIOPA (the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) issued a statement to outline its...
Practice news July 13, 2020 Annual financial reports for financial years commencing on or after 1 January 2020 are to be prepared using ESEF Issuers having securities admitted to trading on European Union Regulated Markets (“EU Regulated Markets”) are reminded that annual financial...
Practice news July 9, 2020 European Commission approves €18.7 million Maltese bond subscription in light of the economic impact of COVID-19 On 6 July 2020, the European Commission approved, under the state aid rules, a bond subscription facility of €18.7...
News & events July 1, 2020 MFSA further extends regulatory reporting deadlines for regulated firms due to COVID-19 outbreak Further to a circular published on 20 March 2020 wherein the MFSA informed the financial services industry that it...
News & events July 1, 2020 COVID-19: Relaxation of reporting deadlines due between May and June 2020 The MFSA has issued a circular informing the financial services sector (including the Capital Markets industry) that, in light...