Nick Captur, a director at Deloitte Malta, has been elected IFSP President. He takes over the position from Tonio Zarb, who has held the position for the past two years. Mr Zarb had previously been the President of the IFSP in the mid-1990s. Mr Captur,...
Packed house for the IFSP Annual Conference “Transforming Financial Services: The Time is Now!”, held on 19 May in the Hilton Malta’s Portomaso Suite. A very full programme was opened by the IFSP President, Tonio Zarb before a series of keynote addresses and panel discussions taking...
The IFSP’s Annual Conference will be held this Friday, 19 May 2023 in the Hilton Malta’s Portomaso Suite. Under the banner Transforming Financial Services: The Time is Now!, the conference programme covers a number of topics and takes the 10 Year Strategy for Financial Services,...
IFSP welcomes the comprehensive 10-year strategy for financial services in Malta, drawn up by the Malta Financial Services Advisory Council (MFSAC) and launched on 29 March by the chairman of the MFSAC, Mr Joseph Zammit Tabona. The IFSP, as the body representing financial services practitioners and...
Commissioned by the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners, the Malta Institute of Accountants and the Malta Institute of Taxation, the report offers a critical snapshot of the industry A new report outlines the significant contribution of Malta’s services sector to the national economy. Jointly commissioned by the...
Malta’s removal from the greylist means revitalising the jurisdiction can begin The Institute of Financial Services Providers (IFSP) welcomes the news that the FATF Plenary Meeting in Berlin voted to remove Malta from the list of jurisdictions subject to increased monitoring. Malta spent just under a...
The 2022 IFSP Conference highlighted the industry’s economic contribution and encouraged unity towards a sustainable future for financial services The Institute of Financial Services Practitioners (IFSP) hosted its highly-anticipated Annual Conference on April 7, to continue its mission as ‘the voice of the financial services industry...
The 2022 IFSP Conference will feature speakers from the political sphere, the MFSA, MBR and FIAU, and across Malta’s financial services industry. The Institute of Financial Services Practitioners (IFSP) is soon to host its 2022 annual conference, with an impressive line-up of keynote speakers. An essential annual...
Held both at The Xara Lodge and online, the 2022 IFSP Conference will discuss the key issues currently faced by Malta’s financial services industry The Institute of Financial Services Practitioners (IFSP) will host its highly anticipated annual conference on April 7. The hybrid conference will welcome participants...
On 22 December 2021 the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive to prevent the misuse of shell entities in cross-border situations. Here we explore the rationale behind the Directive to discover: What is its scope and consequences? And what could be its impact...