As president of the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners (IFSP), Tonio Zarb outlines the challenges Malta’s financial services industry is facing due to the FATF greylisting – and maps the way forward for the sector and beyond. For IFSP president Tonio Zarb, Malta’s financial services sector is currently at a...
Starting in January 2022, the online course will introduce the theory and practice of corporate services provision The Institute of Financial Services Practitioners (IFSP) has launched a course that will focus on the key role of the company service provider (CSP) within the financial services industry. An...
The Institute of Financial Services Practitioners offers the Government expert advice during times of national opportunity or crisis The Institute of Financial Services Practitioners (IFSP) called a Members’ Update meeting last week to discuss the impact on Malta’s financial services industry of the country’s greylisting by...
The Malta Institute of Taxation and the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners have considered the provisions and implications of the Exemption from Tax on Property Transfers (Set-off of Tax Arrears) Rules, S.L. 123.202 (the ‘Rules’) and are of the view that the Rules are not...
Tonio Zarb, a partner at KPMG, was elected IFSP President following the Institute’s AGM held on 28 July 2021. He takes over the position from Wayne Pisani, who has been President for the past three years. The AGM, attended by 100 members of the Institute of...
Malta has made substantial progress over the past years to address concerns about the effectiveness of its anti-money laundering regime, as demonstrated by the MONEYVAL follow-up report issued on 27 May 2021. Malta has now been found to be either largely compliant or fully compliant...
The 2021 IFSP Conference drew to a close today, 5 March 2021, after carrying on the overall conference theme of Malta at the crossroads. Hon Dr Mario De Marco, Opposition Spokesperson for Finance, addressed participants on the way forward for financial services in Malta. While praising...
The 2021 IFSP Conference opened yesterday, 4 March 2021 at 14:00 with close to 200 people in attendance. The conference continues today, 5 March 2021 at 14:00. This year’s conference is titled “Malta at the crossroads”, which as the IFSP President, Dr Wayne Pisani told participants...
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) said that both the licensed Trust and Company Service Provider (TCSP) and the banking sectors are “fully compliant with international requirements”, in as far as the maintenance and accuracy of Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) information in Malta, noting that...
OECD’s Malta peer review on tax information sharing highlights problems with reporting of data as reason for downgrade. The IFSP duly notes the outcome of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes: Malta 2020 (Second Round) Peer Review Report (‘the Report’)...