Malta Financial Services Authority

Malta Financial Services Authority
Awtorità għas-Servizzi Finanzjarji ta’ Malta
Agency overview
Formed23 July 2002
Preceding agency
  • Malta Financial Services Centre[1]
JurisdictionMalta
HeadquartersTriq l-Imdina, Zone 1
Central Business District,
Birkirkara
Employees307[2]
Annual budget€26m (yearly average)[3]
Agency executives
  • John Mamo[4], Chairman
  • Joseph Gavin (incoming), Chief Executive
Key document
Websitewww.mfsa.mt

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is the main financial regulator of Malta. The MFSA was founded in 2002 when it assumed the responsibilities of the Central Bank of Malta, the Malta Stock Exchange, and the Malta Financial Services Centre.[1] It regulates banking, investment, insurance, financial, pension companies and securities markets in Malta.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Financial Services Centre to become sole regulator of the financial sector". Times of Malta. 2002-06-04. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. ^ "MFSA Annual Report 2018" (PDF). MFSA. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  3. ^ Sansone, Kurt (2019-02-06). "Financial services regulator wants Malta to play in the 'Champions League'". Malta Today. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  4. ^ "John Mamo". MFSA. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  5. ^ "About us". MFSA. Retrieved 2019-09-15.