Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit is a government agency established under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (Cap. 373 of the Laws of Malta). It is the entity responsible for the collection, collation, processing, analysis and dissemination of information to combat money laundering and the funding of terrorism. The Unit is also responsible for monitoring compliance with the relevant legislative provisions.
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Errata corrige – Guidance Note on obtaining Source of Wealth Information related to Parties other than the Customer
September 22, 2023
22nd September 2023 The FIAU would like to inform subject persons that the Guidance Note in mention has been amended to correctly quote Regulation 11(5) of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations (PMLFTR), where reference is made to situations where the customer’s beneficial owner is a politically exposed person. In the original […]
Read MoreUpdates from Europol
September 18, 2023
18th September 2023 Updates from Europol The FIAU would like to inform subject persons about the following publications that have been issued by Europol: Both reports can be directly accessed hereunder, and are also published on the FIAU’s website here
Read MoreThe 2023 AML/CFT Conference for the Gaming Sector
September 5, 2023
5th September 2023 Date: 29th September 2023Time: 08:00 -17:00Location: The Xara Lodge, Sqaq Taċ-Ċawla,Fee: €100 The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit is organising an AML/CFT Conference for the Gaming Sector. The event is targeted at gaming operators, including land-based ones, who are considered as subject persons. During this conference, speakers from the main authorities responsible to […]
Read MoreSave the Date: Upcoming FIAU Conferences for the Gaming, Investment Services and the Real Estate Sectors
August 21, 2023
21st August 2023 The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) would like to inform subject persons that it will be organising three separate full day live conferences which will be targeting three different sectors: The purpose of these events is to provide subject persons operating in these sectors and other stakeholders with updates and insights about […]
Read MoreFIAU Updates on Publications by MONEYVAL, EUROPOL and EBA
August 3, 2023
3rd August 2023 FIAU Updates on Publications by MONEYVAL, EUROPOL and EBA The FIAU would like to inform subject persons about the following publications that have been issued by MONEYVAL, EUROPOL and the European Banking Authority (EBA): MONEYVAL: MONEYVAL has published its report on ML/FT in the world of virtual assets. The report contains an […]
Read MoreSupervisory Plan 2023-2024
July 25, 2023
25th July 2023 The FIAU would like to inform subject persons of the issuance of a newsletter which provides an overview of the supervisory work that the FIAU plans to carry out during the upcoming supervisory cycle. For more information regarding the FIAU’s supervisory priorities for 2023 – 2024, refer to the document below
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