1st December 2023 1. Amendments to Recommendation 8 and its Interpretive Note In June 2023, the FATF proposed revisions to Recommendation 8 and the accompanying Interpretative Note. The revision aimed to address the problem of over-application of preventive measures to the Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) sector in some countries, recognising its negative impact on legitimate NPO […]
The FIAU would like to inform CBAR Reporting Entities that on Wednesday 6th of December 2023 there will be a scheduled down time from 7am till 1pm. During this maintenance window, MoveIT (moveit.fiaumalta.org) will be inaccessible. All file submissions will resume immediately after the maintenance window. In this respect, the FIAU would like to remind […]
13th November 2023 In terms of Regulation 2(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations (PMLFTR), politically exposed persons (PEPs) are “natural persons who are or have been entrusted with prominent public functions in or outside Malta, other than middle ranking or more junior officials”. In addition to this, Article 20a […]
Date: 30th November 2023Time: 08:15 -17:00Location: AX The Palace, SliemaFee: €100 The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit is organising a full day AML/CFT Conference for the Real Estate Sector. The purpose of this event is to provide subject persons operating in this sector with insights and updates relating to the application of their AML/CFT obligations. For more details, you can […]
2nd November 2023 The FIAU would like to inform subject persons of the following publications that have been issued by the FATF earlier this week, after the FATF Plenary which took place in Paris on 25-27 October: 1. Crowdfunding for Terrorism Financing Report The FATF report in mention explores the misuse of crowdfunding platforms by […]
2nd November 2023 The FIAU would like to bring to your attention the latest FATF ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action‘ and ‘Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring’ documents issued by the FATF on the 27 of October 2023. A copy of these documents has been uploaded on the FIAU’s website under ‘Country Statements’. The […]
Recent developments in Israel and the Gaza Strip have once more brought to the fore the issue of financing of terrorism (‘TF’). Terrorist organisations, networks and even lone actors need assets and funds to function and carry out their activities. The Malta Financial Services Authority (‘MFSA’) and the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (‘FIAU’) are issuing […]
The FIAU would like to thank once again the attendees who joined us this week for the AML/CFT Conference for the Investment Services Sector. During this conference, speakers from the FIAU, MFSA, SMB and MASA provided subject persons operating in the investment services sector with insights and updates relating to the application of their AML/CFT […]
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) is pleased to announce the release of its Annual Report for the year 2022. The report speaks of challenges faced and overcome, key of which was the grey lisitng of Malta in June 2021. In just one year the FIAU and all involved stakeholders turned this around and Malta […]