Malta MFSA sends out ‘Dear CEO’ letter on costs and charges transparency
The MFSA Dear CEO letter is based on the findings of a mystery shopping exercise to assess compliance of investment firms.
The MFSA Dear CEO letter is based on the findings of a mystery shopping exercise to assess compliance of investment firms.
Kenneth Farrugia has extensive experience in leadership, most recently as Director of the Malta Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU).
The appointment will take effect on September 9. Dr Buontempo is currently Chief Officer Enforcement at the MFSA.
Joe Gavin was named MFSA CEO in September 2021, following a scandal that led to the ouster of the regulator’s previous CEO, Joseph Cuschieri.
In mid June the MFSA announced that its CEO Joe Gavin was “indisposed,” without providing a specific reason.
Malta financial regulator MFSA said that its CEO, Joseph Gavin, is currently “indisposed”. The regulator did not provide a reason.
FXCityIndex purports to operate from an address in Malta and to hold an MFSA license, the regulator believes that this is not the case.
Linking any kind of reward to the acquisition of a financial service can encourage consumers to make unnecessary purchases.
The appointment of Joe Gavin comes after a scandal at the MFSA led to the ouster of the regulator’s previous CEO, Joseph Cuschieri.
It appears that the callers are asking consumers to provide their bank details or otherwise their bank account will be blocked.