MLT GVT Investment Services DORA


On Oct. 4, MLT GVT amended investment services supervision rules.


  • MLT GVT issued Investment Services Act (Supervisory Review) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (Reg 252/2024) amending Investment Services Act (Supervisory Review) Regulations S.L. 370.15, both regulations now to be read, construed as one.
  • Follows EU CNCL Dec. 2022 issued final Dir 2022/2556 and Reg 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for financial sector in European Official Journal, see #137568.
  • Regulations
  • Scope of regulations is to transpose Article 4(4) of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA Dir 2022/2566) on digital operational resilience in the financial sector.
  • Adds definition of DORA, that competent authority to review arrangements, strategies, processes and mechanisms implemented by investments firms, evaluate risks revealed by digital operational resilience testing as per chapter 4 of DORA Reg 2022/2554.
  • Effectiveness
  • Regulations come into force on Jan. 17, 2025, date on which DORA measures in force.

Regulators MLT GVT
Entity Types B/D; HF; IA; IB; Inv Co
Reference OG 21,323, Reg 252/2024, 10/4/2024; S.L. 370.15, Citation: Reg 252/2024; DORA Dir 2022/2566; DORA Reg 2022/2554;
Functions BCS; Compliance; Legal; Operations; Risk; Technology
Countries Malta
Category
State
Products Fund Mgt; Hedge Funds; Payments; Securities
Regions EMEA
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 10/4/2024
Effective Date 1/17/2025
Rule Id 228969
Linked to Rule :137598
Reg. Last Update 10/4/2024
Report Section EU

Last substantive update on 10/09/2024