In a series of regulatory actions announced on Friday, the Malta Financial Services Authority cancelled the licenses of three investment firms and imposed fines on a retirement scheme and its administrator.
New York-based, Cayman Islands-administered investment adviser International Investment Group LLC, which is affiliated with Malta's IIG Bank, with both owned by a bankrupt fund in Curaçao, committed "a string of frauds to cover up tens of millions of dollars in losses", the SEC has alleged.
Announcement by the Malta Financial Services Authority that STM Malta Trust and Company Management Limited has withdrawn its appeal against an administrative penalty.
Malta-domiciled investment fund firm Excellence Investment Umbrella SICAV Plc, which is managed by Swiss investment manager Novium AG, has been ordered to go into liquidation by its local regulator, the Malta Financial Services Authority.