In the first episode of the ‘Ganado Meets Finance’ podcast, Ganado Advocates’ managing partner Andre Zerafa speaks with MFSA CEO JOSEPH GAVIN about regulation, supervision and the future of the industry The experience for Joseph Gavin as the MFSA’s CEO has been a fascinating and busy journey so far. He does, however, believe that notwithstanding the finance industry being dampened for a while by the pandemic and Malta’s greylisting by the FIAU, admirable progress has since been made and we now seem to be in a clear path which has given rise to a much greater sense of confidence among practitioners, regulators and the industry in general. The financial services sector remains diverse and there is a very strong base for the continued growth of the sector. Going forward, Gavin says that the MFSA needs to be seen as an effective regulator, gatekeeper, supervisor and enforcer which is committed to supporting the industry, particularly in terms of identifying growth opportunities as well as niche growth opportunities. The MFSA has recently carried out an internal assessment to identify aspects which need to be enhanced to further engage with the sector. The MFSA continues to strive to...