New Regulatory Reporting Business Launches in Malta. Petya Barry appointed Managing Director to Lead, joined by key hires, Alberto Cosmen and Charlene Falzon
The Blueprint GRC group are delighted to announce the launch of a new group company, Blueprint GRC (EU) Limited and the availability of comprehensive regulatory reporting solutions. We are equally pleased to announce our appointment of three new colleagues – each bringing expertise in fund data management, configuration, analytics and the complex and evolving reporting obligations.
About Blueprint GRC Limited
Blueprint GRC Limited is a boutique regulatory reporting specialist based in Malta and part of the wider Blueprint GRC group. Addressing the need for expertise (and consistent and timely execution) in the complex and evolving fund reporting obligations, Blueprint GRC’s team in Malta will be delivering solutions for global fund managers to help assimilate and manage composite shareholding data to then ensure accurate and timely submission of regulatory filings under the prevailing requirements of differing jurisdictions. In addition, our team in Malta will work with our FCA and SEC expertise to optimise UK and US regulatory filings under relevant legislation.
As regulatory demands become more data-intensive, compliance teams are under growing pressure to manage complex data ingestion, transformation, and monitoring workflows. Our boutique service, underpinned by proprietary data-management technology, is designed to ease that burden — offering hands-on support, streamlined processes, and specialist guidance to help our clients stay ahead of disclosure obligations without stretching, or breaking internal resources.
Regulatory Reporting Solutions – available now, or being developed include:
- Sanctions and Restricted Instruments monitoring against investment portfolio positions and risk takers’ personal trades
- Short Sellingposition alert/reporting under the SSR and relevant position reporting directives/regulations
- Material Shareholding Disclosure under the Transparency Directive or Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR 5)
- Takeover Panel Reporting under the Takeover Bids Directive or Companies Act legislation
- Position limits – exchange imposed limits on positions in commodity interests
- Annex IV under the AIFMD
- Form 13F and 13H submissions to the US’s Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), including preparing for the delayed Form SHO reporting pursuant to Rule 13f-2
- Form ADV submissions to the SEC (as well as Form PF, 13G etc.)
- NFA Form CPO-PQR and CTA-PR: Quarterly reports filed with the National Futures Association.
Joining Blueprint GRC this month:
Petya Barry
Petya Barry is the Managing Director of Blueprint GRC (EU) Limited, newly appointed to lead this part of the Blueprint GRC group. Petya brings over 15 years bringing over 15 years of executive-level experience in governance, risk, and compliance across the alternative investment space. With a deep specialisation in hedge fund operations, risk and compliance oversight under different regulatory regimes, and trading operations, Petya leads the firm’s efforts in delivering tailored compliance, operational and regulatory reporting solutions to asset managers globally.
At Blueprint GRC (EU) Limited, Petya is focused on delivering high-integrity GRC services with strategic insight, enabling clients to meet their regulatory obligations while building resilient and operationally robust cross-border fund structures.
Before joining Blueprint GRC, Petya held multiple senior leadership roles across regulated entities within the UK and Malta, operating under AIFMD and MiFID II frameworks. Most recently, she served as Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance and led the Malta operations at ACA Mirabella Group, where she was also Executive Director and MLRO for several regulated entities. Her responsibilities spanned regulatory oversight, strategic GRC planning, and the direction of operational governance frameworks cross jurisdictionally. She played a key role in client onboarding, policy development, and enterprise-wide risk integration, and was an active member of several internal committees covering investment risk, enterprise risk, and client acceptance.
Earlier in her career, Petya was Chief Compliance Officer and Risk Manager at Innocap Global Investment Management, a global hedge fund managed account platform, where she led the oversight of risk limits, FX hedging programs, NAV validation, and regulatory reporting across complex investment structures. Her expertise also extends to valuation oversight, fund onboarding, trading documentation, and operational due diligence—often bridging regulatory mandates with trading and data operations across multiple jurisdictions. Previous roles include risk and operations leadership positions within Malta’s financial services sector.
Petya is highly regarded for her ability to integrate regulatory compliance with data-driven operational processes, transforming complex requirements into scalable, auditable frameworks. She has overseen trading surveillance, risk monitoring, and compliance infrastructure across multi-jurisdictional fund structures and serves as a trusted adviser to boards, investment committees, and executive management teams. A holder of a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Banking and Finance from the University of Malta, Petya has successfully passed all three levels of the CFA Program in 2011 and holds the NFA Series 3 and Swap Proficiency certifications.
Alberto Cosmen
Alberto Cosmen is a Lead Data Engineer at Blueprint GRC (EU) Limited, bringing over a decade of experience, specializing in risk management and quantitative analysis. His career has spanned several European jurisdictions within investment services and regulated financial institutions. He combines strong technical expertise with deep knowledge of regulatory frameworks, focusing on data-driving approaches to enhance risk oversight and compliance.
Before joining Blueprint GRC, Alberto was Senior Data Manager at ACA Mirabella, where he designed and developed tools to support regulatory reporting requirements such as Short Selling Disclosure, Major Shareholding, Takeover Panel and 13F2. He also led the implementation of the market abuse surveillance tool and delivered a range of solutions that enhanced monitoring and compliance capabilities through advance data processing and analytics.
Earlier in his career, Alberto held several regulated positions as Risk Manager in Malta, where he was approved by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). He also holds certifications as a Compliance Officer and MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer). Alberto holds postgraduate degrees in Financial Markets, Quantitative Finance, Data Science and Big Data & Business Intelligence. He has also lectured in risk management, sharing his expertise with academic institutions.
Charlene Falzon
Charlene Falzon is a Senior Associate at Blueprint GRC (EU) Limited with more than eight years of relevant experience in financial services and regulatory operations. She began her career at the Central Bank of Malta, focusing on financial risk analysis and relationship banking, where she was responsible for assessing the financial soundness of the Bank’s counterparties. Charlene then spent six and a half years at ACA Mirabella, where during her time she progressed from Onboarding Analyst to Senior Manager of the GRC Operations Team.
In this role, Charlene led the GRC Operations team, in particular submissions of regulatory reporting such as Short Selling Reporting, Major Shareholding, Takeover Panel, ADV Form amongst others. She also acted as Company Secretary for one of the Maltese entities and served as Compliance Monitoring Executive of Tied Agents.
Charlene is a holder of a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Banking and Finance from the University of Malta.
Contact Petya, Alberto or Charlene directly to welcome them to the team, or discuss your regulatory reporting and filing requirements:
