How Malta offers fund managers a cost-effective solution to
overcome Brexit uncertainty
With Brexit due to be finalized in the next nine months, picking
the right EU jurisdiction has become a key strategic consideration,
both for established hedge fund managers and start-up managers, who
need a "Plan B" to ensure continued use of passporting
rights to distribute their funds to EU investors.
This is likely to prove beneficial to EU fund jurisdictions such
as Malta, which continues to experience growth of its funds
industry, not just on the fund licensing side but, increasingly,
the number of AIFMs being set up on the island.
As the following report, "Malta in a post-Brexit
world", will detail, UK fund managers need a clear sense of
what Malta can offer and why it should be regarded as a viable
solution to EU fund structuring and distribution. What, for
example, does Malta's service provider network look like? What
does it offer from a fund structuring and
