Regulation Of AIF Managers

(Paper as first published in GFM Special Report – June 2014)

This paper attempts to summarise the legislative framework adopted in Malta for the implementation of the Alternative In-vestment Fund Managers Directive (`AIFMD').

Malta is considered a European domicile of choice for the establishment of investment funds and their services providers. The island's achievement in this field came about primarily as a consequence of a highly developed regulatory framework applica-ble to investment funds and the Malta Financial Services Authority's (`MFSA') approach to financial supervision characterised by a high degree of accessibility and robust supervision. Malta's implementation of the AIFMD has developed and strengthened even further its regulatory and supervisory framework in the field of fund management.