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The UN General Assembly declared the 27 June the Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, recognizing the importance of these enterprises and their contribution to sustainable development.

ESMA assessed six possible non-EU jurisdictions that could benefit from the extension of the AIFMD passport.

Despite a very challenging global economic environment in 2015, financial services in Malta have continued to expand.

In the face of the highest rate of HF closures recorded since 2010, exceeding for the first time that of new launches in 2014, AUMs in Europe grew substantially thanks to the popularity of UCITs hedge funds.

Malta has established its first Notified Professional Investor Fund under the Single Family Office Exempt Manager Framework, offering family offices a proportionate regulatory pathway that balances efficient wealth structuring with appropriate oversight. The framework provides an alternative to institutional fund manager requirements, enabling single family offices to manage private wealth through NPIFs with governance structures suited to their scale and operations.

The Maltese regulatory framework provides a number of different fund structures starting from the Ucits fund, typically used for retail investors, the notified alternative investment fund (Naif) ...

Malta boasts a dynamic pensions sector wherein multinational corporations and individuals are increasingly looking to place their benefit plans.

Malta continues to receive glowing reviews internationally as a stable financial services centre of repute within the European Union.

Due to the AIFM Directive, interesting changes are occurring on the funds scenario as managers based both within and outside the EU are actively reviewing their position in view of the new regulations.

2015 marked a clear recovery in the Global real estate market, thanks to the activity of asset management products focused on real estate

On 1 February 2016, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) released its questions and answers (Q&As) on the new UCITS V Directive.

The Malta Financial Services Authority (the "MFSA") has published a detailed circular following reviews of the valuation processes adopted by UCITS Management Companies and AIFMs...

Since the transposition of the AIFMD in mid-2013, hedge fund managers using Maltese structures have been provided with a wider choice.

For Audentia Capital, the secret to their success is to operate with the mindset of a boutique firm, CEO and founder Alberto Llaneza Martin explains.

Robo-advisors are no longer considered to be within the realm of science-fiction but are steadily becoming a prospect you may have to come to terms with sooner than you think.

Over the past decade, the dynamics shaping international capital flows have begun to shift. While established European financial centres continue to play an important role, investors are...

On 8 August 2025, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen) (BMF) published a draft bill for the Fund Risk Limitation Act (Fondsrisikobegrenzungsgesetz) (FoRG).