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All in all, Phantom Share Plans are a clever, no-frills alternative to the traditional Employee Share Option Plans.

On 18 June 2025, Malta introduced Bill No. 136, proposing a series of amendments to Malta's Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta).

In the modern digital age, the advent of computerisation has created pathways and connected us in ways we could never have imagined.

When a Malta company is struck off the Register of Companies for non-compliance, restoration remains possible within five years through a court application. The process requires clearing outstanding filings, settling penalties, and demonstrating a legitimate interest in revival, with the company treated as if it had never been struck off once the restoration order is registered.

Upon the incorporation limited liability companies acquire separate legal personality separate from that of its members.

Organisations are constantly in the process of structuring and re-structuring to stay abreast of these complexities.

On 15th September 2020, the Companies Act (Suspension of Filing for Dissolution and Winding Up) Regulations (the 'Regulations') were introduced as part of several other measures intended...

During 2015, the Conduct Supervisory Unit within the MFSA embarked on an extensive desk based compliance review of Trusts and Fiduciaries following a thematic questionnaire where data was collected from a number of authorised persons.

Re-domiciliation allows a foreign company to transfer registration to another jurisdiction, while retaining its existing assets and liabilities.

I am sure that during the past quarter you have experienced, or at least, heard of Malta's varied activity...

Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions handle customer funds differently under EU law. While Payment Institutions use payment accounts for short-term transaction processing, Electronic Money Institutions store monetary value indefinitely in digital wallets. Understanding the legal distinction between these account types is crucial for fintech companies navigating PSD2 and EMD2 compliance requirements.

Before the coming into force of the substantive provisions of the so-called Short Selling Regulation on the 1st of November 2012, Malta did not have any rules restricting short selling or requiring disclosure of short positions.

In the second episode of the ‘Ganado Meets Finance' podcast, Nicholas Curmi, partner and head of the capital markets practice at Ganado Advocates, meets the Malta Stock Exchange's Executive Chairman Joseph Portelli for...

The Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") has circulated a consultation document that proposes a comprehensive revision of the Capital Market Rules applicable to the Institutional Financial Securities Market ("IFSM").

Arts Council Malta is accepting applications for its Legal and Finance Grant, offering up to €3,000 to creative practitioners and organisations seeking professional legal and financial support. The scheme addresses critical needs in contract negotiation, intellectual property management, and financial sustainability for Malta's cultural and creative sectors.

On the 18th October 2021, the FIAU published a revised version of the Implementing Procedure Part I, which formally introduced the changes that were proposed in the Consultation Document issued in March 2021.

On 19 October 2023, the European Commission (the ‘‘Commission'') published its third annual report (the ‘‘Report'') on Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of