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Discover how intellectual property should form part of every succession plan. Learn how Maltese law, trusts, holding companies and governance structures protect brands, patents, copyrights and family wealth.

Malta, traditionally a civil law jurisdiction, has adopted the trust law into its legislation and permits therefore not only the establishment of trusts, but also accepts and recognises foreign trusts...

We have unfortunately been reading statements in the media and by political commentators relating to fiduciary companies, and even about private trusts, which demonstrate a very superficial level of understanding about the concepts and their utility within the development of the financial services sector in Malta.

On Monday 18 October 2021 the FIAU published a revised version of the Implementing Procedures (IP) Part 1 to ‘transpose' the proposals that the FIAU had issued for consultation back in March 2021...

Malta's evolving single-family office model offers internationally mobile families a sophisticated framework combining trusts, private trust companies, holding structures and Notified Professional Investor Funds. How can this coordinated legal and regulatory architecture support governance, fiduciary oversight, succession planning and the institutionalisation of family wealth spanning multiple jurisdictions?

A sham trust is a trust that, despite appearing legitimate on the surface, is created with the mutual intention of the parties (usually the settlor and trustee) to not be acted upon according to its stated terms.

The beneficiary can be a natural or legal person, a trust or another foundation.

Family businesses face complex challenges when transferring wealth and control across generations. This analysis explores the intersection of legal structures and family dynamics that determine whether succession planning succeeds or fails, examining how trusts, foundations and governance frameworks can preserve business continuity while managing intergenerational relationships.

Trusts and foundations are often thought of or addressed together, most likely because they are both used by practitioners for asset protection purposes, ...

With effect from the 1st December, 2015, the Malta Financial Services Authority – the single regulator for the financial services industry in Malta since 2002 - has published a revised version of the Personal Questionnaire Form.

Malta continues to be one of the EU’s most attractive jurisdictions for corporate structuring, wealth planning, and asset protection.

Malta has introduced significant reforms to its beneficial ownership framework for trusts through Legal Notice 252 of 2026, implementing key provisions of the EU's Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The amendments expand the definition of beneficial ownership to include individuals exercising ultimate control, broaden access to the Trusts Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Register, and strengthen verification and enforcement mechanisms.

Malta's Legal Notice 252 of 2026 strengthens beneficial ownership rules for trusts, introducing clearer definitions of control, enhanced register access for authorities and legitimate interest parties...

The notorious CRB Regulations for Foundations, Trusts, Associations and Companies have been published as subsidiary legislation on the 20 December, 2017.

Internationally mobile founders relocating to Malta while holding global assets face complex cross-border implications affecting tax residency, holding structures, trusts, family office governance, and succession planning across multiple jurisdictions. Malta's EU membership, English-speaking legal framework, remittance basis taxation, and growing innovation economy position it as a strategic European base for entrepreneurial families seeking stability...

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