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GANADO Advocates is pleased to announce the registration by the MFSA on the 21st July 2016 of Ventura SICAV p.l.c; the first NAIF, and first EuVECA, to be registered in Malta.

In view of the transposition process of UCITS V, MFSA and Finance Malta organised an educational clinic on the Directive aiming to update stakeholders with recent developments on the matter.

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has introduced a framework for Notified Professional Investor Funds (NPIFs), following consultation documents issued in December 2022 and May 2023.

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has introduced a framework for Notified Professional Investor Funds (NPIFs)...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has launched a new investment framework in tandem with Luxembourg's Reserved Alternative Investment Fund...

In an extensive report, Opalesque gives a healthy check to Malta's financial services industry, noting that Malta as a funds and finance centre is on a healthy growth path.

Sustainable finance refers to the process of taking due account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations when making investment decisions.

Join us in London on Monday 16 October, for an exclusive briefing on the benefits of setting up in Malta...

In recent years, Malta has rapidly evolved into a leading hub for fund management and related financial services.

The NAIF, Ventura SICAV plc was notified to the MFSA, and is managed by Abalone Asset Managers in terms of the Investment Services Act (List of Notified AIFs) Regulations.

This company, having registration number C-27129 and operating from ‘Deber', Nigret Road, Zurrieq, and which holds a Category 2 investment services licence issued by the MFSA.

With AIFMD II now transposed into Maltese law, fund promoters, asset managers and family offices have access to new regulatory pathways for establishing loan origination and private credit vehicles in Malta. The revised framework expressly permits corporate lending by Alternative Investment Funds, while the updated NAIF regime brings loan origination within scope, opening doors to EU-wide distribution through the AIFMD marketing passport.

The opinion relates to the functioning of the EU AIFMD passport and NPPRs, containing a preliminary assessment of the way the two mechanisms operate.

All financial market participants must be prepared to put their contingency plans into practice, including their business continuity measures, in order to ensure operational continuity in accordance with regulatory obligations.

The 2008 financial crisis revealed vulnerabilities in the regulation and supervision of the banking system at both a global and a European level, leading to the review of the capital adequacy standards...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a public statement to promote coordinated action among national competent authorities (NCAs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Changes in EU regulation and further consolidation across the financial services sector have continued to drive growth in financial services during 2014 as total number of licences topped the 800 mark.