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The Merchant Shipping Directorate of Transport Malta has issued the ‘Commercial Yacht – Pleasure Yacht Guidelines (‘the Guidelines') on the 2nd of September 2021.

Fund managers don’t like surprises. And it is this aversion to anything unknown that has caused the more "traditional" financial centres like London, Luxembourg, Ireland and Switzerland to boom as financial centres towards which fund managers have gravitated and established themselves over the past 20-odd years.

The Bill seeks to amend the Companies Act with the aim of modernising company operations, governance, and dissolution procedures

Malta has been a member of the European Union (EU) since 2004. Its relationship with the EU was officially established in December 1970 when it signed an Association Agreement, which called...

It may be the smallest economy in the Eurozone, but the southern European country of Malta packs quite a punch.

When one thinks of a company, trading activities and profit-making typically come to mind, with dividends eventually distributed to shareholders.

During the first half of 2020, around 10,000 defunct companies were struck off the Malta Business Registry (‘MBR'), in light of a ‘cleaning-up exercise' undertaken by the local Registrar of...

André Zerafa of GANADO Advocates studies the Maltese limited partnership as a vehicle for private equity and venture capital strategies.

Director of CSB Group, sits down for an interview with Rami Gabriel and examines the evolving landscape of iGaming compliance and the strategic imperatives shaping tomorrow's industry leaders.

By virtue of Legal Notice 248 of 2020 the Minister for Economy, Investment and Small Businesses introduced the Companies Act (Shipping and Aviation Cell Companies)

COVID-19 has taken the world by surprise from all aspects of life. Just like scientific research is struggling to catch up with the spread of this virus, the business community is fighting to survive.

Asymmetric jurisdiction clauses – or so-called ‘lop-sided' jurisdiction clauses – have become market practice in many industries.

The Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) was introduced in 2021, when it replaced the Malta Residence and Visa Programme (MRVP).

The Audit Exemption Rules (L.N. 139 of 2025), published on the 15th of July 2025, introduce a regulatory framework that eases compliance costs for certain categories of companies in Malta by reducing or eliminating statutory audit requirements.

The Consultation marks the first substantive update to the Regulations since 2007 with proposed changes including an increase in turnover thresholds and a new "call-in power" for below threshold transactions.

What is all the more worrisome is that in smaller set-ups directorship roles are often filled by the shareholders and beneficial owners themselves and naturally conflicts of interest may arise.

The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a public statement to promote transparency and consistency in the information provided in half-yearly financial reports under the present circumstances.