ArticleAttention Financial Services Licence Holders: 4th AML Directive & Revised Funds Transfers RegulationLicence Holders should ensure full awareness of the implications that these instruments will bring into force.MaltaFinance and BankingGVZH Advocates
ArticleChanges To The Investment Services Rules Applicable To AIFs, PIFs & Retail CISsBy means of a circular issued on Thursday 18th June 2015, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) noted revisions made to the following Investment Services Rulebooks (Introductions)...MaltaFinance and BankingGVZH Advocates
ArticleCompliance Alert | Interim Financial ReturnIf you are a Category 2 (UCITS / AIFM) Investment Services Licence Holder, the Interim Financial Return for the 3rd Quarter, is due to the MFSA by 31st October, 2015. MaltaFinance and BankingGVZH Advocates
ArticleFund Managers – Financial Return: Circular Issued By MFSAOn the 3rd July 2015 the MFSA issued a Circular to Fund Managers regarding Appendix 2B which has been revised and published with an additional sheet relating to Non Malta Funds.MaltaFinance and BankingGVZH Advocates
ArticleMIFID II - ESMA Issues Consultation Paper On Draft Guidelines On Complex Debt Instruments And Structured DepositsOn the 24th March, 2015, ESMA issued a consultation paper on draft guidelines it developed for the assessment of the complexity of...MaltaFinance and BankingGVZH Advocates
ArticleFree To Work In Malta – Bulgarians / RomaniansCitizens of Romania and Bulgaria can work without restrictions across the European Union from the 1st of January 2013MaltaImmigrationGVZH Advocates
ArticleMalta Ranks Third Best Country For ExpatriatesAccording to a recent survey published by the Wall Street Journal, Malta is the third best country for expatriates. MaltaImmigrationGVZH Advocates
ArticleAustralian Start Up In Row With Apple Over ‘HealthKit’Apple announced that it shall be using the name ‘HealthKit’ for its new fitness technology - a platform on which users can run fitness apps and share health data.MaltaIntellectual PropertyGVZH Advocates
ArticleIntroduction Of New MGA Regulatory Framework Moves To 1st August 2018Further to the notification of the draft legal framework regulating gaming in Malta through the Technical Regulation Information SystemMaltaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGVZH Advocates
ArticleUnemployment In Malta Continues To Decrease: A Quick Overview On The Latest StatisticsAccording to new statistics which have been recently published by the Employment and Training Corporation (ETC), unemployment rate has continued to decrease in Malta.MaltaStrategyGVZH Advocates
ArticleHQP Rules Extended To The Medical SectorThe Highly Qualified Persons Rules ("HQP") is a programme that allows senior employees engaged by licensed / recognised operators in the financial services, remote gaming and aviation sectors to benefit from ...MaltaTaxGVZH Advocates
ArticleThe Applicability Of The Qualifying Employment In Innovation And Creativity (Personal Tax) Rules Has Been ExtendedThe Qualifying Employment in Innovation and Creativity (Personal Tax) Rules (the "Rules"), have now been extended to the 31st of December 2018. These Rules which have been promulgated...MaltaTaxGVZH Advocates
ArticleMFSA Issue Discussion Paper On Icos, Virtual Currencies And Related Service ProvidersFollowing the issuance of a Consultation Document on the Proposed Regulation of Collective Investment Schemes Investing in virtual currencies, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA")...MaltaTechnologyGVZH Advocates
ArticleGalistair Trading Ltd Granted Air Operator CertificateGalistair Trading Ltd has received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and Air operator License (AOL), which was granted by the Transport Malta Civil Aviation Directorate. MaltaTransportGVZH Advocates
ArticleIntegrated Maritime Policy For MaltaMalta is preparing a national integrated maritime policy reflecting national needs and in line with EU policies.MaltaTransportGVZH Advocates
ArticleMaritime HubThe Government of Malta is actively seeking to enhance the maritime sector of Malta. MaltaTransportGVZH Advocates
ArticleNew Cruise Ship Casino Malta RegulationsEarlier this year, the Government of Malta introduced the Cruise Casino Regulations with the aim of regulating the operation of casinos on board cruise ships berthed in Malta or within Maltese territorial waters.MaltaTransportGVZH Advocates
ArticleRemote Pilot Licenses Issued For The First Time In MaltaThe introduction of two European Regulations (Regulations 2019/947 and 2019/945) on unmanned aircraft systems, which came into force on the 31st of December 2020...MaltaTransportGVZH Advocates
ArticleThe Kerguelen Breaks Record Of Largest Ship To Ever Enter A Maltese HarbourThe container carrier CMA CGM Kerguelen has arrived at the Malta Freeport, thus establishing a new record in terms of being the largest ever vessel to dock in a Maltese harbour.MaltaTransportGVZH Advocates
ArticleAsda Workers Win Latest Round Of Long-running Equal Pay FightA Supreme Court decision has given more than 44,000 Asda employees victory in their fair pay fight with their employers paving the way for a legal battle that could last years. United KingdomEmployment and HRGVZH Advocates