Recent developments portray a positive picture of Malta's potential as a centre for insurance-linked securities (ILS) transactions, building on the island's fast-growing securitisation market and burgeoning insurance industry

In the fourth episode of the ‘Ganado Meets Tech' podcast, Ganado Advocates' IP/TMT partner Paul Micallef Grimaud met with the Director of the Centre for Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) at the University of Malta.

Dr Mario Zerafa, a Senior Associate within GANADO Advocates writes an article titled: 'Directors: Gatekeepers against systematic failure' on the first edition of Compliance Matters.

Cryptocurrencies have transformed finance, created investor opportunities, and disrupted traditional institutions. Malta has been known as "The Blockchain Island" for many years...

A recent digital debate, organised by Ship Management International, brought together shipping lawyers from different European jurisdictions to discuss the challenges that the shipping industry faced...

On the 1 March 2023, EU lawmakers announced an agreement on the creation of a European Green Bond Standard (EuGB). The proposed standard (having been in limbo since...

Late last week, the MFSA published a circular to inform the market that in light of the COVID-19 situation, it will be extending (or is willing to extend) a number of reporting deadlines.

Regulations relating to the Register of Beneficial Owners were published by virtue of Legal Notices 373 to 376 of 2017 on the 20th December 2017.

The MFSA has issued new guidelines on Product Oversight and Governance arrangements by insurance undertakings and insurance distributors as required by the Insurance Distribution Directive ("IDD") to be implemented by manufacturers of insurance products.

The MDIA issued the first set of guidance notes aimed at assisting prospective Service Providers and Innovative Technology Arrangements Applicants when approaching the MDIA for registration and certification.

Just in time for the 2026 exam season, Ganado In Session is back with another revision-focused episode – this time tailored for fourth-year law students preparing for CVL 4026 – Law of Succession and CVL4028...

The boardroom is entering a new era of complexity and accountability. Directors today face a landscape shaped by escalating cyber threats, expanding personal liabilities...

GANADO Advocates has contributed a country report on 2019's third issue of the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review.

Mapping the future of legal personality.

Matthew Attard and Jan Rossi have contributed their insights about the current climate in Malta's shipping industry in a country-focused article published by Ship Management International.

The MFSA has issued a circular whereby it has informed the public of the transposition of Directive 2019/2162 on the issue of covered bonds and covered bond public supervision into Maltese legislation.

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has welcomed the findings of the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) Peer Review on Crypto-Asset Service Provider authorisation and supervision.

Earlier last month, in early November 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted legislation aimed at introducing new rules on insurance recovery and resolution.

The European Securities and Markets Authority has drawn a definitive line in the sand for crypto-asset service providers operating in the EU. With the July 1, 2026 deadline approaching...

In terms of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), issuers may acquire their own shares without any concern of engaging in insider dealing and/or market manipulation, provided that they follow the requirements set out in article 5.