January 2021 will go down in local fund set-up history. This is the year when the MFSA licensed the only retail AIF, established as a Unit Trust, in terms of the Investment Services Act.

Throughout the lease period, VAT at the rate of 18% is chargeable on the portion of the rental amount which is attributable to effective use and enjoyment in EU territorial waters.

On the 5th of August 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has expressed its support to the European Commission's implementation of the Basel III framework

Following two extensive surveys carried out with the EU national competent authorities, EIOPA issued the results of its findings on the impact of the IDD on consumers, insurance distributors and supervisory activities.

Malta has lately garnered an even faster momentum in pushing forward its status as Blockchain Island.

Following its decision on the 19 December 2017, the European Commission conditionally endorsed the Maltese tonnage tax scheme under the EU's State aid rules for a period of ten years.

Welcome to our latest edition of the GANADO Shipping and Maritime Law Newsletter, the first one for 2017.

The Merchant Shipping Directorate has recently published Merchant Shipping Notice 126, drawing attention to the establishment of three emission control areas in the People's Republic of China, effective as from 1st January 2016.

Amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Rules (Legal Notice 145 of 2013) will transpose the 2014 Amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention issued by the ILO.

In the digital age, insurance companies are not only guardians of financial protection but also stewards of sensitive customer data. With the advent of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)...

Welcome to our 33rd edition of the Ganado Advocates' shipping and maritime law newsletter. In this issue, we feature the most recent webinar we participated in about Covid's impact on the industry...

When shareholders' agreements conflict with a company's Memorandum and Articles of Association under Maltese law, the legal consequences may surprise many stakeholders.

Issue No. 11 (February 2020) of the Banking & Fintech Newsletter is now available.

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

Being an important port in the middle of the Mediterranean, Malta's efforts are key to the battle against counterfeit goods.

The Office of the Parliamentary Secretary for Social Accommodation published a White Paper entitled "Renting as a Housing Alternative" on the 15th October 2018.

In the latest episode of the ‘Ganado Meets Finance' podcast, Catherine Formosa Senior Associate at Ganado Advocates, speaks with Joyce Grech, Head of Commercial Banking and member...

EIPOA Supervisory Statement on differential pricing practices in non-life insurance lines of business; Implementing Regulations on ITS on supervisory reporting and disclosure under Solvency II published...

The Maltese Parliament has just approved updates to the Virtual Financial Assets Act (Chapter 590, Laws of Malta) ("VFA Act") to ensure further alignment...

The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") recently updated its Questions and Answers on the Prospectus Regulation (the "Q&As") in order to provide clarification...