REITs: Asset Classes & Activity Comparisons During the 2019 Malta Budget, the Maltese Government announced intentions to introduce a Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) regulatory framework. As one of the few countries within the developed world that does not yet have such a regime yet in place, the announcement was very much welcomed by investors as […]
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Malta Digital Gaming Incentives Since 2011, the Malta digital games Industry has developed rapidly becoming one of the burgeoning industries in Malta in a short span of time. This is mainly attributed to the Government’s policies aimed at making Malta a digital hub as well as the availability of a widespread range of incentives that address the
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Foundations under Maltese Law Any person, whether a national or otherwise, has the right to establish legal organizations, including Malta foundations, as long as that person complies with the prescribed rules as to form and content. Setting up a Malta Foundation Public Deed or Will A Malta foundation can be set up either by means of a
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Unit Trusts under Maltese Law The Unit Trust The purpose behind the creation of a unit trust is that many persons, whether legal or natural, are unable to accumulate large pools of moneys sufficient to individually give them access to substantive investment opportunities. In this event investors collectively contribute through the set up of a
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Malta UCITS Funds UCITS schemes are schemes that are harmonized under the UCITS Directive of the European Union. These are schemes that predominantly invest in transferable securities such as: (a) shares in companies and other securities equivalent to shares in companies; (b) bonds and other forms of debt securities; or (c) any other negotiable securities which carry the right
Capital Gains and Property Transfer Tax in Malta Introduction The transfer of immovable property in Malta attracts an amount of tax which is imposed on the person transferring the property to the other party. In this regard the term “transfer” includes any assignment or cession of any rights over property.[1] Upon the transfer of immovable
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Malta Opportunity: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies & Opportunities for the Maltese Banking Industry, in the same sentence, may seem far-fetched, ludicrous and potentially outrageous to some, and interesting and innovative to others. The reality is that the world we live in and the financial services and banking sector will need to embrace and also evolve to
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Fund Administrators in Malta The Investment Services Act provides that any person who in Malta or from Malta provides administrative services which do not themselves constitute licensable activity under this Act, shall be required to apply for recognition by the MFSA. The Regulator The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is responsible for the recognition, regulation
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Introducers under Maltese Financial Services Law Introducers in Malta: Introduction An Introducer is defined in the Glossary published by the MFSA as a person who enters into a written arrangement with a License Holder, whereby such person introduces a potential customer to the License Holder, as a consequence of which the License Holder may remunerate
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Malta Binary Options Regulation of Malta Binary Options On the 17th July 2013, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) announced that Binary Options are considered as instruments falling within the parameters of the Second Schedule of the Investment Services Act. This announcement follows a clarification made by the European Commission that Binary Options meet the
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