When processing applications for a licence in terms of the Investment Services Act, the Banking Act and the Financial Institutions Act, the MFSA takes account of: i. the degree of protection to the investors; ii. the protection of the reputation …

The MFSA’s regulatory regime for collective investment schemes caters for two principal classes of schemes, namely, • Retail Schemes and • Professional Investor Funds (PIFs). Retail Schemes are further sub-divided into two principal categories: • Maltese non-UCITS Schemes and • …

INTRODUCTION  The term “financial institution” as defined under European legislation means an entity which provides any type of financial services. In Malta, the creation and licensing of a financial institution is a home grown “quasi bank” authorized to carry out …

Ship Registration All types of vessels, from pleasure yachts to oil rigs, may be registered. The procedure for the registration of a vessel is carried out in two stages: Provisional registration, which in terms of law has the same effect …