Authors:
Jotham Scerri-Diacono
Published on July 7, 2016
Tags: maritime, Merchant Shipping Act, Shipping
Practices:
Ship Registration, Shipping sale, purchase & charterparties, Yacht & Superyacht Registration
After taking into consideration a number of proposals made by the local flag administration and the importance to remain competitive in such an important industry, a number of amendments have been put forward to the Merchant Shipping Act (MSA), Chapter 234 of the Laws of Malta which, essentially, clarify a number of ambiguities which existed and also reflect current administrative practices.
Authors:
Matthew Bianchi, Matthew Brincat, Elaine Magri, Nadia Cassar, Tanya Causon, Stephanie Cassar, Lara Pace, Julian Caruana, Nicholas Curmi
Published on June 30, 2016
Tags: Insurance, Pensions, Reinsurance
Practices:
Insurance & Reinsurance Corporate, Insurance & Reinsurance Regulation, Pensions Regulatory
Issue 42 of the Insurance and Pension Law Newsletter is now available.
Authors:
Julian Caruana, Elaine Magri
Published on June 30, 2016
Tags: Financial Technology, Fintech, Insurance
Practices:
Financial Markets Regulation, Insurance & Reinsurance Corporate, Insurance & Reinsurance Regulation
Financial technology, or ‘fintech’ as it is more commonly referred to, is taking the financial industry around the world by storm. Over the past ten years, there has been a significant increase in the use of technology in the financial sector, spanning from mobile banking, small business lending, and financial advice. However, despite the financial innovation and technological progress made so far, a large part of the financial industry is still relatively unaffected.
Authors:
André Zerafa
Published on June 23, 2016
Tags: Investment Funds
Practices:
Investment Funds
This article was published in Corporate INTL (June 2016).
Authors:
André Zerafa
Published on June 21, 2016
Tags: Investment Funds, real estate
Practices:
Investment Funds, Real Estate
MondoAlternative spoke with Andre Zerafa, Partner at GANADO Advocates, about the new regulations that are changing the international real estate funds sector and the peculiarities of the Maltese jurisdiction.
Authors:
Antoine G. Cremona, Anselmo Mifsud-Bonnici
Published on May 25, 2016
Tags: Arbitration
Practices:
Litigation, Arbitration & ADR
The Malta Chapter in the latest edition of this international series has been authored by Antoine G. Cremona and Anselmo Mifsud Bonnici.
Authors:
GANADO Advocates
Published on May 25, 2016
Tags: company secretary, Corporate Governance, Corporate Services
Practices:
Corporate Governance, Corporate Services
The role of the company secretary should not be looked at as merely fulfilling administrative secretarial duties. Despite the name, the role is not a clerical or secretarial one in the usual sense. The company secretary keeps board members informed of their legal responsibilities. It is true that a company secretary does not take part in the management of the company as this is the responsibility of the Directors, but nowadays the role of company secretary is being increasingly considered as that of a special advisor to the board.
Authors:
James Farrugia, David Borg-Carbott
Published on May 4, 2016
Tags: hedge funds
Practices:
Fund Custody, Investment Funds
James Farrugia and David Borg-Carbott have contributed to this publication with a chapter entitled Malta Hedge Funds.
Authors:
Ruth Agius
Published on April 22, 2016
Tags: Compliance Officers, Compliance Requirements
Practices:
Corporate, Corporate Services
Reputation management is not a prerogative of large institutions and must be seen as an important matter by small- and medium- sized companies as well.
Authors:
Leonard Bonello, James Debono
Published on April 8, 2016
Tags: financial industry, Fintech, investment services
Practices:
Banking Regulatory, E-Money & Payment Services, Financial Markets Regulation, Investment Services Regulation
Relatively unheard of before the beginning of this decade, the word “fintech” (financial technology) has swiftly established its place in everyday language and made it into the Oxford Dictionary. In fact, Bloomberg acknowledged that this term was everybody’s buzzword during the World Economic Forum held in Davos in January.
