Malta’s role as a springboard for Middle Eastern investment into Europe was the focus of David Zahra’s presentation to the Dubai Chamber and the Abu Dhabi Chamber earlier this week, as part of a trade delegation to the Middle East organised by TradeMalta and FinanceMalta. Malta, David Zahra said, had an everlasting vocation: a centuries-old trading post in...
David Zahra, founder of David Zahra & Associates Advocates, participating in the International Bar Association’s annual conference which took place in Washington D.C. between 18 and 23 September 2016. The IBA Annual Conference welcomed a record number of over 6,000 participants and hosted close to 200 sessions, workshops and panels throughout the course of the week. The next annual...
Anndrea Mercieca, from David Zahra & Associates Advocates, recently attended ‘The Yacht & Superyacht Symposium 2016?. The event was held on 9 June 2016 at the Westin Dragonara Resort and was organised by the Malta Institute of Management (“MIM”). The symposium focused on yachting within the European territories and the advantages introduced by various jurisdictions around...
David Zahra has recently spoken at a conference entitled “Fare finanza islamica da Malta: la costituzione di fondi Shariah Compliant” and organised by Bank of Valletta’s Representative Office in Milan and Valletta Fund Services. This event, held on May 18 in Milan, dealt with the opportunities offered by Malta n the Islamic Finance sector with particular focus on the...
DZ&A has recently attended the ‘London on Water’ boat show organised at St Katharine’s Dock as well as the Superyacht Owners’ Summit at Old Billingsgate, in London. St Katherine’s Dock showed off the new lines from Princess and Sunseeker. Old Billingsgate, on the other hand, showcased an array of services offered relating to land, air and sea....
David Zahra, founder of David Zahra & Associates Advocates, recently participated in a discussion, held in Genova, Italy, on the various wealth management opportunities offered by Malta to Italian high net worth individuals. The event was also addressed by representatives of Bank of Valletta. The audience was particularly interested in the use of family trusts to manage and...
The potential of Iran and the growth of Islamic Finance as a means of European investment in the Gulf and vice versa were the main topics of discussion at a seminar held in Milan on 16 December 2015 and organised by Fondazione Istud. Participants discussed the recent news of Iran’s return to the world trade circuit...
The Sultanate of Oman has recently introduced a regulatory framework for Islamic banking and, just a few weeks ago, issued its first sovereign sukuk (or an Islamic bond, as more commonly known). As a latecomer in the industry (it is in fact the last GCC nation to venture into Islamic finance), it has had the advantage of adopting...
Malta’s decision to retain its “professional investor fund” regime alongside the AIFMD regime was acclaimed by both speakers and participants at a seminar organised by the international law firm Withers, Bank of Valletta, Valletta Fund Services and David Zahra & Associates Advocates. The seminar, entitled “Ahead of the curve: il mercato unico degli AIF in...
David Zahra has been invited to be part of the panel discussion on “Islamic Finance: How plausible is it for Malta?” as part of FinanceMalta’s programme for its 8th Annual Conference to be held on 21 May 2015 at the Grand Master Suite, Hilton Malta. The panel discussion will be moderated by Reuben Buttigieg (President, World Islamic...
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