The Regulation on European long-term investment funds was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 19 May 2015. The regulation sets out a new investment fund framework designed for investors who want to invest money into companies and projects for the long term. It contains harmonised rules for the authorisation, investment policies and...
Evidence of Malta’s growth as a domicile of choice for the incorporation of companies is the number of companies being registered with the Registry of Companies in recent years. The number of companies registered in Malta has now topped the 70,000 mark, the Minister for Finance said during a half-day conference organised by the Malta Law...
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...
Europe’s ambitious infrastructure targets are only one of the many opportunities that exist for the development of an Islamic finance industry in Europe. The required investment is so massive (estimated at €2 trillion) that governments and the private sector necessarily need to look for and tap into alternatives sources of funding. Islamic financial structures can...
David Zahra has been invited to participate in a workshop being held in Milan on 25 March 2015 entitled “Gulf&Med: Il mercato, gli investimenti e la finanza islamica”. The business forum is organised by Fondazione ISTUD (www.istud.it) under the patronage of the Italian Ministry for Economic Development. Held a few weeks before the start of...
The factors contributing to Malta’s excellent offering as a luxury expat location of choice were highlighted in an article David Zahra wrote for ‘The Telegraph, the e-letter of the Swiss-Maltese Chamber of Commerce which was published on 28 November 2014. The article describes the recently unveiled “The Residence Programme” (for EU/EEA nationals), the “Global Residence Programme” (for non-EU/EEA...
One of the most important functions of the Accountancy Board, the entity entrusted by the Accountancy Profession Act (Cap. 281, Laws of Malta) to regulate the accountancy and audit profession in Malta, is the quality assurance process pursuant to which it is ensured that the standards being applied by audit practices in Malta are of the highest...
Considering the vital role directors play in the proper operation of an investment fund and investment companies, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) has recently updated the Corporate Governance Manual for Directors of Investment Companies and Collective Investment Schemes by taking into account the requirements of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU). The Manual was...
Fitch has reaffirmed Malta’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) rating at ‘A’ with a stable outlook. The country rating was published on 11 September 2014. The issue ratings on Malta’s unsecured foreign and local currency bonds were also affirmed at ‘A’. The agency affirmed Malta’s short-term foreign-currency IDR at ‘F1’ and the...
David Zahra has recently delivered a presentation entitled “Stages of Setting Up Your Own Business” to participants of the 7th session of the 2014 Best Business Plan Competition organised by the JCI (Junior Chamber International) Malta. The session was held on Thursday 11 September at MISCO Training Centre in Mriehel. David Zahra shared some tips and tricks...
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