Minimum Special Leave entitlement regulations have been amended to provide for quarantine leave in Malta
Legal Notice 62 of 2020 came into force on the 13th March, 2020, amending the Minimum Special Leave Entitlement Regulations…
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Changes to the RBO Regulations in Malta
On the 20th February, 2020, the following legal notices were published in order to transpose the RBO Regulations in the…
Seminar on Foundations
Dr Ramona Azzopardi and Dr Nicolai Xuereb delivered a seminar earlier this week on the uses foundations and relevant tax…
Seminar – Foundations in Estate Planning and Innovative Business: Regulatory and Tax Implications
Dr Ramona Azzopardi and Dr Nicolai Xuereb shall be the speakers at the seminar, which is being organised by the…
Foundations to carry out trade and issue tokens
Generally, foundations registered in Malta may not trade or carry out commercial activities. Having said that, foundations may be endowed…
Bills published on services related to cryptocurrency and on blockchain
On the 22nd May, 2018 the following bills were published: The Virtual Financial Assets Bill; The Malta Digital Innovation Bill;…
New Gaming Act approved by Parliament in Malta
On Tuesday 8th May, the Maltese Parliament approved the third and final reading of the new Gaming Act. This Act…
Proposal for legislation in Malta on blockchain and intermediaries dealing in virtual currencies
On the 16th February, 2018 the Government of Malta issued a consultation document on the proposed regulation of initial coin…
Exceptional fiscal incentive for family businesses to end soon
The exceptional incentive providing that stamp duty at the rate of 1.5% shall be payable by family members transferring gratuitously…
New Laws to implement the provisions on the Register of Beneficial Owners in the IVth AML Directive
On the 1st January, 2018, the following Regulations came into force in Malta, implementing the relevant provisions on beneficial ownership…
Consulation Document issued by the MFSA on the proposed regulation of collective investment schements investing in virtual currencies
On the 23rd October, 2017, the MFSA issued a Consultation Document on the proposed regulation of collective investment schemes investing…
Bill to amend the Prevention of Money Laundering Act read in Parliament
On Monday, 2nd October 2017 the bill to amend the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Chapter 373 of the Laws of…
White Paper issued by the MGA
The Malta Gaming Authority (‘MGA’) has published a White Paper which proposes the introduction of new gaming laws to replace…
Consultation Document on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations 2017
A Consultation Exercise was launched by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (“FIAU”) in connection with a proposal to repeal and replace…
Setting up of Companies and Foundations in Malta
Nicolai Xuereb delivered a presentation during the course of an event organised by the Malta Italian Chamber of Commerce on the setting up of Companies…