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Malta’s Shariah-Compliant Funds Framework Investment Services & Funds

Malta’s Shariah-Compliant Funds Framework

Malta’s recent revamp of its Shariah-compliant investment funds framework is a strategic move to attract investors and asset managers from the Middle East and North Africa (‘MENA’), including family offices from the Gulf region (‘GCC’) to the EU’s southernmost jurisdiction. The Malta Financial Services Authority (‘MFSA’) informed the industry through a circular about this update in November 2025. This update continues positioning the islands as a bridge between Europe and Sharia finance. Being EU and Eurozone currency member, Malta offers MENA investors a seamless point of entry into the EU’s single financial market. For Middle Eastern fund promoters looking to…
Mario Mizzi
24th November 2025
Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update | Q3 2025 Insurance & ReinsuranceInvestment Services & FundsRegulatory Compliance

Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update | Q3 2025

We are pleased to issue the fourteenth edition of the Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update. These updates are intended to keep Maltese regulated entities informed of regulatory changes and developments taking place in the local financial services space. In this issue, we focus on the sector specific and cross-sectoral regulatory updates relating to investment services, CSPs, fintech, insurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries. Click here to access the fourteenth Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update. The Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update does not purport to give legal, regulatory,financial or tax advice. Should you require further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Michael Psaila,…
Mamo TCV Advocates
18th November 2025
Katya Tua at family offices conference
Mamo TCV Participates in Seminar on Family Offices in Malta Investment Services & FundsNews

Mamo TCV Participates in Seminar on Family Offices in Malta

Mamo TCV Advocates participated in a seminar organised by Finance Malta titled ‘Malta’s Family Office Proposition’. Recently, Dr. Katya Tua, head of the investment services practice at Mamo TCV Advocates, participated in a panel made up of local experts who discussed the advantages of choosing Malta for the setting up multi-family offices. Dr. Rachel Gauci and Dr. Mario Mizzi from the investment services team also attended this seminar. Following last year’s legal exemption for single-family offices and the exemptions envisaged under AIFMD II, Malta is becoming increasingly attractive for boutique investment managers and family offices wishing to establish a structure…
Mamo TCV Advocates
17th November 2025
Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update | Q2 2025 Insurance & ReinsuranceInvestment Services & FundsRegulatory Compliance

Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update | Q2 2025

We are pleased to issue the thirteenth edition of the Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Updates. These updates are intended to keep Maltese regulated entities informed of regulatory changes and developments taking place in the local financial services space. In this issue, we focus on the sector specific and cross-sectoral regulatory updates relating to investment services, CSPs, fintech, insurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries. The Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update can be found here .The Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update does not purport to give legal, regulatory,financial or tax advice. Should you require further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Michael Psaila,…
Mamo TCV Advocates
6th August 2025
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CJEU preliminary rulings as a path towards further investment law harmonisation Investment Services & FundsLitigation & Dispute Resolution

CJEU preliminary rulings as a path towards further investment law harmonisation

The preliminary reference procedure under Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) constitutes a mechanism by which the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ensures the uniform interpretation and application of Union law across the Member States. In the specific context of EU financial regulation, this procedural instrument assumes a distinctive function: that of enabling organic harmonisation within the internal market. By facilitating a judicial dialogue between national courts and the CJEU, the preliminary ruling mechanism operates as a decentralised yet effective method of aligning national interpretations of key provisions within directives…
Mario Mizzi
14th July 2025
Tokenisation of Funds
Fintech Insights #11 –
Tokenising Fund Units FinTechInvestment Services & Funds

Fintech Insights #11 –
Tokenising Fund Units

Malta has uniquely positioned itself at the crossroads of EU legislative initiatives of investment funds and digital assets. The island has steadily built a forward-thinking fintech ecosystem whilst at the same time maintained an investment fund framework which is comparable to those with the EU’s largest jurisdictions by assets-under-management (“AUM”).  This makes Malta the ideal EU jurisdiction to set up a tokenised investment fund. In June 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) published a detailed ‘Position Paper on Tokenisation of Fund Units’ (the “Position Paper”), reflecting Malta’s ongoing pioneering approach to digital finance and asset management. The paper emphasises…
Katya Tua and Mario Mizzi
18th June 2025