Publications August 17, 2017 The AIFMD and Fund Distribution in the EU The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) was introduced in 2013. The aim of the Directive is to regulate...
Publications July 13, 2016 Malta’s growth challenged by custody conundrum This article was published in Professional Wealth Management and includes comments from Max Ganado and Andre Zerafa.
Publications April 4, 2016 MFSA launches new framework for alternative investor funds On the 11th February 2016, the Malta Financial Services Authority (the “MFSA”) announced the launch of a new framework...
Publications August 14, 2015 AIFMD Passport – Extension denied to the US, Hong Kong and Singapore The AIFMD passport is currently only available to EU AIFMs and EU AIFs. However, AIFMD makes provision for access...
Publications April 16, 2015 Article 19: The AIFMD Valuation Framework The AIFMD has revamped the asset management industry in Europe and beyond. It is by far one of the...
Publications August 8, 2014 Maltese securitisation vehicles are not alternative investment funds If the term “securitisation special purpose entity” in the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) were to be applied...
Publications April 17, 2014 Once upon a time, I had a bonus! In the wake of stringent regulation detailing the manner in which financial rewards are to be dispensed by investment...
Publications February 20, 2014 Malta’s PIF & De Minimis Rulebooks: bootstrapping your start-up Starting a hedge fund is easy. Rent a one-room office, rope in a couple of analysts, spread the word...
Publications December 11, 2013 Depositories, quo vadis? Nowhere it seems! We are all aware of the four freedoms which characterize the European Union. We all agree that these constitute...
Publications October 19, 2013 Passport invalid: Entry denied! Dr. David Borg-Carbott and Dr. Christopher Mallia, of Ganado Advocates, discuss the future arrival of Ucits V and the...
Publications April 17, 2013 Four months left to AIFMD: it is time to get off the fence With just four months until the European Union’s (EU) controversial Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) comes into effect, Dr...
Publications April 12, 2013 Sfide ed opportunità per i gestori di fondi collettivi di investimenti maltesi alla luce della AIFMD This article was published in MondoAlternative - Malta Dossier (January 2013) and can be read (in Italian) by clicking...