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News & events September 18, 2023 MiCA Update: Consultation Process on the Proposed Updates to Chapter 3 of the VFA Rulebook The new Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), which will establish the first harmonised regime for crypto-assets across the EU,...
Publications September 14, 2023 Trade Marks and Historical Symbols: Registering the Maltese Cross as a European Union Trade Mark In Case R0405/2022-1, decided on the 20 March 2023, the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (the “EUIPO”) First Board...
News & events September 12, 2023 Malta M&A Watch: European Commission continues to examine below turnover threshold transactions using Article 22 EUMR
News & events September 11, 2023 MFSA Circular regarding various amendments to the Investment Services Rulebooks On 4th September 2023, the Malta Financial Services Authority (the “MFSA”) issued a Circular outlining various amendments made to...
In Malta, PCC legislation allows for the setting-up of captive insurance cells, which prove to be an attractive option for prospective owners of small to medium-sized captives, allowing prospective owners of a captive the possibility of acquiring a dedicated space on an already active insurance platform. Article: Captive Insurance – A Tool for ESG Strategy? Nico Fauser | Insurance |
The Directive seeks to achieve gender equality amongst board members of listed entities whilst fostering gender-balanced decision-making within companies at all levels, as well as closing the gender pay gap. Article: Proposal for an EU Directive on improving the gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures Tara Cann Navarro | Capital Markets |
The European Convention on Human Rights, the EU Charter of Fundamental Human Rights and Malta’s Constitution enshrine the notion of a right to private life while also creating room for such a right to be limited in circumstances. Article: Privacy and Public Interest – Who has a right to know? Philip Mifsud | Data protection & privacy |
The aim of EU Directive 2019/1023 on preventive restructuring frameworks is to encourage Member States to implement measures that enable the early detection of financial difficulties to avoid insolvency altogether, failing which, there could be a smoother transition into insolvent liquidation Article: “Early warning signs of insolvency” – The new pre-insolvency restructuring bill George Bugeja | Restructuring & insolvency |