Our Financial Services Practice
Group
Chetcuti Cauchi's legal practice
revolves around Malta's role as a European hub for financial services. The
firm's expertise in all aspects of financial services makes it a leading
advisor-of-choice to Maltese and foreign clients making serious steps towards
using Malta as their centre, HQ or branch of their financial activity.
Our daily work is advising and
assisting financial services operators in the setting up and in the ongoing
aspects of their operation from a Maltese regulatory and legal perspective. We
work hand in hand with
investment services companies, collective investment
schemes, insurance companies,
financial institutions and credit institutions in
the establishment and maintenance of their licensed activity whilst at the same
time working around the most appropriate and tax-efficient structure for that
particular case.
The services provided by Chetcuti
Cauchi can be broadly divided into set-up and licensing related services and
post-licensing regulatory compliance.
Set up & Pre-Licensing
Our firm provides assistance at every stage of the licensing process, including
representation during preliminary and subsequent meetings with the local
authorities and completion of the documentation required for licensing purposes,
including the drafting of business plans, the completion of the various official
documents required and the drafting of prospectuses and offering documents where
these are required. Chetcuti Cauchi’s lawyers can also provide specialized
assistance in the structuring of any corporate entities used for the carrying
out of the business, including the structuring of funds and the creation of
sophisticated fund structures including sub-funds with segregated liability.
Post-Licensing & Compliance
Since Malta is a full member of the European Union, any investment services
providers and other financial services providers established in Malta are
required to comply, on an on-going basis, with the various regulatory
requirements established by the relevant EU directives. Chetcuti Cauchi
advocates provides a comprehensive compliance advisory service, advising clients
with respect to compliance with the various licence conditions which may be
imposed by regulators. Our firm also provides compliance advisory services with
respect to critical areas such as anti-money laundering regulation and data
protection law.
The firm’s expertise and familiarity with local regulatory processes and
comprehensive licensing and compliance service has positioned Chetcuti Cauchi
Advocates as the advisors of choice for discerning operators seeking a one-stop
shop financial services solution provider in Malta.
Malta Financial Services News
Chetcuti Cauchi at IFA Paris 2011 the 65th
Congress of the International Fiscal Association | 09/09/2011
Malta New Legislation transposing the UCITS IV Directive [1/08/2011]
Yellow Pages vs. Neumann - Malta Copyright
Protection [01/08/2011]
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM)
Directive [13/07/2011]
Chetcuti Cauchi partners to speak at Specialised Investment Funds Conference in
Geneva & Luxembourg [19/04/2011]
Jean-Philippe Chetcuti presents Malta's attractiveness as a tax planning and
wealth management jurisdiction at Family Office Forum, London [14/04/2011]
Switzerland & Malta sign Double Tax Agreement [25/02/2011]
Transcontinental Trusts 2010 - 25th Annual Conference 30/06/2010 - 01/07/2010
Malta-Isle of Man sign double taxation agreement [23/10/2009]
Malta-Georgia sign double taxation agreement
[23/10/2009]
