Liongate Capital Management, a hedge fund company which manages over $2.5 billion, is having discussions with the University of Malta in creating a hedge fund research centre, according to Ben Funk, a partner at the company who was in Malta for the official opening of Liongate’s local office.  ”This is something which is in the pipeline and [...]

Deutsche Bank has been granted a banking licence by the Malta Financial Services Authority, thereby increasing the number of reputable international financial institutions operating in Malta.
The global bank, which is headquartered in Frankfurt, employs more than 81,000 people in 76 countries and has a large presence in Europe, North and South America, Asia Pacific and the emerging [...]

The Finance Ministry has launched a new initiative intended to introduce and guide businesses in the concept of franchising, engaging the International Franchise Centre to assist and support Malta Enterprise and the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry.
The Commonwealth Secretariat, through its Special Advisory Services Division, will be supporting this project on internal capacity [...]

Malta’s A1 government ratings reflect the country’s high economic resiliency and its very high financial robustness, according to Moody’s Investors Service in its new sovereign credit report on Malta.
The country’s primary challenge is to maintain economic competitiveness over the longer term, building on and securing its success in attracting investment in fields such as remote gaming, financial [...]

Malta as a hedge fund jurisdiction is in an advantageous position following the financial crisis, and is gearing up to challenge the established hedge fund jurisdictions in Europe, according to a Hedge Funds Review supplement on Malta.
Hedge Funds Review is the leading magazine for information about global hedge funds. Over 10,000 hedge fund managers, investors and service [...]

A Memorandum of Understanding between the MFSA and the China Securities Regulation Commission – which will open up Malta’s financial services sector to one of the world’s largest pools of private capital – is expected to be signed soon, The Times Business has learnt.
The signing of the MoU is the result of negotiations which began in 2008 and [...]