Dr Jean-Philippe Chetcuti, one of the founding partners of Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates, a leading Malta law firm based in Valletta, Cyprus and London, will be speaking at the IFSP Conference 2016 that will take place on January 21, 2016, in Rabat, Malta.
IFSP Conference 2016 - Shifting Financial Landscapes
The upcoming conference, IFSP Conference 2016 will challenge the way business in the financial services industry has been done so far, and in light of current shifting trends, the conference will tackle the emergence of new opportunities in the financial industry and how to go about them. Confirmed speakers include the Hon Minister for Finance, Professor Edward Scicluna, who will be opening such conference, and the Hon Minister for the Economy, Dr Christian Cardona, who will be part of the debate on the future direction of intellectual property and its treatment.
The programme of IFSP Conference 2016 brings forward a number of interesting topics including:'The Future of Malta in a post-BEPS World', 'Managing Reputational Risk', 'New Markets for Maltese Business', 'The MFSA - the way forward', 'The Implementation of the Beneficial Ownerships Register Common Reporting Standards', 'Alternatives to bank finance' and 'Malta as an IP Hub'.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in one of two specialist sessions: 'Benefits and uses of securitization entities' or 'Rise of the Digital Economy'.
Our Residency and Citizenship practice
Dr Chetcuti heads the firm's Residency & Citizenship practice, specialising in private client tax planning, personal wealth structuring, family business advisory, corporate relocation and citizenship and residency planning.
Dr Chetcuti is a key advisor to the Maltese Government on the design of Malta Citizenship by Investment and was the first to be licenced by the Identity Malta Agency to directly file citizenship by investment applications under the Malta Individual Investor Programme. Dr Chetcuti has represented the first applicants to apply at the pilot phase of the Malta Individual Investor Programme, benefiting from the first Malta Citizenship approvals issued in November 2014.
He also advises on the Malta Global Residence Programme and buying property in Malta. Within his tax planning and wealth structuring function, he specialises in the use of Malta holding companies and Malta's Participation Exemption, Malta royalty companies, Malta trusts and Malta foundations and Malta Professional Investor Funds.
