Malta Alternative Investment Fund

GDP Growth 7.5% in 2018 TIME ZONE: Central European Time Zone (UTC+01:00) MALTA FUNDS:580+ investment funds with combined NAV of€9.7billion MBANKING SYSTEM 10th soundest system in the world (WEF) FUND DOMICILE RECOGNITION:Rated No. 1 Europe’s favoured fund
domicile (Hedge Fund Review’s 2013 and2014 Service Provider Rankings) TOTAL ASSET VALUE UCITS:€2.4 billion TOTAL ASSET VALUE PIFS €6.6 billion FINANCIAL SERVICESFRAMEWORK:EU and OECD approved

• Provide applicants with EU passports;
• Strong regulatory framework;
• Flexible regulator;
• Structure variants;
• Lower costs on setup and ongoing.

Malta has been regulating investment funds since 1994 through the Investment Services Act as well as Investment Services Rules. The principal legislation governing Alternative Investor Funds (“AIFs”) in Malta is the Investment Services Act, 1994 (“ISA”) as subsequently amended. AIFs are a special class of collective investment schemes which fall within the provisions of the Act.

• Only approved service providers;
• Consultation from local representative;
• Reporting requirements;
• Settle application/supervisory fee;
• Fit and proper management and shareholding;
• AIFM management company.