The Malta Funds Industry Association and Finance Malta will be co-hosting the Annual Malta Funds Conference at the Corinthia Hotel in London on November 5.
“In an increasingly competitive market, our remit is to represent the interests of our members by promoting and communicating Malta’s financial services industry value proposition,” said Ivan Grech, business development manager at Finance Malta.
The conference aims to deliver a specific agenda portraying Malta as a well-established jurisdiction of considerable depth and sophistication with a robust regulatory regime. The asset management sector in Malta has seen fast growth driven by new fund setups and re-domiciliations from non-EU jurisdictions to a total of nearly 600 investment funds.
Malta was also voted the best European Hedge Fund Domicile by Hedge Fund Review in both 2013 and 2014 and continues to be a popular choice for both EU and non-EU alternative fund managers.
Malta was voted best European Hedge Fund Domicile by Hedge Fund Review
Within a wider context, currently Malta is today a domicile for 60 insurance operations, 27 credit institutions, 39 financial institutions and 147 investment services operators covering asset advisory, asset management and custody operations.
Anatoli Grech, executive secretary of the Malta Funds Industry Association said: “London offers an excellent opportunity to gain access to fund managers, investors and experts in the global industry and network while also hearing from influential speakers who will address Malta’s value proposition in the asset management sector. The agenda focuses on showcasing opportunities for the setting up of regulated collective investment vehicles in Malta including professional investor funds, alternative investment funds, private equity, venture capital funds, loan funds, Shariah funds and UCITS funds.”
Kenneth Farrugia, chairman of the association and Finance Malta, will be addressing the conference together with a number of speakers.