A seminar aimed at family offices and family business was recently held in London organised by FinanceMalta in conjunction with Campden Conferences, a division of Campden Media which is a specialist business-to-business information provider specialising in wealth management.

The half day business forum attracted some 80 foreign families in business, high net worth private investors, executives from private investment and family offices, and their close advisers. Over 20 local members of FinanceMalta also attended the event as speakers or delegates in order to maximise on the networking opportunities.

Kenneth Farrugia, chairman of FinanceMalta, introduced the forum and provided an overview of the developments and milestones that have shaped the financial services industry over these last 20 years to where it stands today and the vision going forward.

This session was then followed by a panel consisting of Francis Vassallo and Ramona Piscopo covering the advantages to be considered by European family businesses and family offices when investing in Malta. Alan Camilleri, executive chairman of Malta Enterprise, spoke about the opportunities and incentives available for family businesses and family offices interested in investing in Malta.

A panel discussion was then held to provide information on the legal and regulatory framework, the banking sector in Malta, trusts and the funds industry.

The panel consisted of Max Ganado, Charles Borg, Diane Vella Bianco and Charles Azzopardi and was moderated by Geneva-based Lee Thistlethwaite, an independent non-executive director and consultant to several family groups.

Josef Formosa Gauci, CEO at the Malta Tourism Authority, concluded the proceedings through a presentation which highlighted the lifestyle and quality of life in Malta driven by the diverse range of cultural and leisure events that would complement the quality of life of the personnel operating their business from Malta.

FinanceMalta is now gearing up for its next event to be held in collaboration with FT Global Events in Frankfurt on December 3. The half-day seminar will be addressed by the Minister of Finance, the Economy and Investment, Tonio Fenech, Prof Joe V. Bannister, chairman of the MFSA and Gordon Cordina, head of the Department of Economics at the University of Malta.

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