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Fund domiciles in 2021: Malta & Cyprus

by Krystal Scanlon 11 October 2021

​Malta

Pros Responsive regulator
Cons Not as well known as other jurisdictions
Need to know Well suited to small and emerging managers

Key statistics

653 Total investment funds (including sub-funds) registered in Malta (including AIFs, notified AIFs, PIFs, UCITS, retail non-UCITs)
€15.4bn Total NAV of Malta domiciled funds (AIFs, PIFs, UCITS and other CISs) as of December 2019
Source: Finance Malta

Fund structures

Funds can be established as:

  • Investment company with variable share capital (SICAV)
  • Partnership en commandite or limited partnership
  • Unit trust regulated by the Trusts and Trustees Act
  • Limited liability company
  • Funds or schemes established by contract

Source: Invest Europe’s Tax Benchmark Study 2018

Tax & substance

All companies incorporated in Malta are domiciled and resident...

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