Investment Fund Market Guide - Malta

16.12.2021

Key features (Register market)

Yes/No

Remarks

Settlement free of payment

Yes

Settlement against payment

Yes

Refer to CBL’s Eligible currencies and the fund currency specified in fund prospectus.

Disclosure Requirements

Yes

Refer to Disclosure Requirements – Investment Funds – Malta

Restrictions on customer

No

Refer to Holding Restrictions - Investment Funds - Malta

Restrictions on settlement

No

 

Remarks

Market type / link type (Settlement link)

Register market

Eligible fund types in CBL

Register marketCorporate form (typically public limited companies or open ended investment company), unit trust, contractual fund or limited partnerships. 

Eligible fund types in CBL

Register market

Majority of funds in Malta (99%) are established in the corporate form, being public limited companies or open-ended investment company typically multi-fund (ie allowing for the creation of sub-funds) registered as a public limited company under the Companies Act. 

The unit trust is governed under the Trusts and Trustees Act (Cap. 331, laws of Malta). 

The contractual fund is governed under the Investment Services Act (Contractual Funds) Regulations (S.L. 370.16, laws of Malta). 

The Limited Partnerships (LP) is governed under the Companies Act (Cap. 386, laws of Malta). 

CSD link

(Please refer to the Market Link Guide – Malta for more information.)