Malta's financial services industry has been continuously evolving since it joined the EU in 2004. The island has a buoyant banking and insurance sector, a trust and pensions sector, and along with its funds industry, has been growing in the region of 25 per cent per year, based on the
FinanceMalta was set up in 2007 to holistically promote the various sectors of Malta's financial industry. FinanceMalta not only focuses on the fund management industry but also covers the insurance sector, trust and foundations sector and wealth management and as Kenneth Farrugia (pictured), Chairman of FinanceMalta confirms: "We are also
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A new study reveals that seven in ten (69 per cent) European institutional investors believe there will be an increase in the issuance of SME finance-related asset backed securitisations (ABS) over the next two years. The research was commissioned by Amicus Finance Plc (“Amicus”), a leading specialist in short term
Banks believe that new digitally enabled supplier finance networks and alternative lenders now pose a significant threat to every part of the commercial lending business, according to a new survey conducted by Misys. The survey also reveals that 68 per cent of respondents cited small business lending as being under
Research for Preqin’s latest Investor Outlook has found that four out of five institutional investors invest in at least one alternative asset class. Private equity, hedge funds and real estate are the most targeted alternative asset classes, with over half of investors having an allocation to each of them in
After reaching a record high of USD56.4B spent in 2014, the US is on track to smash that record and break USD70 billion in Venture Capital (VC) spending by the end of 2015, according to a new report from KPMG and CB Insights. Venture Pulse Q2 '15, the first in
Uncertainty around the UK general election and concerns about potential changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) were shrugged off by the mergers and acquisitions market in the first half of 2015, according to the latest PCPI/PEPI analysis from BDO. The second quarter of 2015 saw a total of 509 deals
One in four (25 per cent) senior asset management executives believe it’s “highly likely” they will face direct competition from a non-traditional new entrant such as a technology or non-financial services company within the next five years. That’s according to a new report from State Street Corporation, which also reveals
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