Malta
Tax haven blacklist ‘not credible’ if four EU countries excluded
To stop its blacklist being whitewashed, the European Union should include Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands on its list of tax havens when it is published on 5 December, Oxfam has warned.
Lombard Int’l buys HSBC Life Assurance portfolio for €1
HSBC Life Assurance (Malta) has entered into a portfolio transfer agreement with Lombard International Assurance to sell part of one of its insurance portfolios for €1 (£0.89, $1.16).
Best Practice | 9 Nov 17
Portugal and Malta top expat ranking
The most attractive investment migration programmes are from Malta and Portugal, according to the Henley Partners Global Residence and Citizenship Programmes 2017–2018 report.
Panama Papers blog linked to Maltese journalist’s murder
A Maltese journalist was killed in a car explosion to silence her blog on the Panama Papers, her son has claimed.
Malta watchdog orders trust firm to halt business
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has ordered Confiance Malta Ltd to “immediately” transfer its trusts and fiduciary business to another local provider after it fell short of expected standards.