Malta
EU considers removing Ireland’s tax veto powers
With Luxembourg, Malta and Ireland continuing to block ambitious EU plans to reduce tax dodging, the European Commission is now considering triggering a neglected treaty article that would allow them to suspend veto powers on tax matters.
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.