Malta Banking
Regional and global consolidations of business and financial markets and increased regulation are bringing about important changes in the banking and financial services industries. This is more significant in the light of the integration of the Maltese financial markets into the larger European Single Market, pushing Maltese market players into a larger financial playing field.
Malta’s banking system has ridden the waves of the financial crisis successfully. Malta has been ranked as the tenth soundest in the world in the World Economic Forum’s Competitiveness Index 2008/09. This is further witness of Malta's sound, reputable yet practical regulatory framework presented in the Malta Banking Act and the active supervision taken on by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the regulator.
The Maltese Banking Industry
Malta banking has experienced noteworthy growth and continues to do so. Over the last years the number of credit institutions licensed by MFSA has increased from 4 retail banks to over 24 foreign or privately owned banks and 15 financial institutions. These include various respected names in international finance as well as a number of trade finance banks presenting specialised trade related instruments. The banking sector in Malta includes retail banking, private banking, commercial banking, investment banking, trade finance, treasury and syndicated finance.
Our Banking & Finance Team
Our specialised banking industry team consists of a multi-disciplinary team of legal advisors, accountants and tax specialists drawn from our banking, corporate, tax, and real estate practices who have an unparalleled span and depth of knowledge from working with an array of financial services companies, credit institutions, insurance entities, funds and investment services set-ups.
Our specialised know-how in the banking field enables our consultants to provide results-driven counsel to our financial clients on some of their most elaborate and unique transactions and to help them address some of their most challenging business matters.
Our Legal Team assists our financial and credit institution client portfolio in setting up and operating from a Maltese regulatory and legal perspective. We work hand in hand with the promoters, in-house legal and financial consultants, executives and other officers. Our Tax Team also assists in devising the most apposite and tax-friendly structure for each specific case.
Chetcuti Cauchi’s expertise and familiarity with the peculiarities of the banking industry amalgamated with our comprehensive understanding of local regulatory processes has placed us as the firm of choice for judicious clients seeking a consolidated financial services solution provider in Malta.