Malta NAIF: sourced answers
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Fund: supplement to the legal-form questionnaire
What licence (registration) must the fund's manager hold
through a full-scope AIFM
«1. The Investment Services Act (List of Notified AIFs) Regulations 1.01 Collective Investment Schemes are regulated by the Act. The Act provides the statutory basis for regulating Collective Investment Schemes constituted in or operating in or from Malta. 1.02 NAIFs are a category of Collective Investment Schemes which are exempt from licensing in terms of the Act subject to inclusion in the List of NAIFs maintained by the MFSA in terms of the Investment Services Act (List of Notified AIFs) Regulations (the “Regulations”). 2. NAIFs 2.01 A NAIF may be eligible for notification in terms of the Regulations if the following conditions are satisfied: i. the NAIF is promoted to Professional Investors and/or Qualifying Investors only; ii. the NAIF is managed by a full-scope Alternative Investment Fund Manager (“AIFM”) authorised and regulated under the Directive 2011/61/EC on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (“AIFMD”); iii. the board of directors of a NAIF set up as a SICAV, INVCO, ICC or IC is to be composed of at least three members, one of whom must be resident in Malta; iv. at least one of the directors of the NAIF (set up as a SICAV, INVCO, ICC or IC) is»
Source: mfsa.mt · source copy as of 2026-10-03
«entering the NAIF shall be waived by the AIFM. Page 4 of 16 2.02 The notification process cannot be requested for the following collective investment schemes: i. Self-managed collective investment schemes. ii. Collective investment schemes which are not marketed and sold exclusively to Professional Investors and/or Qualifying Investors. 2.03 NAIFs can be either open-ended or closed-ended as defined in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 694/2014. A NAIF may be established as: i. an investment company with variable share capital (SICAV) under the Companies Act (Investment Compani»
Source: mfsa.mt · source copy as of 2026-10-03
Legal form in a country
Which authority supervises the structure (other than the registrar), if any
MFSA
«FIRST SCHEDULE L.N. 61 of 2025. (regulations 3, 6 to 15) Application Fees Fees falling due in Fees falling due in Fees falling due in 2025 2026 2027 and (€) (€) thereafter (€) Persons providing, or holding themselves out as providing, the investment services: (a) referred to in regulation 3(1)(a) 3,500 4,250 5,000 (b) referred to in regulation 3(1)(b) 4,000 5,000 6,000 (c) referred to in regulation 3(1)(c) 6,500 7,250 8,000 (d) referred to in regulation 3(1)(d) 11,500 15,000 19,000 (e) referred to in regulation 3(1)(e) 6,000 6,750 7,500 (f) referred to in regulation 3(2) 19,000 22,500 26,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 Collective investment schemes: (a) UCITS and Retail AIFs (i) scheme application fee: - managed by a third party 3,750 4,500 5,250 - self-managed 5,000 5,750 6,500 (ii) sub-fund application fee - first five sub-funds 1,000 1,000 1,000 - every additional sub-fund following the first five sub-funds 600 600 600 (b) Professional Investor Funds (i) scheme application fee: - managed by a third party 2,250 3,000 3,750 - self-managed 3,000 3,750 4,500 (ii) sub-fund application fee - first five sub-funds 750 750 750 - every additional sub-fund following the first five sub-funds 315 315 …»
Source: legislation.mt · source copy as of 2026-10-03
«1. The Investment Services Act (List of Notified AIFs) Regulations 1.01 Collective Investment Schemes are regulated by the Act. The Act provides the statutory basis for regulating Collective Investment Schemes constituted in or operating in or from Malta. 1.02 NAIFs are a category of Collective Investment Schemes which are exempt from licensing in terms of the Act subject to inclusion in the List of NAIFs maintained by the MFSA in terms of the Investment Services Act (List of Notified AIFs) Regulations (the “Regulations”). 2. NAIFs 2.01 A NAIF may be eligible for notification in terms of the Regulations if the following conditions are satisfied: i. the NAIF is promoted to Professional Investors and/or Qualifying Investors only; ii. the NAIF is managed by a full-scope Alternative Investment Fund Manager (“AIFM”) authorised and regulated under the Directive 2011/61/EC on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (“AIFMD”); iii. the board of directors of a NAIF set up as a SICAV, INVCO, ICC or IC is to be composed of at least three members, one of whom must be resident in Malta; iv. at least one of the directors of the NAIF (set up as a SICAV, INVCO, ICC or IC) is»
Source: mfsa.mt · source copy as of 2026-10-03
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