Malta NPIF: sourced answers
2 answers to specific questions — each with a verbatim quote from an official source and a link to it.
Every answer is checked against a verbatim quote from a stored copy of its source and has passed an independent review. This is reference information, not legal advice: rules change, and the outcome depends on your circumstances.
Fund: supplement to the legal-form questionnaire
Are investors of the given category admitted to the fund
Qualifying and professional investors
«it is promoted to Qualifying Investors and/or Professional Investors only; ii. at least one of the members of its governing body is resident in Malta; iii. at least one of the members of its governing body is independent from the Manager (where appointed), Custodian (where appointed), Fund Administrator, Due Diligence Service Provider, and founder shareholders of the NPIF; iv. it appoints a Due Diligence Service Provider in terms of Regulation 18 of S.L. 370.34 – the Investment Services Act (Notified CISs) Regulations; v. it appoints a fund administrator in terms of Section 7 of this part of this Rulebook; and Page 4 of 19 vi. adequate safekeeping arrangements are in place, in terms of Section 8 of this part of this Rulebook. 2.02 The governing body of the NPIF is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the NPIF complies on an ongoing basis with the provisions of the Act, and any applicable regulations and rules issued thereunder. The governing body of the NPIF shall endeavour to comply with any applicable corporate governance codes, guidelines, and, or manuals which the Authority may publish from time to time. …»
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
«4.06 The MFSA will proceed to include the NPIF in the List of Notified NPIFs within ten (10) working days from the date of filing of a duly completed notification request in original. The notification request shall not be considered as complete unless it is accompanied by the material listed in Rule 4.05 above. Thereafter the Offering Memorandum may be dated. 4.07 The inclusion of a NPIF in the List of NPIFs will not imply that the NPIF is licensed by the MFSA. Notified PIFs will only be subject to the supervisory conditions, as provided for in the Regulations and these Rules. The MFSA may, at any time and at its discretion, remove a NPIF from the List of NPIFs where the MFSA deems this fit, in the interest of safeguarding investors, the integrity of markets and the stability and reputation of the financial sector. 4.08 The MFSA shall reject notifications which are incomplete and/or do not comply with therequirements prescribed in the Regulations and these Rules. 4.09 The procedure outlined in this section shall also apply to the notification of new sub- funds within an existing NPIF. …»
Source: mfsa.mt · source copy as of 2026-10-03
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