On 27 May 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) decided to cancel the Scheme’s licence and that of its Sub-Fund, Alternative Fund, in terms of the Investment Services Act, Chapter 370 of the Laws of Malta.

Business Activity: Professional Investor Fund

BREACHES

The MFSA determined that the Company has acted in breach of the following Standard Licence Conditions (‘SLC’) of the Investment Services Rules, Part B: Standard Licence Conditions, Part BIII Professional Investor Funds Targeting Extraordinary Investors (the ‘Rules’) and of the Supplementary Licence Conditions (‘SuLC’) of Appendix 1 to the Rules:

• SLC 1.22 of the Rules – Failure by the Scheme to appoint a Compliance Officer.
• SLC 1.28 of the Rules – Failure by the Scheme to appoint a Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
• SLC 1.64 of the Rules – Failure by the Scheme to submit copies of its Audited Annual Financial Statements for the financial years ending 2020 and 2021.
• SLC 1.66 of the Rules - Failure by the Scheme to co-operate fully with the Authority and to furnish information to the Authority when requested.
• SuLC 1.4 of Appendix 1 to the Rules – Failure by the Scheme to organise and control its affairs in a responsible manner.
• SuLC 2.2 of Appendix 1 to the Rules – Failure by the Scheme to have one or more Directors independent from the manager and the custodian.
• SuLC 4.4 of Appendix 1 to the Rules – Failure by the Scheme to have at least one member of the Board of Directors resident in Malta.

REGULATORY ACTION

On 27 May 2025, the MFSA decided to cancel the Scheme’s licence and that of its Sub-Fund, Alternative Fund.

It should be noted that the MFSA’s decision may be appealed before the Financial Services Tribunal within the period as prescribed by the applicable law.

PUBLICATION

This notice is being published in terms of Article 16(8) of the Malta Financial Services Authority Act and the MFSA’s Publication Policy.