Matthew Debono

Non-compete clauses and post-employment restrictions are among the most sensitive – and often most misunderstood – tools available to employers. When properly designed, they can protect key business interests such as trade secrets, strategic know-how, and customer relationships. Find out how to protect your company.

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Malta Retirement Programme provides qualifying retirees with special tax status, enabling foreign pension income to be taxed at a flat 15% rate, subject to a minimum annual tax, while offering legal residence in Malta. The Programme is open to retired individuals receiving pension income as their primary source of income. This publication outlines the legal framework, eligibility requirements, property conditions, tax treatment, treaty access, and the administrative process for obtaining Special Tax Status and Maltese residence permit. It also highlights the importance of cross-border tax coordination to ensure alignment between Malta and the retiree’s country of pension source.

European holding companies remain a cornerstone of international structuring for families, private investors, and multinational groups, despite increased regulatory convergence across the EU. While participation exemptions and directive access are now widely available, material differences persist in how jurisdictions tax inbound and outbound flows, impose substance requirements, and apply anti-avoidance rules in practice.