The Malta Independent 6 August 2026, Thursday
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Markets surge on potential rate cuts

Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 13:07 Last update: about 7 years ago

US markets marked a strong start to the week on Monday as stocks rebounded sharply from last week’s selloff. The Dow Jones Industrial Average scored its biggest single-day percentage gain in...

Lessons from the fable of the bees

Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 13:04 Last update: about 7 years ago George M Mangion

Reading through the weekend press, there was a considerable amount of comment regarding the current emptying of shelves in all the supermarkets by shoppers buying essential foods.  This...

A second newly qualified Maltese Actuary at Mapfre MSV Life

Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 12:43 Last update: about 7 years ago

Mapfre MSV Life plc has announced that Andrea Fenech Adami, a senior member of its Actuarial Team, has recently successfully completed all required examinations which lead to a fellowship...

Novel Coronavirus spread across the world

Monday, 2 March 2020, 13:26 Last update: about 7 years ago

Maltese market closed in the green on Friday, with the MSE total index ending the session 0.454% higher to 9,443.594 points. The best performer was Mapfre Middlesea plc with a 2.63% surge, to close at...

Trusts in Malta

Sunday, 1 March 2020, 08:42 Last update: about 7 years ago

A trust is a legal relationship whereby a settlor transfers the property of an object to a trustee. The trustee is bound to hold (and in some cases administer) that object for the benefit of one or...

Markets struggle as Coronavirus fills headlines

Friday, 28 February 2020, 13:59 Last update: about 7 years ago

Maltese market closed in the red on Thursday, with MSE total index ending the session -0.505% less to 9,448.671 points. The best performer was PG plc. with a 3.06% surge, to close at 2.02, followed by...

Investors continue to tread with caution over Coronavirus fears

Thursday, 27 February 2020, 16:15 Last update: about 7 years ago

US markets moved lower on Wednesday as investors continued to monitor reports on the spread of the new coronavirus throughout Europe and the Americas. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost.77 points,...

The right way

Thursday, 27 February 2020, 11:59 Last update: about 7 years ago

Last week's announcement of the yearly results by HSBC Bank Malta gave rise to a number of comments in the public arena, mainly negative especially by those who still complain about the closing of so...

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