Facilitating Institutional Investment in Digital Assets
Schedule
Thu Jan 29 2026 at 09:30 am to 01:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Malta High Commission | London, EN
About this Event
This session examines how crypto and digital asset funds have evolved over recent years as the asset class matures and institutional participation increases. The discussion will focus on the practical realities of structuring digital asset funds, what investors and regulators expect today, the range of structuring options available, and how developments such as tokenisation are shaping the future distribution of fund structures. The session will also briefly touch on MiCA, with a particular reference to the Maltese framework.
Agenda
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:15 AM
Registration and Networking Breakfast
🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:25 AM
Welcome Address - His Excellency Prof Stephen Montefort - High Commissioner
🕑: 09:25 AM - 09:35 AM
Opening Address - Anabel Mifsud - Fexserv Fund Services
🕑: 09:35 AM - 10:25 AM
Panel 1 - From Early Digital Asset Funds to Today’s Preferred Fund Structures
Info: How fund frameworks, structuring options, and operating practices have evolved in response to industry and investors’ expectations
Moderator:
• Michael Bianchi – Deloitte
Panellists:
• Ian Meli – MFSA
• Andre Vella – Fexserv Fund Services
• Andre Zerafa – Ganado Advocates
• Richard Austwick – BMS Group
🕑: 10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Coffee Break
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Panel 2 - Institutional Due Diligence in Practice
Info: What allocators look for, what stops allocations, and what builds confidence
Moderator:
• Anabel Mifsud – Fexserv Fund Services
Speaker:
• Olga Romanova – Vigillion Advisers
• Barbara Shaw – Abraxas Capital Management
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:50 AM
Panel 3 - MiCA and Malta’s Experience
Info: Regulatory clarity, supervisory engagement, and what UK operators can take from early EU experience
Speakers:
• Moderator – Richard Austwick – BMS Group
• Ian Meli – MFSA
• Mark Caruana Scicluna – Ganado Advocates
• Michael Bianchi – Deloitte
🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Q&A Session
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Where is it happening?
Malta High Commission, 36-38 Piccadilly, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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