UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF LAWS M.A. FINANCIAL SERVICES Graduating in November 2008 First Years NAME OF STUDENT TITLE OF DISSERTATION Azzopardi Samuel The Effect of the Financial Collateral Regulations on Maltese Private Law Busuttil Avalon-Joelle Venture Capital Opportunities for SMEs – An Investigation Galea Monica Legal Aspects of the Right to Beneficial Interest Scicluna Louie EURO implications for the service industry in Malta and selected non-EURO countries Stellini Micheal Fiduciary Obligations in the Context of Banking, Insurance and Investments NAME OF STUDENT TITLE OF DISSERTATION Agius Loredano An Analysis of the 2006/2007 Subprime Mortgage crisis. The impacts on the U.S. and other selected economies. Bondin Charlene Claim Handling in Insurance Bonnici Romina CSR and the applicability of CSR reporting in Maltese public companies and its standardisation: An Assessment Briffa Josianne Shaping up ahead of Solvency II: embedding the concepts of risk and capital management in insurers Buhagiar Pawla M. Payment Terms in International Trade: A legal-Financial Evaluation of letter of credit usage Formosa Carmel Tax Evasion and Avoidance Ploys and their Prevention, An Investigation NAME OF STUDENT TITLE OF DISSERTATION Mifsud Anabel The Appointment of Directors under Maltese Law : An Evaluation Phyall Jonathan Regulating Credit Rating Agencies – Time for Reform? Rossignaud Neal A Critical and Comparative Analysis of the Regulation of Fund Administrators in selected jurisdictions Sammut Leonard Reinsurance as a Risk and Capital Management Tool for Maltese Insurance Companies Zammit Oliver Taxation of Dividends – An analysis of the Maltese and Selected Foreign Taxation Mechanisms; A Comparative Study