Member Profile

Dr Franklin Cachia holds the position of Director – Tax & Regulated Industries at CSB Group. His primary practice areas include:

• Taxation;

• Investment Services;

• VFA;

• AML/CFT;

• Commercial & Corporate;

• M&As;

• Employment;

• Trusts and Foundations;

Secondary Areas include: Gaming, Residency and Citizenship, GDPR, Civil, Property. 

Established in 1987, CSB Group offers diverse yet specialised business solutions and commercial services to a vast portfolio of corporate and private clients seeking to setup or relocate to Malta. With a team specialised in the Regulated Financial Industry, CSB offers advisory services on Funds/Collective Investment Schemes, Investment Licensing, Banking and Financial Institutions, and Insurance Distributors.

CSB Group also offers Corporate Services, Trusts, Escrow & Fiduciaries, Accounting Services, Tax Services, VFA, Blockchain & Fintech, iGaming Services, Citizenship & Residence Planning, Employment Advisory, Real Estate Services, Risk & Compliance, Shipping & Yachting Services, Intellectual Property Registration and It Auditing & Assurance.

Backed by local knowledge and with a global reach, our 360° approach provides value to our clients, while retaining a Human Touch that ensures customer satisfaction –a key element to our success.  

Being entrepreneurs ourselves enables us to understand our clients’ expectations better, giving them the peace of mind that all of their business needs will be met while reassuring them that our support is available in good as well as in bad times. CSB Group is a family owned and operated business with plans and ambitions of further growth, where we will keep looking towards the future with optimism, while not forgetting our past.

Dr. Cachia is also a lecturer for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants course provided through the Malta Institute of Accountants, and also lectures the EU Direct Taxation module for the ADIT. He also delivered employment law training to public and private bodies as well as in-house training. He also published other articles on the international tax journal EC Tax Review published by Kluwer Law International with his very latest article entitled: ‘Tax Transparency for Intermediaries: The Mandatory Disclosure Rules and Its EU Impact’ (2018) 27 EC Tax Review, Issue 4.

Franklin was also appointed as a Co-supervisor on a doctoral thesis entitled “The Tax Treatment of Employment Income: A Local and International Perspective” and is also Member of the LL.D. Thesis Board of Examiners. Moreover, Franklin was appointed Examiner on the Board of Examiner of the January/June/September Sessions for 2018/2019 on PBL3003 – General Introduction to Principles of Taxation and PBL4017 – International Taxation and was also Lecturer for Certificate in Tax Advisory and EU Direct Tax Option (ADIT Paper 3). Franklin also lectured for ACCA Modules F6 and P6 – Taxation Module and Advanced Taxation Module. Franklin was also a speaker at a seminar entitled “Interpreting Blockchain” and delivered a presentation on Taxation of Virtual Financial Assets and he recently delivered a seminar on Aggressive Tax Planning and the Future of providing Tax Advice.

Dr Cachia attended the University of Malta, and successfully completed a Bachelor of Laws degree, followed by a Doctor of Laws degree in 2012. In fulfilment of his LL.D., He submitted and defended his thesis entitled: “The Custody Business in the Financial Sector”. Franklin obtained his Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) which helped him solidify his foundations in domestic and international taxation. In 2015, Franklin furthered his studies at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, where he read an Advanced LL.M. in International Tax Law with a specific focus on European Tax Law and VAT Law. He successfully submitted and defended his thesis entitled, ‘Analysing the European Commission’s Final Decisions on Apple, Starbucks, Amazon and Fiat Finance & Trade’.

Dr Franklin Cachia is the author of several articles; including:

Using Trusts to Protect Gaming Player’s Funds

Implementing an effective AML/CFT Compliance Program

MaltaBudget Measures 2022

Malta has passed the Moneyval test with no ‘non-compliant’ ratings

FIAU Has Published Its Enforcement Factsheet Document

Performing a Money Laundering and Finance of TerrorismBusiness Risk Assessment

CSB Group is a renowned Corporate Service Provider that has been operating for close to 35 years. Throughout these years we have gained significant recognition for the steady growth in our service offerings and consistency in our quality services provided by our 100+ team of professionals. These Awards and Nominations are truly an honour and they continue building on the reputation that the Group has gained both locally and internationally. For the list of awards, kindly visit our website