Business Profile

I am the Founding Partner of Yakof Agius & Associates, where I advise ultra-high-net-worth clients on investment migration and residency strategy, with a particular focus on Malta pathways including Citizenship by Merit, Citizenship by Descent, and the Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP).

I also founded the first Investment Migration® platform of its kind, designed to professionalise access, due diligence readiness, and delivery standards in the sector.

In 2017, I joined the Government agency responsible for managing the citizenship by investment programme as Chief Officer for Risk & Compliance, where I redesigned the programme’s due diligence framework – work that helped set a benchmark for industry screening standards. I also authored the third edition of the Malta IIP Handbook and developed the industry’s first Risk Assessment Framework.

My advisory work remains intentionally limited to ensure direct, hands-on attention, grounded in experience across both private implementation and public oversight within the RCBI industry.