US lawyers demand release of Pilatus Bank owner 
Pilatus Bank owner Ali Sadr Hasheminejad was granted asylum
April 11, 2018 12:38
Whistleblower proven right again on Pilatus Bank’s Swiss connections
In collaboration with Tim Röhn, Nina Fargahi and Sylke Gruhnwald
Caroline Muscat
April 6, 2018 18:42
Swiss connections: Pilatus Bank and Henley & Partners
In collaboration with Nina Fargahi and Sylke Gruhnwald for
The Shift Team
April 5, 2018 17:37
KPMG International mum on Pilatus Bank following owner’s arrest
KPMG International would not comment on the role the
Caroline Muscat
March 31, 2018 05:51
‘The continued operation of Pilatus Bank risks the continuation of criminal activity’ – MEPs
MEPs have asked the European Central Bank (ECB) to
Caroline Muscat
March 27, 2018 08:26
MEPs call on Greece to offer asylum to Russian whistleblower on Pilatus Bank
Over 30 MEPs have signed a statement calling on
Caroline Muscat
March 22, 2018 08:58
Washing machine placed in front of Pilatus Bank accused of money laundering activities
A washing machine has appeared at the door of
Caroline Muscat
March 21, 2018 22:53
Simon Busuttil: Pilatus Bank’s owner arrest ‘gives new hope’
The arrest of Pilatus Bank owner Seyed Ali Sadr
March 21, 2018 19:17
Calls for police commissioner’s resignation after US arrest of Pilatus Bank chairman
A protest will be held in front of the
The Shift Team
March 21, 2018 13:25
Arrest of Pilatus Bank chairman ‘the beginning of the end’ – Jonathan Ferris
The arrest of Pilatus Bank chairman Ali Sadr Hashemi
Caroline Muscat
March 21, 2018 10:15
MEPs slam Pilatus Bank in letter to the European Banking Authority
Twenty-two MEPs from across political groups have expressed serious
The Shift Team
February 14, 2018 13:08
European Banking Authority opens Pilatus Bank investigation
Pilatus Bank is facing scrutiny by European banking regulators
February 3, 2018 14:05
Money laundering claims on Pilatus Bank ‘not far fetched’
This week MEP David Casa presented further evidence of
Caroline Muscat
January 19, 2018 12:44
MEP David Casa asks European Central Bank to revoke Pilatus Bank licence
The head of Nationalist Party delegation in the European
November 25, 2017 10:50
New FIAU boss tight-lipped on never-ending Operation Green and Pilatus
The new government-nominated Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit Chairman Kenneth
The Shift Team
July 4, 2023 18:42
Court dismisses AG’s Ali Sadr World Bank tribunal excuses as ‘not binding’
The courts have thrown out the Attorney General’s argumentation
The Shift Team
June 14, 2023 14:58
Pilatus ‘should have investigated and reported’ almost US$100 million in Aliyeva transactions
Financial investigators from Duff & Phelps contracted by the
David Lindsay
April 16, 2023 12:15
Banking the unbankable – Kevin Cassar
Robert Abela has nowhere to hide. A 400-page report
Kevin Cassar
April 16, 2023 10:52
‘Unprecedented’ new book a ‘contribution to solving Pilatus puzzle’
NGO Repubblika’s President Robert Aquilina released previously unpublished court
Sean Montebello
April 15, 2023 14:12
Top officers who got Pilatus risk manager off the hook have all resigned
New evidence published by Repubblika President Robert Aquilina this
David Lindsay
April 15, 2023 12:54
Police worked backward to justify AG’s order not to prosecute Pilatus official
Top brass at the police force worked backwards to
David Lindsay
January 19, 2023 08:49
Repubblika demands action after ex-MFSA officials ‘hid Pilatus documents’
Updated to include Repubblika’s information exculpating two MFSA officials named
The Shift Team
December 28, 2022 14:27
Desperately defending Pilatus
“It’s not that we want to hide the truth”,
Kevin Cassar
November 9, 2022 12:31
Court rules Pilatus challenge proceedings be immediately reassigned
Mr Justice Ian Spiteri Bailey has ruled that the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
November 7, 2022 16:53
Magistrate Lia cites ‘threatening letter’, defers Pilatus case until end October
In the latest in a series of events in
The Shift Team
September 15, 2022 14:40
‘The magistrate turned her guns on us’: Repubblika takes Pilatus case to Constitutional Court
Repubblika filed an application in the Constitutional Court arguing
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 12, 2022 11:49
Grey list woes – FATF assessors won’t only be looking at bank transfers and box ticking
Are you one of the many Maltese people finding
Blanche Gatt
April 7, 2022 07:47
Big Bank shares nosedive
Investors in Malta’s two largest banks have suffered unprecedented
The Shift Team
February 24, 2022 17:41
‘Los Chamos’, Malta, a Swiss banker and Venezuelan corruption
Matthias Krull a former Swiss banker who worked for
Alice Taylor
March 31, 2021 10:26
EY charges MFSA over €10 million for Satabank job
The local branch of international auditing firm Ernst &
February 17, 2021 07:49

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