MFSA fails to explain €2.7 million reputation management direct order
Malta’s financial services regulator, the MFSA, issued a significant €2.7 million direct... View more
FATF
Government U-turn on Malta-licensed gambling companies due to pressure
The Malta Gaming Authority is seeking legal advice on the consequences of... View more
Council of Europe calls on government to ‘fully address’ recommendations from Caruana Galizia public inquiry
A report from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)... View more
It’s official: Malta’s off the FATF grey list, ‘must continue this momentum’
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) officially confirmed during a press briefing... View more
The grey list is getting greyer
Malta is a world leader in setting standards for others to follow.... View more
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 that any international... View more
The big manifesto crunch: what are parties in opposition proposing?
In the interest of preserving The Shift’s role as an information watchdog,... View more
Stakeholders put forward their election demands
As the 2022 general elections campaign is in full swing, political parties... View more
New FATF standard places responsibility to mitigate money laundering risks on State
A new standard introduced by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) places... View more
Media and gaming conglomerate set to leave Malta, cites FATF greylisting
Media and Games Invest SE (MGI), a media and gaming conglomerate, has... View more
Our regulators: men of straw
Guest post by financial services practitioner Paul Bonello On Wednesday, the Public... View more
‘I would definitely not go to a greylisted jurisdiction’ – MFSA chief
The top official of Malta’s financial regulator (MFSA) told parliament that he... View more
US State Department’s ‘rare rebuke’ indicates US ‘has lost patience’ with Malta
The travel ban imposed by the US Department of State on disgraced... View more
Malta Business Registry premises set to cost taxpayers €8.5 million in rent
The Malta Business Registry’s (MBR) rented offices in Żejtun, which were inaugurated... View more
‘Grey-listing has made Malta impossible. We are leaving’ – founder of international fintech company
An international payments company, set up in Malta in 2016 by foreign... View more
Four months after Malta’s grey-listing: what’s happened so far?
Four months after Malta was placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s... View more
Trillion-dollar hedge fund administrator Citco among 21 finance firms to surrender licences since early September
Citco, an international hedge fund administrator which oversees around $1.5 trillion in... View more
Stark warning about greylist-driven risk issued around sale of €16.5m Savoy Shopping Arcade
Experts commissioned to write a bond issue prospectus published by Central Business... View more
MFSA fails to explain €2.7 million reputation management direct order
Malta’s financial services regulator, the MFSA, issued a significant €2.7 million direct... View more
Government U-turn on Malta-licensed gambling companies due to pressure
The Malta Gaming Authority is seeking legal advice on the consequences of... View more
Council of Europe calls on government to ‘fully address’ recommendations from Caruana Galizia public inquiry
A report from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)... View more
It’s official: Malta’s off the FATF grey list, ‘must continue this momentum’
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) officially confirmed during a press briefing... View more
The grey list is getting greyer
Malta is a world leader in setting standards for others to follow.... View more
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 that any international... View more
The big manifesto crunch: what are parties in opposition proposing?
In the interest of preserving The Shift’s role as an information watchdog,... View more
Stakeholders put forward their election demands
As the 2022 general elections campaign is in full swing, political parties... View more
New FATF standard places responsibility to mitigate money laundering risks on State
A new standard introduced by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) places... View more
Media and gaming conglomerate set to leave Malta, cites FATF greylisting
Media and Games Invest SE (MGI), a media and gaming conglomerate, has... View more