Government U-turn on Malta-licensed gambling companies due to pressure
The Malta Gaming Authority is seeking legal advice on
Sean Montebello
August 20, 2023 10:53
Council of Europe calls on government to ‘fully address’ recommendations from Caruana Galizia public inquiry
A report from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
Joanna Demarco
June 24, 2022 17:00
It’s official: Malta’s off the FATF grey list, ‘must continue this momentum’
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) officially confirmed during
Julian Delia
June 17, 2022 19:05
The grey list is getting greyer
Malta is a world leader in setting standards for
Ryan Murdock
April 29, 2022 06:02
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
The big manifesto crunch: what are parties in opposition proposing?
In the interest of preserving The Shift’s role as
Julian Delia
March 8, 2022 15:25
Stakeholders put forward their election demands
As the 2022 general elections campaign is in full
Joanna Demarco
March 8, 2022 12:12
New FATF standard places responsibility to mitigate money laundering risks on State
A new standard introduced by the Financial Action Task
Joanna Demarco
March 5, 2022 15:53
Media and gaming conglomerate set to leave Malta, cites FATF greylisting
Media and Games Invest SE (MGI), a media and
Julian Delia
February 13, 2022 09:21
Our regulators: men of straw
Guest post by financial services practitioner Paul Bonello On
February 3, 2022 07:39
‘I would definitely not go to a greylisted jurisdiction’ – MFSA chief
The top official of Malta’s financial regulator (MFSA) told
The Shift Team
February 2, 2022 17:33
US State Department’s ‘rare rebuke’ indicates US ‘has lost patience’ with Malta
The travel ban imposed by the US Department of
Julian Delia
December 27, 2021 17:30
Malta Business Registry premises set to cost taxpayers €8.5 million in rent
The Malta Business Registry’s (MBR) rented offices in Żejtun,
Julian Delia
November 24, 2021 10:37
‘Grey-listing has made Malta impossible. We are leaving’ – founder of international fintech company
An international payments company, set up in Malta in
The Shift Team
November 1, 2021 11:02
Four months after Malta’s grey-listing: what’s happened so far?
Four months after Malta was placed on the Financial
Julian Delia
October 27, 2021 16:49
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
Julian Delia
October 21, 2021 17:36
Stark warning about greylist-driven risk issued around sale of €16.5m Savoy Shopping Arcade
Experts commissioned to write a bond issue prospectus published
The Shift Team
October 6, 2021 16:17
Alleged fraudster’s ship servicing company never submitted audited accounts
Updated to include a response from the MFSA. Multinational
Julian Delia
October 2, 2021 15:09
Still sinking with no end in sight
Finance Ministry permanent secretary Alfred Camilleri claimed Malta would
Ryan Murdock
September 17, 2021 07:40
Malta ranked worst in the EU for money-laundering risk: Basel AML Index 2021
Malta is the riskiest jurisdiction in the European Union
Blanche Gatt
September 15, 2021 12:40
24 financial services companies surrender licences since greylisting
Twenty-four financial services companies have voluntarily handed back their
Julian Delia
September 4, 2021 12:11
Burying bad news
“Another positive certificate for Malta,” ONE News announced after
Kevin Cassar
August 11, 2021 08:24
Cash-for-passports watchdog eight months late on annual report
The government-appointed cash-for-passports watchdog has missed the publication deadline
The Shift Team
July 31, 2021 10:04
The ruin of dishonesty
“We didn’t deserve it”. “Only three countries wanted us
Kevin Cassar
July 6, 2021 21:59
Labour weakened our clout
Have you heard of the man who looked forward
Ranier Fsadni
July 4, 2021 06:06
MFSA annual report suggests panic ahead of impending Moneyval audit
The MFSA underwent a frantic year in 2020 attempting
Blanche Gatt
July 2, 2021 09:21
Disinformation Watch: Fretting about the FATF
That the government was about to embark on a
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 1, 2021 11:04
As the penny drops
Those of us watching in disbelief as Labour supporters
Blanche Gatt
June 29, 2021 07:42
Cassandra’s Curse
Project Cassandra is a project by a small group
Jacques René Zammit
June 28, 2021 08:37
The watchdogs that didn’t bark
If the FATF had any doubts about the need
Ranier Fsadni
June 27, 2021 05:20

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