
FATF

Updated to include a response from the MFSA. Multinational Logistic Services Ltd,... View more

Still sinking with no end in sight
Finance Ministry permanent secretary Alfred Camilleri claimed Malta would be off the... View more

Malta ranked worst in the EU for money-laundering risk: Basel AML Index 2021
Malta is the riskiest jurisdiction in the European Union for money-laundering risks,... View more

24 financial services companies surrender licences since greylisting
Twenty-four financial services companies have voluntarily handed back their licences to operate... View more

Burying bad news
“Another positive certificate for Malta,” ONE News announced after Moody’s most recent... View more

Cash-for-passports watchdog eight months late on annual report
The government-appointed cash-for-passports watchdog has missed the publication deadline for its obligatory... View more

The ruin of dishonesty
“We didn’t deserve it”. “Only three countries wanted us greylisted”. “They want... View more

Labour weakened our clout
Have you heard of the man who looked forward to falling ill,... View more

MFSA annual report suggests panic ahead of impending Moneyval audit
The MFSA underwent a frantic year in 2020 attempting to get its... View more

Disinformation Watch: Fretting about the FATF
That the government was about to embark on a PR onslaught to... View more

As the penny drops
Those of us watching in disbelief as Labour supporters and their puppet... View more

Cassandra’s Curse
Project Cassandra is a project by a small group of German academics... View more

The watchdogs that didn’t bark
If the FATF had any doubts about the need to greylist Malta,... View more

FIAU tells financial services industry not to impose stringent grey list measures on locals
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) says financial services practitioners are not... View more

Yet another perambulating farce
Assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s description of Manuel Mallia is as apt... View more

Malta chose this path in 2017
We knew the writing was on the wall when Evarist Bartolo took... View more

The worst has happened
Eight years of government-sanctioned and protected rampant corruption, criminality, money-laundering, dealings with... View more

The lonely pariah
There are moments still, that one has to shake one’s head to... View more

Alleged fraudster’s ship servicing company never submitted audited accounts
Updated to include a response from the MFSA. Multinational Logistic Services Ltd,... View more

Still sinking with no end in sight
Finance Ministry permanent secretary Alfred Camilleri claimed Malta would be off the... View more

Burying bad news
“Another positive certificate for Malta,” ONE News announced after Moody’s most recent... View more

Cash-for-passports watchdog eight months late on annual report
The government-appointed cash-for-passports watchdog has missed the publication deadline for its obligatory... View more

The ruin of dishonesty
“We didn’t deserve it”. “Only three countries wanted us greylisted”. “They want... View more

Labour weakened our clout
Have you heard of the man who looked forward to falling ill,... View more

MFSA annual report suggests panic ahead of impending Moneyval audit
The MFSA underwent a frantic year in 2020 attempting to get its... View more

Disinformation Watch: Fretting about the FATF
That the government was about to embark on a PR onslaught to... View more