Malta’s money laundering prosecutions spiked during greylisting, PQ confirms
Maltese courts saw a surge of money laundering and
Sean Montebello
March 12, 2024 15:15
Anti-money laundering unit collected less than half the value of fines it issued
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit, the government’s anti-money laundering
Sean Montebello
January 12, 2024 13:51
Alfred Zammit appointed FIAU director despite track record
Alfred Zammit, former deputy director at the Financial Intelligence
Sean Montebello
December 22, 2023 10:30
FIAU’s €100,000 media spend largely coincides with Malta’s greylisting
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit, the government’s anti-money laundering
Sean Montebello
December 7, 2023 18:07
Shareholders fume over BOV’s failure to appeal €2.6 million FIAU fine
Bank of Valletta shareholders are fuming over the bank’s
The Shift Team
July 26, 2023 10:11
Finance minister in legal gaffe over nomination of new FIAU chair
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana thought it would have been
The Shift Team
June 20, 2023 17:41
New MFSA CEO also goes back to the FIAU, as chairman
The government has made the somewhat unorthodox move of
The Shift Team
June 16, 2023 13:01
New MFSA boss placed on an indefinite €175,000-a-year package
The Malta Financial Services Authority CEO Kenneth Farrugia, who
The Shift Team
June 1, 2023 17:58
Second landmark case finds FIAU fines unconstitutional, violate human rights
The constitutional jurisdiction of the civil court ruled against
Sean Montebello
May 24, 2023 17:19
Labour covers up for Yorgen Fenech – Kevin Cassar
Labour has been battling to conceal how former assistant
Kevin Cassar
April 13, 2023 12:27
Landmark judgement rules FIAU anti-money laundering fines unconstitutional
In a landmark judgement that is expected to catalyse
The Shift Team
March 30, 2023 14:52
Elderly homes residents find bank accounts closed after due diligence exercises
Several elderly bank account holders, particularly those of Bank
The Shift Team
February 17, 2023 17:31
Brian Tonna and Karl Cini barred by MFSA but never fined by the FIAU
Accountants Brian Tonna and Karl Cini of Panama Papers
The Shift Team
February 1, 2023 15:08
MGA throws €25,000 party at Corinthia London as part of PR extravaganza
The Malta Gaming Authority last year spent more than
The Shift Team
January 12, 2023 07:40
First impressions: the governing party’s raft of electoral promises
In another instalment of The Shift’s 2022 elections series,
Julian Delia
March 12, 2022 18:27
PA, Wasteserv fail to explain appointment of blacklisted company’s sales director to their boards
More than a week after questions were sent regarding
Julian Delia
March 12, 2022 13:18
Planning board member doubles as director of sales for Exante
A member of the Planning Authority’s (PA) planning board
Julian Delia
March 3, 2022 12:14
Web of companies linked to Exante still operating through Malta in spite of Russia’s blacklisting
An investigation by The Shift has confirmed that a
Julian Delia
February 28, 2022 12:14
FIAU slaps gambling operator with €387,000 fine, 14 regulations breached
Remote gaming operator Online Amusement Solution Ltd was slapped
Julian Delia
January 17, 2022 09:10
Underwhelming Asset Recovery Bureau has seized just €18,000 since 2020
The Asset Recovery Bureau (ARB), initially set up in
Julian Delia
December 1, 2021 14:57
Transparency International critical of IMF Malta report ignoring corruption
Transparency International has criticised the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Nicola Driscoll-Davies
April 15, 2019 09:02

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