Despite Blockchain Island fail, MFSA claims ‘pioneering’ efforts ahead of EU rules
In the wake of EU legislation proposed to regulate
Sean Montebello
November 19, 2023 16:17
Gordon Debono using luxury yacht despite asset freeze
Fuel trader and alleged money launderer Gordon Debono is
Sean Montebello
October 22, 2023 07:49
MFSA paying US lawyers €420 an hour and still needs 10 other law firms
Malta’s financial services regulator is paying €420 an hour
The Shift Team
July 8, 2023 10:35
MFSA puts an end to Joseph Cuschieri’s extravagant donations after NAO report
All sponsorships and donations dished out by the MFSA
The Shift Team
June 22, 2023 18:36
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
MFSA ignoring its disgraced CEO’s recruitment irregularities
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is overlooking the
The Shift Team
April 22, 2023 09:40
How Labour covers up abuse – Kevin Cassar
Former Malta Financial Services Authority CEO Joseph Cuschieri created
The Shift Team
April 17, 2023 10:32
The MFSA’s three-year Vegas cover-up
It was a pleasant surprise when The Shift received
April 9, 2023 10:15
The Shift’s FOI forces the MFSA to finally publish damning Cuschieri-Licari report
The Shift News has won an important legal battle
The Shift Team
March 30, 2023 12:38
Binance’s $346 million processed for ‘money laundering engine’ coincides with time in Malta
More light is being shed on the shady dealings
The Shift Team
January 26, 2023 15:33
Former MFSA CEO Joseph Cuschieri gave no handover ‘given circumstances’
While much is being said about the extraordinary €11,000-a-month
The Shift Team
January 19, 2023 14:58
Repubblika wants answers on false testimony, missing documents
Civil society action group Repubblika wants answers from the
The Shift Team
January 18, 2023 15:26
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
Retired MFSA chief still receiving €11,000 a month for reasons unexplained
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana is refusing to explain why
The Shift Team
November 29, 2022 17:24
John Dalli tied to Ponzi scheme MFSA warns is ‘of dubious nature’
The Malta Financial Services Authority’s recent warning about an
The Shift Team
November 6, 2022 11:11
President’s granddaughter made government consultant
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti Katrina Cuschieri, the 23-year-old
The Shift Team
November 5, 2022 09:38
US authorities charge Malta company with ‘elaborate’ scheme that defrauded clients out of over US$75 million
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday
David Lindsay
August 31, 2022 07:43
Mill-2013 ‘l hawn, il-kumpanniji taċ-Chairman tal-BOV daħħlu €1.4 miljun minn kuntratti ta’ konsulenza mal-gvern
You can read the article in English here. Mill-2013
Julian Delia
August 18, 2022 13:07
BOV chairman’s companies raked in €1.4 million in government consultancy contracts since 2013
Tista’ taqra l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. The companies partially owned
Julian Delia
August 17, 2022 13:14
Ousted MFSA official Joseph Cushieri still a board member of MSPP, formerly named Projects Malta
It’s been almost two years since the Head of
The Shift Team
June 18, 2022 09:20
Post-Deiulemar BOV share price: Was there an attempt at market manipulation?
An op-ed by a leading financial analyst in Malta.
June 15, 2022 10:32
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
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
Four years after promised divestment, passports fund retains majority share of Lombard Bank
Malta’s passports fund, known formally as the National Development
Julian Delia
February 9, 2022 07:01
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
Transport Minister Ian Borg keeps disgraced former MFSA boss on board
Transport Minister Ian Borg has decided to retain disgraced
The Shift Team
January 6, 2022 09:17
‘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
Still no denial from government on ‘shocking’ revelation of Steward claims Vitals deal was ‘fraudulent and corrupt’ – PN
Updated to include PN MP Adrian Delia’s speech in
October 27, 2021 13:26

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