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
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
MFSA offers secret deals on non-compliance offences to select companies, individuals
Since 2014, the Malta Financial Services Authority has been
The Shift Team
September 15, 2021 14:17
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
Expanded list of Maltese PEPs extends scrutiny to much larger pool of connections
The conduct of the personal financial affairs of many
The Shift Team
July 19, 2021 15:22
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
The watchdogs that didn’t bark
If the FATF had any doubts about the need
Ranier Fsadni
June 27, 2021 05:20
The lonely pariah
There are moments still, that one has to shake
Blanche Gatt
June 22, 2021 17:47
PwC drops ethical concerns as prospect of Pilatus Bank funds looms
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the major ‘big four’ audit
The Shift Team
June 8, 2021 17:21
Pilatus Bank owner loses bid to force MFSA-appointed competent person to hand over information
The owner of the now defunct Pilatus Bank, Ali
Alice Taylor
May 12, 2021 18:37
Dodger’s gone, Dodge City remains
Babylon had Hammurabi. Judaism had Moses. Classical Athens had
Ranier Fsadni
March 7, 2021 06:57
EY charges MFSA over €10 million for Satabank job
The local branch of international auditing firm Ernst &
February 17, 2021 07:49
The Moody blues
Edward Zammit Lewis wants you to know everything’s orrajt
Ryan Murdock
February 12, 2021 07:03
Opposition withdraws backing for MFSA Chair
The Opposition withdrew its backing for the chairman of
January 27, 2021 07:12
Prime Minister wants Mamo to remain chairman despite MFSA scandals
Prime Minister Robert Abela has again nominated Prof John
January 26, 2021 07:35

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