Planning board member doubles as director of sales for Exante
A member of the Planning Authority’s (PA) planning board holds two executive... View more
MFSA
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 web of companies... View more
Four years after promised divestment, passports fund retains majority share of Lombard Bank
Malta’s passports fund, known formally as the National Development and Social Fund... View more
Our regulators: men of straw
Guest post by financial services practitioner Paul Bonello On Wednesday, the Public... View more
‘I would definitely not go to a greylisted jurisdiction’ – MFSA chief
The top official of Malta’s financial regulator (MFSA) told parliament that he... View more
Transport Minister Ian Borg keeps disgraced former MFSA boss on board
Transport Minister Ian Borg has decided to retain disgraced former MFSA chief... View more
‘Grey-listing has made Malta impossible. We are leaving’ – founder of international fintech company
An international payments company, set up in Malta in 2016 by foreign... View more
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 parliament on the... View more
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 $1.5 trillion in... View more
MFSA offers secret deals on non-compliance offences to select companies, individuals
Since 2014, the Malta Financial Services Authority has been offering secret settlements... 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
Expanded list of Maltese PEPs extends scrutiny to much larger pool of connections
The conduct of the personal financial affairs of many Maltese individuals is... 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
The watchdogs that didn’t bark
If the FATF had any doubts about the need to greylist Malta,... View more
The lonely pariah
There are moments still, that one has to shake one’s head to... View more
PwC drops ethical concerns as prospect of Pilatus Bank funds looms
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the major ‘big four’ audit firms in Malta,... View more
Pilatus Bank owner loses bid to force MFSA-appointed competent person to hand over information
The owner of the now defunct Pilatus Bank, Ali Sadr Hasheminejad, has... View more
Dodger’s gone, Dodge City remains
Babylon had Hammurabi. Judaism had Moses. Classical Athens had Solon. We have... View more
Planning board member doubles as director of sales for Exante
A member of the Planning Authority’s (PA) planning board holds two executive... View more
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 web of companies... View more
Four years after promised divestment, passports fund retains majority share of Lombard Bank
Malta’s passports fund, known formally as the National Development and Social Fund... View more
Our regulators: men of straw
Guest post by financial services practitioner Paul Bonello On Wednesday, the Public... View more
‘I would definitely not go to a greylisted jurisdiction’ – MFSA chief
The top official of Malta’s financial regulator (MFSA) told parliament that he... View more
Transport Minister Ian Borg keeps disgraced former MFSA boss on board
Transport Minister Ian Borg has decided to retain disgraced former MFSA chief... View more
‘Grey-listing has made Malta impossible. We are leaving’ – founder of international fintech company
An international payments company, set up in Malta in 2016 by foreign... View more
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 parliament on the... View more
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 $1.5 trillion in... View more
MFSA offers secret deals on non-compliance offences to select companies, individuals
Since 2014, the Malta Financial Services Authority has been offering secret settlements... View more