Labour knows
The Nationalist Party got thoroughly trashed in the last
Andre Delicata
April 19, 2022 09:05
€247,908 tender awarded to company linked with member of kidnapping gang
A €247,908 tender was awarded to Princess Operations Ltd,
The Shift Team
April 13, 2022 12:30
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
Continuity, only worse – Ranier Fsadni
Apart from the bonanza of gifts and discounts, Labour’s
Ranier Fsadni
March 6, 2022 06:00
New FATF standard places responsibility to mitigate money laundering risks on State
A new standard introduced by the Financial Action Task
Joanna Demarco
March 5, 2022 15:53
Planning Authority silent on prime minister’s conflict of interest in property deals
The Planning Authority (PA) has not responded to questions
Julian Delia
March 5, 2022 06:00
As Suisse Secrets scandal breaks, Labour’s election poster girl trumpets new role at Credit Suisse
In yet another seismic development in international finance and
Julian Delia
February 22, 2022 14:22
Robert Abela promised an Xtra full explanation – but full of what?
On Monday, during two excruciating minutes of dodging questions
Ranier Fsadni
February 20, 2022 07:46
Warning shots in a veiled mob war
The Vitals mystery just keeps getting deeper. It’s not
Ryan Murdock
February 11, 2022 11:11
Our regulators: men of straw
Guest post by financial services practitioner Paul Bonello On
February 3, 2022 07:39
Legal experts clash as freezing orders on assets relaxed in high profile cases
Following at least three instances in which high profile
Julian Delia
January 29, 2022 12:27
Cryptocurrency money laundering increases by 30% since 2021 – report
$8.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency was laundered in 2021–
Joanna Demarco
January 28, 2022 15:43
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
Bulgaria’s cash for passports scheme under EU scrutiny
After Bulgaria pledged to end its ‘golden passport’ scheme
Alice Taylor
December 27, 2021 14:33
FIAU suffers setback as court annuls judgement
The FIAU (Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit) yesterday suffered a
The Shift Team
December 2, 2021 16:49
Consulting fees or deferred bribes?
The police say they are investigating Joseph Muscat for
Ryan Murdock
November 12, 2021 07:24
‘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
Konrad’s day of reckoning
Disgraced former minister Konrad Mizzi, one of the evil
Blanche Gatt
October 5, 2021 07:47
Pandora Papers: Revelations should be ‘wake up call’ in global battle against tax evasion, MEP says
The largest-ever leak of offshore data, the Pandora Papers
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 4, 2021 17:00
Mega structures built around Shoreline project at Smart City raise concerns
A collection of large structures, including roofed metal sheds,
The Shift Team
September 20, 2021 08:25
The Schembri clan: proving the proverb
Josette Schembri Vella, wife of alleged fraudster and money
Blanche Gatt
September 18, 2021 16:26
Still sinking with no end in sight
Finance Ministry permanent secretary Alfred Camilleri claimed Malta would
Ryan Murdock
September 17, 2021 07:40
A country built on dirty money
For almost 20 years, Malta has built much of
Alice Taylor
September 16, 2021 07:39
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
Malta ranked worst in the EU for money-laundering risk: Basel AML Index 2021
Malta is the riskiest jurisdiction in the European Union
Blanche Gatt
September 15, 2021 12:40
Malta enabled a money laundering machine
The failings of due diligence in every possible sphere
Ryan Murdock
September 3, 2021 08:01
Pilatus Bank: too little, too late
The FIAU has fined shuttered money-launderette Pilatus Bank €4.9
Blanche Gatt
September 2, 2021 08:09
A strategy for space: more hot air from Owen Bonnici
Malta is certainly in the gutter now, but Research
Blanche Gatt
August 14, 2021 07:34
Cash-for-passports watchdog eight months late on annual report
The government-appointed cash-for-passports watchdog has missed the publication deadline
The Shift Team
July 31, 2021 10:04

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