It’s official: Malta’s off the FATF grey list, ‘must continue this momentum’
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) officially confirmed during
Julian Delia
June 17, 2022 19:05
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
Malta chose this path in 2017
We knew the writing was on the wall when
Ryan Murdock
June 25, 2021 08:09
The worst has happened
Eight years of government-sanctioned and protected rampant corruption, criminality,
Blanche Gatt
June 23, 2021 18:12
Bitter medicine
Clyde Caruana, Malta’s finance minister, has scuttled off to
Blanche Gatt
June 19, 2021 01:21
FIAU spends €63,000 (so far) on paid media content to promote positive image  
During the highly-anticipated assessment by Moneyval, the anti-money laundering
The Shift Team
June 10, 2021 18:49
Axis vs Allied: The truth wars
A banner goes up outside the offices of The
Jacques René Zammit
March 29, 2021 06:21
Disinformation Watch: A man of many opinions
As soon as he was appointed Minister for Justice,
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 5, 2021 13:42
The Moody blues
Edward Zammit Lewis wants you to know everything’s orrajt
Ryan Murdock
February 12, 2021 07:03
Prime Minister wants Mamo to remain chairman despite MFSA scandals
Prime Minister Robert Abela has again nominated Prof John
January 26, 2021 07:35
Multi-million euro illegal gambling activity remains unchecked in Malta
An ongoing investigation by The Shift has uncovered a
January 19, 2021 09:22
New law proposed weakens lawyers’ accountability and fails to raise standards
The Chamber of Advocates has expressed dismay about a
Victor Paul Borg
January 18, 2021 09:28
EXCLUSIVE: MFSA asks former CEO to refund over €23,000 in ‘extra pay’ received
The financial services regulator – MFSA – has asked
January 6, 2021 09:42
Court decisions against FIAU to remain ‘secret’
Court challenges to hefty administrative fines being dished out
December 28, 2020 13:01
MFSA scandal: Details emerge on Cuschieri’s intervention to give Licari €100,000 job
Edwina Licari, the “self-suspended” General Counsel of the MFSA,
November 4, 2020 08:03
What happens in Vegas can’t stay in Vegas: MFSA chief, a friend, and a client accused of murder
As pressure from European financial authorities mounts on the
Caroline Muscat
October 29, 2020 09:12
The legacy of a few men
The world is aware that Malta, under the premiership
Andre Delicata
October 28, 2020 09:10
Access denied: Silvio Schembri blames Moneyval for purge of public records
Following criticism of the Malta Business Registry’s indiscriminate purge
The Shift Team
October 9, 2020 16:10
‘Let’s not reduce our sovereignty for money’ – Tonio Borg
Former Foreign Minister Tonio Borg believes the government should
Gabriel Schembri
September 29, 2020 16:54
MFSA takes action on Brian Tonna’s companies following court order
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued two
Gabriel Schembri
September 24, 2020 18:30
Race against time to please Moneyval
Weeks before a crucial and possible devastating decision which
The Shift Team
September 15, 2020 12:10
Malta gets another downgrade at crucial juncture for financial services industry
Malta’s lucrative financial services industry and its international ranking
The Shift Team
September 5, 2020 15:30
Why fix what you can hide?
In their latest attempt to make things look better
Ryan Murdock
August 14, 2020 09:40
MFSA awards former editor Rachel Attard €43,000 direct order
The Malta Financial Services Authority has awarded a €43,000
The Shift Team
August 3, 2020 11:33
Malta plummets 60 places in one year in anti-money laundering index
Malta has plummeted 60 places in the span of
Joanna Demarco
July 30, 2020 08:52
FIAU defends choice of senior associate
By means of a Right of Reply (RoR), the
The Shift Team
July 11, 2020 14:30
XNT (Exante) and FIAU cuddling up, really
As Malta is battling the possibility of making it
Caroline Muscat
July 9, 2020 10:19
Action and monitoring on money laundering critical to avoid greylisting by Moneyval – experts
Financial expert Godfrey Leone Ganado believes that in order
Gabriel Schembri
July 6, 2020 12:33
Pieter Omtzigt welcomes ‘hard-hitting’ report by Ombudsman
Special rapporteur Pieter Omtzigt has welcomed the “hard-hitting” and
June 24, 2020 12:30
Omtzigt backs call for Europol Joint Investigation Team
Special Rapporteur Pieter Omtzigt called on the Maltese authorities
May 29, 2020 13:23

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