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Even though the EU's Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU 849/2015) ‘on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing' has only recently hatched from its legislative egg, . . .

Amendments have been made to the beneficial ownership regulations relating to trusts, foundations and associations together...

In December 2025, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit, together with the Central Bank of Malta, issued a Question and Answers document providing interpretative guidance on the interaction between anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism obligations ...

The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) has proposed a series of amendments to Part I of the Implementing Procedures issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism...

In order to address concerns and queries which are regularly received, on the 6th of April 2022, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit issued a guidance note to provide further guidance on the role of the Money Laundering Reporting Officer.

On 16 January 2026, Malta has officially issued its intended transposition of the EU's Critical Entities Directive (Directive EU 2022/2557) ("CER") into national legislation through the Resilience of Critical Entities...

In the context of the increasingly complex compliance environment within which financial entities operate today, banks are often faced with a conflict between the need to respect fundamental...

The EU's Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU 849/2015) was published on the 20 May 2015 and was intended to be transposed into Member States' national legislation by the 26th June 2017.

Malta conducted its National Risk Assessment (NRA) on Money Laundering (ML) and Funding for Terrorism (TF) in 2018, leading to various reviews by international bodies like MONEYVAL, EBA, European Commission, and IMF.

The European Union (EU) has achieved a preliminary consensus between the Council and Parliament on crucial elements of the anti-money laundering (AML) package.

Anyone who has tried to open a new bank account, buy or sell a property, or invest assets with a firm is now familiar with the term "anti-money laundering", which is a catch-all phrase that to most of us only means filling in forms ...

Sanction screening procedures form an integral part of an anti-financial crime programme.

In the case Dr. Suzanne Wolfe Martin noe (the "Plaintiff") vs. X (the "Defendant") decided on the 21 June 2021, the First Hall Civil Court (the "Court"), presided over by honourable judge...

Over 150 years ago, the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote how the human mind can convince itself that committing a crime can be somehow justified by the ‘good’ that such actions can bring to society in general.

Malta has been ranked as the seventh safest small country in the world and 15th overall in a new study by US data analysis firm Value Penguin.

Malta has been ranked as the seventh safest small country in the world and 15th overall in a new study by US data analysis firm Value Penguin.

On the 18th of September 2020, the Malta Financial Services Authority issued a Guidance Note on the submissions of source of wealth and source of funds.