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Technical Note Of The OAFS On Pig Butchering Scams – Part 1/2

Pig butchering is a slang term for a sophisticated cryptocurrency investment scam in which criminals patiently "fatten up" their victims with trust before stealing their money.

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GTG

How To Avoid The Latest Payment Scams

In today's innovation-driven economy, your intellectual property represents one of your business's most valuable assets.

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Grant Thornton Malta

Shifting The Burden? The Impact Of Act No. IX Of 2025 On Financial Service Provider Liability

Act No. IX of 2025 has introduced a number of amendments to the Arbiter for Financial Services Act (Cap. 555). While most of these changes are relatively minor (see summary below)...

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Beyond The Black Box: Building Trust In Software-Generated Evidence In Criminal Justice

Last week, I attended an international seminar hosted by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU)...

Malta Technology

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VAT In The Digital Age Package

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Grant Thornton Malta

Stronger EU Rules To Fight Financial Crime - Proposed EU Directive Targeting Corruption Among Officials

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Grant Thornton Malta

Money Laundering, Terrorist And Proliferation Financing And Targeted Financial Sanctions: Malta's National Risk Assessment 2023: A Summary

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CSB Group

At What Point Does Trying To Keep The Company Going Become Fraudulent Trading?

Malta Commercial

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Finance Malta

At What Point Does Trying To Keep The Company Going Become Fraudulent Trading?

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Ganado Advocates

Can The EU Commission's AML Action Plan Reduce Cross-Border Financial Crime Within European Union Member States?

European Union Government

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

PSD3 And PSR - A Digital Transformation Of The Payments Industry

European Union Criminal

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WH Partners

BOV Issues Warning On Scam Calls

Malta Media & IT

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Finance Malta

Setting A Timeframe To Court Action: The Statute Of Limitations – Aka Prescription

Malta Litigation

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WH Partners

Malta Country Analysis Report

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Finance Malta

Country-By-Country Reporting (CbCR): What You Need To Know

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BDO Malta

EU GDPR Simplification

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

EU Commission Opens Public Consultation On High-Risk AI Systems Under The AI Act

Malta Technology

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GTG

Stronger Enforcement For Breaches Of Employment Law Introduced By Act XIV Of 2025

Malta Employment

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

EU Court Declares Malta's Investor Citizenship Scheme Illegal

Malta Government

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AGPLAW | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC

BOV Urges Customers To Spot Scams

Bank of Valletta is urging its customers to be vigilant and alert, to spot the various scams currently being circulated locally. Scams are fraudulent activities designed to trick individuals...

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Finance Malta

A Guide To Dealing With Politically Exposed Persons

There are many misconceptions about Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). Many people think that it is not allowed to service PEPs. Many people think that only Heads of State and Government Ministers are PEPs.

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Dr Werner & Partner

Use Of Cash (Restriction) Regulations

Back in March 2021, the use of Cash Regulations came into force on the 9th of March 2021 by virtue of Legal Notice 81 of 2021.

Malta Government

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CSB Group

Judgment By The Criminal Court On The Purpose Of Freezing Orders

In a judgment delivered by the Criminal Court (per Madam Justice Consuelo Scerri Herrera) on 23 September, 2021 in the names Ir-Repubblika ta' Malta vs X and Y...

Malta Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

Global Attorney-Client Privilege Guide

Malta Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

Court Of Appeal Looks Into The Legal Relationship Between Two Business Parties

Malta Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

Procedural Considerations In Fraudulent Trading Actions And Winding-up Proceedings

Malta Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

EU Directive On Combating Money Laundering By Criminal Law

Malta Government

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Insuretech - Improving Claims Management

Malta Insurance

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KPMG Malta

Continuing Initiatives In Malta Against Abuse In The Innovative Technology Sector

Malta Technology

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Ganado Advocates

Inside The Market Abuse Regulation: A Brief, Not So Manipulative (& Fully Transparent) Guide- Pt. 2

Malta Commercial

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Ganado Advocates

The European Commission Publishes Its AML/ CFT Action Plan

European Union Government

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GTG

New Bill Proposes Amendments To The Maltese Companies Act

Malta Commercial

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GTG

Risk Assessments: Tailor-made Not Ready-made

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Ganado Advocates

Inside The Market Abuse Regulation: A Brief, Not So Manipulative (& Fully Transparent) Guide- Pt. 2

Our previous article mainly focused on the scope and principles of MAR, and gave an overview of the three main activities which MAR seeks to curtail – insider dealing...

Malta Commercial

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Ganado Advocates

The European Commission Publishes Its AML/ CFT Action Plan

On 7 May 2020 the European Commission published a Communication on an Action Plan for a comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.

European Union Government

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GTG

New Bill Proposes Amendments To The Maltese Companies Act

A new bill ("the Bill") has been published outlining various proposed amendments to the Companies Act.

Malta Commercial

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GTG

Risk Assessments: Tailor-made Not Ready-made

Risk assessments are a valuable tool used by the board of directors in order to structure operational units in the most appropriate and efficient manner.

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Ganado Advocates

Prevention, Detection & Response: Piecing Together A Holistic Financial Crime Framework

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Ganado Advocates

Fraud Against The European Union's Financial Interest

The Criminal Code has been amended to include provisions regarding fraud against the EU's Financial Interest, thus transposing the ‘PIF Directive'.

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KPMG Malta

Latest COVID-19 Information From ICC FraudNet

As a member of ICC FraudNet, Camilleri Preziosi has contributed to a compendium of the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on fraud and asset recovery across the different jurisdictions in which...

Malta Coronavirus

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

The FIAU Issues A Guidance Note In View Of COVID-19

On 7th May 2020, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (the "FIAU") issued a guidance note, titled ‘COVID-19: Remaining Vigilant against a Changing Criminal Landscape', which is published on its website...

Malta Coronavirus

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Ganado Advocates

MFSA Issues Circulars In The Light Of COVID-19 Outbreak

Amidst the constant unfolding of the situation surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") has recently issued a number of circulars targeted

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Mamo TCV Advocates

Analysing The Major Amendments To Be Brought About By The Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive

European Union Government

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Mamo TCV Advocates

2018 Q&A Report On Data Security & Cybercrime In Malta

Malta Technology

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GVZH Advocates

Fraud And Investigations At The Workplace

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Amendments To The PMLA – Act III Of 2015 And Act VIII Of 2015

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Ganado Advocates

Fraudulent Residence Permits Revoked

Malta Immigration

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GVZH Advocates

Money Laundering: Parliament And Council Negotiators Agree On Central Registers

Malta Government

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CSB Group

New Multilateral Action To Combat Tax Evasion

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PwC Malta

Putting Fraud On The Agenda

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PwC Malta

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Forensic Data: Dos And Don'ts In Regulatory Investigations | Focus On Forensics (Video)

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Arendt & Medernach

Focus On Forensics (Video)

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Arendt & Medernach

Market Abuse: Suspicious Transactions And Order Reporting, François Warken At AFLF 2017 (Video)

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Arendt & Medernach

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