Tag: Anatoly Knyazev

Notorious Maltese XNT Fined With €244k For Failed Anti-Money-Laundering Procedures!

FIAU Malta tamir - June 15, 2022

XNT LTD (previously known as Exante Ltd) is a Maltese investment firm regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). On 13 June 2022, the FIAU announced that it had fined XNT Ltd €244,679 over a series of anti-money laundering shortcomings. The Maltese regulator said the company did not fulfill its anti-money laundering obligations by not assessing and appropriately obtaining information on the purpose and intended nature of their clients' business relations.

Regulatory Monitor – Malta’s XNT hit by resignations of its directors!

FIAU Malta Ben - November 25, 2021

XNT LTD (previously known as Exante Ltd) is an investment firm incorporated in Malta and regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). Three directors resigned during the past months, namely Joseph Zammit Tabona, Michael Bianchi, and Lawrence Zammit. The present directors are Alexey Kirienko and Anatoly Knyazev; they have links with former Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, allegedly the most corrupt politician in 2019.

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