Tag: Jerome Caruana Cilia

In a case of too little, too late, MFSA was forced to take action against Maltese nationals Brian Tonna (link) and Karl Cini (link). The two directors of Nexia BT, the company involved in major scandals in Malta, were arraigned in courts for money laundering charges, tax evasion, and falsification of documents two years ago. Their accountancy warrants were suspended on 25 September 2020. The MFSA did not elaborate on why it waited so long to act after the duo’s arraignment.

The Maltese mess around its regulators continues. Most recently, the MFSA was again in the spotlight of scandals. The resignation of short-lived Irish CEO Joseph Gavin caused turbulence because he had apparently received a lucrative agreement to carry out an orderly handover. Something that probably shouldn't be remunerated separately one would think. The MFSA and the Maltese Finance Minister Clyde Caruana refuse to publish this €65,000 contract, The Shift reports.