MONEY Features

05/12/2025

The Business Edition lands with Tumas Group's Ray Fenech on accountable leadership, trust and building for the long game. Plus: ADHD at work, governance that wins EU tenders, “Run a tighter ship” for owners, JP Fabri’s cranes-to-brains pivot, and our HACKED case study. Read, apply, share. 💪🏻🚀

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24/10/2025

Three friends. One journey. Two causes. Daniel Abela, Douglas Barbaro-Sant and Joseph Casha are running, swimming and cycling across Gozo, Comino and Malta to raise €163,000 for Hospice Malta and Children in Need Foundation.

Donate and make every moment matter: bemags.com/money-features/point-2-point-challenge

Three lifelong friends are taking on Malta’s toughest endurance test—not for glory, but for good. The Point 2 Point Challenge sees Daniel Abela, Douglas Barbaro-Sant, and Joseph Casha run, swim, and cycle across Gozo, Comino, and Malta to raise €163,000 for Hospice Malta and the Children in Ne...

23/10/2025

Beyond the old boys’ club. Malta’s boards face pressure on diversity, digital fluency and oversight as compliance rises. Vanessa Macdonald asks who’s adapting—and how fast.

Read more: https://bemags.com/money-features/nudges-in-the-right-direction

Gender balance, digital savvy and rising compliance are reshaping Malta’s boards. Experts urge wider talent pipelines, director training and robust INED oversight.

23/10/2025

Numbers, trust and the next bet. New CFO Roderick Attard sets a discipline-first agenda: ROI-guardrailed refurb capex, BI/ERP upgrades, and compliance-by-design to rebuild confidence and drive growth.

Full cover story: https://bemags.com/money-features/tumas-gaming-finance-reset-roderick-attard

Tumas Gaming’s new CFO, Roderick Attard , sets a discipline-first agenda—ROI-guardrailed refurb capex, BI/ERP upgrades and compliance-by-design—to rebuild trust, tighten KPIs and fund sustainable growth.

23/10/2025

Good compliance is the baseline, not the finish line. JP Fabri argues that Malta must align its regulation, capital, and talent to fund SMEs, innovation, and purpose-led growth.

The roadmap: https://bemags.com/money-features/maltas-financial-sector-built-to-comply-not-yet-to-compete

JP Fabri urges Malta to turn a compliant system into a growth engine—linking regulation, capital, talent and purpose to finance SMEs, innovation and the green transition.

23/10/2025

Save the dates: 19–20 November. FinanceMalta’s 18th Annual Conference—“Redefining Finance: A Quality-Driven Future for Malta”—brings ESG, digital assets, PE/VC and capital markets to the fore, plus the Tree 4 U initiative.

Details: https://bemags.com/money-features/financemalta-annual-conference-2025-quality-driven-finance

FinanceMalta’s 18th Annual Conference (19–20 Nov 2025): quality-driven finance—ESG, digital assets, PE/VC—plus record sponsors and the Tree 4 U initiative.

23/10/2025

Vibrant yet vigilant: Malta’s property bond market is active but choosier—sharper pricing, buybacks, and closer scrutiny of structures and cash flows. Justin Mizzi maps what’s changed and what wins now.

Full feature: https://bemags.com/money-features/malta-property-bond-market-justin-mizzi

Issuance, buybacks and sharper pricing define Malta’s real estate bond market. Experts explain investor sentiment, recent stress cases and why quality structures win.

23/10/2025

De-risking investment, unlocking growth. MDB CEO Alison Micallef explains how guarantees and EU tools are channelling private capital to SMEs and green/digital projects—turning Vision 2050 into bankable outcomes.

Read the interview: https://bemags.com/money-features/governance-first-growth-next-inside-the-mdb

MDB CEO Alison Micallef on mobilising private capital for Malta’s green, digital and inclusive projects—using guarantees, partner banks and EU instruments to deliver measurable impact for SMEs.

23/10/2025

Pension time bomb? Malta’s ageing demographics demand action. Auto-enrolment, low fees and a balanced public-private model could protect retirees and restore fairness.

Lea Hogg unpacks the reforms that matter: https://bemags.com/money-features/the-pension-time-bomb-can-malta-afford-to-grow-old

Malta faces a pension crunch. Why auto-enrolment, low fees and a balanced public-private model are key to sustainable retirements—and fairer outcomes for younger workers.

23/10/2025

Prosperity without integrity doesn’t last. Manuel Delia argues that Malta must pivot from opacity to rule-of-law-led growth—reducing financial and gaming risks while backing real innovation.

Provocative, necessary reading: https://bemags.com/money-features/manuel-delia-prosperity-without-integrity-malta

Manuel Delia warns Malta’s finance-and-gaming model swaps short-term gains for long-term risk, urging transparent growth rooted in the rule of law.

23/10/2025

From “protect and pass on” to smart, steady growth. Paul Rostkowski outlines how Maltese families blend a safe base with a measured growth sleeve, using notified funds (NAIF/NPIF) to ensure a clean structure and governance.

Read the playbook: https://bemags.com/money-features/smart-family-wealth-growth-malta-notified-funds

Why Maltese families are blending safety with measured growth. Paul Rostkowski explains using notified funds (NAIF/NPIF), clear process and patience to beat inflation—without sleepless nights.

23/10/2025

Beyond audit. PKF Malta is integrating advisory services into its company offerings—data-driven strategy, process re-engineering, and growth support for Maltese businesses. How the advisory arm plugs in, and what it means for clients.

Dive in: https://bemags.com/money-features/pkf-malta-advisory-beyond-audit

PKF Malta expands beyond audit and accounting, integrating advisory into its company services to deliver data-driven strategy, process re-engineering and growth support for Maltese businesses through expertise and PKF’s network.