Compliance
Compliance Beyond Ticking the Box
Turn compliance from a cost you endure into a system that protects the business and drives its growth.
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The record behind the advisory, lecturing and writing. Compliance management and quality assurance are my specialisms, backed by a doctoral candidacy in business administration, a master's from the College of Europe, a Malta teaching warrant, published books, and more than a decade lecturing in business, finance, public policy, property and compliance.
Practical books for owners and managers, from step-by-step workbooks to reference guides, each grounded in real, documented company cases.
Compliance
Turn compliance from a cost you endure into a system that protects the business and drives its growth.
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Compliance
Fifty-eight models of governance, risk and compliance, each explained and anchored to a real, sourced case.
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Compliance industry
Fifty business-model patterns behind the compliance industry, each carried by a real, named company.
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Procurement
Turn supplier spend into growth and performance, using AI where it earns its place, with no procurement team.
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Quality assurance
Fifty models and standards of quality assurance, each told through a real, sourced case.
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Learning & development
Make the courses you pay for actually change what your team does, and prove it, with no training department.
View on Amazon →Also in preparation: Completion Is Not Change: The 360 Method for Compliance Training That Moves Behaviour and Performance (Auren Institute, 2026).
| Qualification | Institution | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Doctorate in Business Administration (Candidate) | Signum Magnum College | MQF 8 |
| MA, European Public Policies and Public Administration (Merit) | College of Europe, Bruges | MQF 7 |
| Professional Teaching Warrant No. 1052 | University of Malta | MQF 7 |
| B.Commerce (Hons), Public and Private Management (2:1) | University of Malta | MQF 6 |
| Diploma in Accounting and Business | ACCA | MQF 5 |
Further study: Public Policy Analysis Certificate, University of Edinburgh; European Policies Certificate, University of Reading.
I have lectured in business, finance, compliance, public policy and property since 2013, alongside running companies in education, property and supply chain. I teach from practice, not only from theory: every module is built on real projects, real numbers and real decisions. I deliver online and in person to undergraduate, postgraduate and professional cohorts, and I supervise and examine dissertations up to master's level (MQF and EQF Level 7).
| Management and operations | Project Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Events Management, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Management, Corporate Governance |
| Finance and accounting | Financial Management, Managerial and Corporate Finance, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Internal Auditing |
| EU public policy and administration | EU Public Policy, Public Administration, EU Political Economy, Europeanisation |
| Property, hospitality and tourism | Property Projects Management, Hospitality Management, Technology in Tourism, Real Estate Agents |
| Compliance and governance | Compliance Management, ISO 37301, GDPR and data protection, AML, internal audit and quality assurance |
Lecturing since 2013 at the University of Malta, Misco, IDEA College, eie Business School and SMC, among other education and training providers in Malta and the UK. Delivery to undergraduate, postgraduate and professional cohorts, online and in person, with dissertation supervision and examination up to master's level.
A selection of my academic, professional and public policy writing. Items still in progress or under review are marked as such.
Independent writing on economics and public policy across the UK, Europe and Malta, published on this site. Recent essays include The state that sold its wall, Europe learned to govern wealth and forgot how to create it, The GBP 6 trillion sitting still and Britain's most dangerous price (2025 to 2026). Earlier opinion columns on economics, EU affairs and public policy appeared in Times of Malta and Il-Mument (2005 to 2013).
Selected work is set out in detail in my leadership, consultancy and boards, project management, projects and events and television production portfolios.
Available for work
I take on commissioned writing, guest lectures and module teaching, and dissertation supervision and examination up to master's level, in English, online or in person.