Circular C605 - EBA Public Consultation Paper on new Guidelines on preventing the abuse of funds and certain crypto -assets transfers, for m

As cryptocurrency becomes more widely known and understood, more focus is being given to the legal and regulatory issues involved.

From 2 August 2022 investment firms must take sustainability risks into consideration and assess clients' sustainability preferences.

The European Council is strongly condemning the involvement of Belarus in the aggression against Ukraine

Further restrictive measures for the provision of SWIFT are taken against Russian credit institutions and their Russian subsidiaries.

CySEC has redefined the threshold criteria that determines a ‘significant CIF’ for the purposes of the Investment Services and Activities a

CySEC Chairman announced during a press conference on 1 Feb 2022 it is enhancing its supervisor capabilities through the implementation...

Practical Guide for the submission of the Prudential forms under IFR/IFD.

Monthly Reporting Obligations - February 2022 for Cyprus Investment Firms.

ESMA explains the rules that apply to recommending an investment decision on EU financial instruments, whether in or outside of the EU.

Last week we enjoyed a few days away from the office at the largest B2B fintech exhibition organized by iFX EXPO International that was held

The new prudential framework for investment firms introduces classification for Investment Firms and sets new initial capital requirements.

Read about the key topics in CySEC's new directive regarding the registration and operating conditions for crypto-asset service providers.

Updates regarding the new prudential framework for Investment Firms(IFD/IFR) & CySEC’s Data collection

The requirement of publishing the RTS27 Reports is postponed for EU & UK Investment Firms, whilst RTS28 publication requirement remains...

Following the publication of Circular C426, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (the "CySEC") wishes therein to remind CIFs that “

The European Securities and Markets Authority (herein after “ESMA”) has announced the final report on Guidelines concerning outsourcing to c

In this blog we would like to notify you about the new publication of the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") as far as the UK's Tempora

On 29 December 2020 CySEC's latest Dear CEO Letter went to CIFs, which disclosed deficiencies found during reviews and onsite inspections.

The establishment of a Central Registry of Ultimate Beneficial Owners and other Legal Entities has been transposed into National Law.