We would like to draw your attention to Consultation Paper CP (2016-10) (hereafter “the Consultation Paper”) issued by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) on 27 October 2016 regarding a proposed Circular on the requirements for the safeguarding of clients’ funds. The Consultation Paper will be addressed to all Cyprus Investment Firms (hereafter the...Read More

    We would like to bring your attention to the proposed amendments to the AIF Law and the AIFM Law set out in the Consultation Paper CP(2016-03) circulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission on the 22nd of April 2016. 1.Introduction of a new AIF type: Registered Alternative Investment Funds Registered AIFs may...Read More

The risks associated with business models and profitability, credit risk, capital adequacy, data quality and liquidity are the five priority areas for the supervision of credit institutions in the Euro area in 2016, according to the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), the ECB’s watchdog, who plans to initiate a series of regulatory initiatives in each of these...Read More