In light of the ‘New prudential framework for investment firms’ and the ‘The Investment Services Law’, CYSEC has replaced an earlier Circular C228 and redefined the threshold criteria that determine a significant CIF. The key takeaways from the CySEC’s latest circular are outlined below: Limitations on directorships and establishment of nomination/risk/remuneration committees for ‘Significant CIFs’: Members of Significant CIFs shall not hold more than one...Read More
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) released on 26.01.2022 a Practical Guide (hereinafter, the “Guide”), aiming to provide guidance to the Cyprus Investment Firms (“CIFs”) on the electronic submission of the Prudential Forms related to the ‘New prudential framework (IFD/IFR)’. CySEC Guide key takeaways: The Prudential Forms should be submitted to CySEC under the following conditions:Normal Reporting (see section A below)Reporting based on audited...Read More
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (the “CySEC”) published on the 10th of November 2021, the following Law and Amending Laws (available only in Greek): Law 165(I)/2021 on the prudential supervision of Investment Firms, for the purposes of harmonisation of the Directive (EU) 2019/2034 (“IFD”) and effective implementation of the Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 (“Investment Firms Regulation”, “IFR”);Amending Law 164 (I)/2021, which amends the Capital Adequacy...Read More
On the 2nd August 2021, the EU Official Journal published several amending measures requiring EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers, EU UCITS management companies and EU MiFID investment firms (including portfolio managers and adviser/arrangers) to integrate sustainability risk management into their policies and procedures. Take-aways for Fund Managers: AIFMs, UCITS management companies and self-managed UCITS will need to update their risk management policies to include procedures...Read More
Circular: C464 Scope: Cyprus Investment Firms CySEC released circular C464 on 4th August 2021, providing updates on the implementation of the new prudential framework for Investment Firms (IFD/IFR). The key takeaways from CySEC’s circular are: A. Testing Submission ALL CIFs are required to fill in the new IFR forms with reference date 30th June 2021 on a solo basis only and submit to CySEC between...Read More
