The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) issued Circular C425 on the 2nd of February 2021 informing Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) that the ESRB issued on 18 December 2020 the Recommendation ESRB/2020/15 on the restriction of distributions during the COVID-19 pandemic (amending Recommendation ESRB/2020/07). More specifically the ESRB recommends that at least until the 30th September 2021 the relevant authorities request financial institutions under their...Read More
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (the “CySEC”) issued a circular on the 21st of January 2021 to draw the attention of Cyprus Investment Firms (the “CIFs”) to the CNMV’s public statement addressing certain bad practices in cross-border marketing of investment services by Investment Firms located in other EU countries (the “IFs”). In particular, the public statement refers to certain inappropriate, common practices followed by...Read More
The Council Directive 2018/822/EU of 25 May 2018 (“DAC6” or the “Directive”) on mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements, imposes mandatory disclosure requirements for certain arrangements with an EU cross-border element where the arrangements fall within certain “hallmarks”. In accordance with the DAC6, intermediaries have the obligation to report arrangements to the tax authorities in...Read More
RE: CySEC Circular C417 Scope: Cyprus Investment Firms The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘CySEC’) on the 25th of November 2020 provided guidance to Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) on issues relating to crypto assets through circular C417 (the “Circular”). The Circular addresses the prudential treatment of crypto assets and financial instruments relating to crypto assets, as well as, how the risk management procedures...Read More
Subject: EBA Roadmap on Investment Firms regarding the implementation of the NEW Investment Firms Regulation (IFR) and Investment Firms Directive (IFD) entering into force from June 2021. Background Information on the NEW IFR/IFD Prudential Framework The EU’s new IFR/IFD framework[1] entered into force in December 2019 and will be applicable for all EU Investment Firms from June 26, 2021. The EU’s new IFR/IFD framework reshapes...Read More
