Temporary Suspension of RTS 27

Directive (EU) 2021/338 of 16 February 2021 was introduced to amend Directive 2014/65/EU (‘MiFID II’), as regards information requirements, product governance and position limits, and Directives 2013/36/EU and (EU) 2019/878 as regards their application to investment firms, to...

Deadline for the GoAML Registration of Reporting Entities with the FIU Seychelles

Reporting Entities under the First Schedule of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act 2020 (‘AML/CFT Act’) have an obligation until 1 April 2021 to register with the Seychelles Financial Intelligence Unit (‘FIU’) registration...

Circular C430: Requirements of the Portuguese Securities and Exchange Commission (‘the CMVM’) regarding the promotion, distribution and marketing of PRIIPs in the territory of Portugal

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) with Circular C430, wishes to inform CIFs as to the current revised CMVM’s regulatory framework applicable with regards to promoting, distributing, marketing and/or making packaged retail investment and insurance...

Implementing the 5th AML Directive into Cyprus legislation: the implications for the crypto-industry

On the 18th of February 2021, the House of Representatives in Cyprus has voted in favour of the transposition of the 5th AML Directive (‘AMLD5’) into national legislation. As a result, on the 23rd of February 2021, Law 13(I)/2021 was published in the Official Government...

Deadline for the renewal of registration in the Public Register of Certified Persons

Certified persons that are registered in the CySEC Public register should renew their registration for 2021, until 28 February 2021. The renewal procedure must be performed online through the CySEC website, by completing the Renewal application and paying to CySEC the annual...

New Prudential framework for investment firms

CySEC on 2nd February 2021, issued Circular C426 which analyses the new prudential framework that the investment firms will be subject to. More specifically, on 26th June 2021, the Investment Firms Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 (‘IFR’) and Investment Firms Directive (EU) 2019/2034...

MiFID II Best Execution e-course

We offer e-courses that provide an analysis of Best Execution MiFID II requirements. ✓ Organisational requirements ✓ General principles and information to clients ✓ Best Execution criteria ✓ Best Execution obligations ✓ Execution Policy For more information...