The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published their latest newsletter for November 2022, #ESMA “Spotlight on Markets”, in which there is a reference on the opening statement of Steffen Kern (ESMA Head of Risk Analysis and Chief Economist), who...
The Financial Services Commission (FSC), following the enactment of the Virtual Asset and Initial Token Offerings Services Act (“VAITOS Act”), and the guidance issued by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) relating to Virtual Assets and Virtual Assets Service Providers, has...
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has announced via the issuance of its Circular on the 5th of December 2022 that the deadline for the submission of the Bi-Annual Report on Consumer Protection will now be the 15th of July 2023 and not the 15th of January 2023 as was...
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) of Seychelles, via the issuance of its Circular on 29th of November 2022, wishes to provide clarifications regarding the contents of the Annual Compliance Form required to be submitted by Securities Dealers. The Annual Compliance Form is...
During their Board meeting, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) concluded to the replacement of Circular 256 by issuing Circular C534, regarding the provision of investment and ancillary services and/or performance of investment activities in third...
On 22 November 2022, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided that open public access to the registers of the beneficial owners (BO) of companies registered in EU member states is no longer valid, as it contravenes with Articles 7 (Respect for Private Life) and 8...
While the crypto market is shaken by the failure of FTX, a digital asset settlement platform will be going live inside the financial system of United States (U.S.) for 12 weeks testing the regulatory framework existed in the United States as well as the adoption and...