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2019
CySEC Announcement dated 17th December 2019 on the “ AML Compliance Officers’ ” Examinations The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) would like to inform all the interested parties that it will initiate the conduct of the examinations for the certification of the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officers (AMLCOs) in February 2020. The said examinations are...
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has issued a Directive for the imposition of national measures to restrict the marketing, distribution and sale of contracts for difference (‘CFDs’). The Cyprus National Product Intervention Measures (‘CyNPIMs’) include: Restricting leverage limits from 30:1 to 2:1 on the opening of a position by a retail client; The...
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CySEC wishes to inform Regulated Entities of the recent amendments made regarding EMIR. The following are the main changes: Definition of Financial Counterparty (‘FC’) The EMIR Refit expands the definition of an FC to include the following entities perceived to pose important systemic risk to the financial system: Every AIF established in the EU, or...
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  Circular C343 dated 25.10.2019 regarding the thematic review of best execution obligations of Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) CySEC carried out a review of the Best Execution arrangements put in place by CIFs to ensure compliance with the provisions of Article 28 of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law (“the Law”). Circular...
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Appointment of Depositary for AIFs Relevant to: Alternative Investment Funds (“AIFs”) Alternative Investment Funds with Limited Number of Persons (“AIFLNP”); Registered Alternative Investment Funds (“RAIFs”). The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (“CIFA”) has prepared an updated Summary outlining the requirements for the appointment of a Depositary to the different types of AIFs under the new Alternative...
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Further to Circular C242 and the CSDR, CySEC wishes to inform CIFs on the requirements for internalised settlement reporting. Settlement Internalisers should report to CySEC on a quarterly basis the aggregated volume and value of all securities transactions that they settle outside securities settlement systems. Entities responsible for reporting: According to paragraph 14 of the...
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CySEC issued Circular C334 (“the Circular”) dated 07.08.19 requiring from all CIFs to keep in a separate EU Bank account an additional cash buffer in case there is a need for an extraordinary contribution to the Investors Compensation Fund (“ICF”). In particular: The minimum additional cash buffer amount is set at 0.3% of the eligible...
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17 July 2019 Appointment of Depositary for AIFs Relevant to: Alternative Investment Funds (“AIFs”) Alternative Investment Funds with Limited Number of Persons (“AIFLNP”); Registered Alternative Investment Funds (“RAIFs”). The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (“CIFA”) has prepared a Summary outlining the requirements for the appointment of a Depositary to the different types of AIFs under the...
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To: Regulated Entities: Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’); UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’); Self-Managed UCITS (‘SM UCITS’); Self-Managed Alternative Investment Funds (‘SM AIFs’); Self-Managed Alternative Investment Funds with Limited Number of Persons (‘SM AIFLNP’); Companies with sole purpose the management of AIFLNPs CySEC wishes to inform the Regulated Entities about the following: A. Information requested...
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