C578: ESMA35-43-3565 - Guidelines on certain aspects of the MIFID II remuneration requirements

EBA Consultation Paper - Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing & Crypto-Asset Service Providers

CySEC's Circular C576 & The Implementation of EBA's Guidelines

In May 2023, FATF held its annual Private Sector Consultative Forum in Vienna, hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime

MOKAS Strategic Analysis Report – Financial Intelligence Information for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and how it relates to Cyprus

CySEC publishes Circular C571 to advise CIFs with initial capital of €150k and €750k of the Guidelines on ICT and Security Risk Management.

CySEC released guidance relating to AIFMs and AIFs externally managed by CAIFMs.

The European Bank Authority (‘EBA’) encourages authorities to engage more actively with institutions regarding de-risking.

Our Director, Constantinos Constantinides, travelled to Dubai earlier this month to represent our firm again at the iFX EXPO Dubai 2023.

CySEC has published Circular C545 and informs regulated entities about its reviews of compliance with EMIR reporting obligations.

As cryptocurrency becomes more widely known and understood, more focus is being given to the legal and regulatory issues involved.

Merry Christmas from FAI Comply - A short fun video about the 12 days of sanctions from 2022.

The continued growth of cryptocurrencies and criticisms of the sector have manifested various limitations, largely due to vulnerabilities.

Invest Cyprus aims to attract and facilitate foreign direct investments into the country, this includes supporting businesses and investors.

It can be argued that cryptocurrencies are an unregulated, de-centralised currency free from government control, but are they here to stay?

CySEC has launched its first online quiz on its website, where the public can evaluate how much they really know about investments...

As with other financial products, assessing the data for ESG investing on a client basis would follow the standard five categories.

Sustainability related provisions under MiFID and IDD DAs came into force on 2 August 2022. Here we explain how ESG data can be collected.

From 2 August 2022 investment firms must take sustainability risks into consideration and assess clients' sustainability preferences.

CySEC has issued a new Circular in relation to "Sanctions/Restrictive Measures against Russia due to its military aggression against Ukraine