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Read the CySEC Announcement for CIFs

CySEC has issued an “Announcement” on 22/03/2024 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that the Form 87-03-01 (Calculation of the annual fees) 

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Read the CySEC Circular C623

CySEC has issued the Circular C623 on 20/03/2024 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies 

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Read the CySEC Circular C622

CySEC has issued the Circular C622 on 05/03/2024 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs

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Read the CySEC Circular C621

CySEC has issued the Circular C621 on 08/02/2024 to provide clarifications to Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMS’), Internally Managed

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Read the CySEC Circular C620

CySEC has issued the Circular C620 on 06/02/2024 to bring to the attention of the Cyprus Investment Firms (the “CIFs”) the following EBA Guidelines

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Read the CySEC Circular C619

CySEC has issued the Circular C619 on 05/02/2024 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’) 

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Read the CySEC Circular C618

CySEC has issued the Circular C618 on 31/01/2024 to draw the attention of Authorised Alternative Investment Fund Managers and Registered Alternative Investment Fund

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Read the CySEC Circular C617

CySEC has issued the Circular C617 on 24/01/2024 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMS’), Internally Managed Alternative Investment Funds

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Read the CySEC Circular C616

CySEC has issued the Circular C616 on 23/01/2024 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), UCITS Management Companies (UCITS MC) 

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Read the CySEC Circular C615

CySEC has issued the Circular C615 on 15/01/2024 to provide to Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) general information and instructions for the completion

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Read the CySEC Circular C614

CySEC has issued the Circular C614 on 09/01/2024 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) and Crypto Asset Service Providers (‘CASPs’) 

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Read the CySEC Circular C613

CySEC has issued the Circular C613 on 05/01/2024 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), Internally Managed Alternative Investment Funds

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Read the CySEC Circular C612

CySEC has issued the Circular C612 on 22/12/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) regarding the European Securities and Markets Authorities

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Read the CySEC Circular C611

CySEC has issued the Circular C611 on 22/12/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), that all CIFs that were authorised by 31/12/2023

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Read the CySEC Circular C610

CySEC has issued the Circular C610 on 22/12/2023 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (‘ASPs’), that all ASPs that were authorised by 31/12/2023

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Read the CySEC Circular C609

CySEC has issued the Circular C609 on 18/12/2023 to provide a number of clarifications to Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) on EBA Guidelines

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Read the CySEC Circular C607

CySEC has issued the Circular C607 on 08/12/2023 to bring to the attention of the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Administrative Service Providers 

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Read the CySEC Circular C606

CySEC has issued the Circular C606 on 01/12/2023 to bring to the attention of the Cyprus Investment Firms (the “CIFs”) the EBA Guidelines on the criteria 

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Read the CySEC Circular C605

CySEC has issued the Circular C605 on 28/11/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Administrative Service Providers

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Read the CySEC Circular C604

CySEC has issued the Circular C604 on 13/10/2023 to bring the attention of the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) the Guidelines issued on 25/02/2019 by European Banking Authority 

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Read the CySEC Circular C603

CySEC has issued the Circular C603 on 12/10/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’) 

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Read the CySEC Circular C601

CySEC has issued the Circular C601 on 12/10/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Administrative Service Providers (‘ASPs’)

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Read the CySEC Circular C602

CySEC has issued the Circular C602 on 12/10/2023 to draw the attention of the Cyprus Investment Firms (the ‘CIFs’), to the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission

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Read the CySEC Circular C597

CySEC has issued the Circular C597 on 28/09/2023 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), Internally Managed Alternative Investment Funds

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Read the CySEC Circular C600

CySEC has issued the Circular C600 on 27/09/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that it has adopted the Joint EBA and ESMA Guidelines on common procedures and

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Read the CySEC Circular C599

CySEC has issued the Circular C599 on 27/09/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) that the latest version of the Form QST-CIF, Version 11 (the ‘Form’)

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Read the CySEC Circular C598

CySEC has issued the Circular C598 on 27/09/2023 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (‘ASPs’), that all ASPs that were authorised by 30/09/2023

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Read the CySEC Circular C596

CySEC has issued the Circular C596 on 11/09/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Administrative Service Providers (‘ASPs’), 

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Read the CySEC Circular C595

CySEC has issued the Circular C595 on 31/08/2023 to stress the attention of the Cyprus UCITS Management Companies and Self-Managed Cyprus UCITS (CUCITS MCs) and Cyprus Alternative Investment Fund Managers and

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C594

CySEC has issued the Circular C594 on 23/08/2023 to inform the Cyprus UCITS Management Companies and Self-Managed Cyprus UCITS (CUCITS MCs) and the Cyprus Alternative Investment Fund

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C593

CySEC has issued the Circular C593 on 03/08/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms, UCITS and where relevant, their Management Companies">

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C592

CySEC has issued the Circular C591 on 03/08/2023 to draw the attention of the Authorised Alternative Investment Fund Managers* 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C591

CySEC has issued the Circular C591 on 03/08/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) regarding the circumstances under which, a member of the Board of Directors

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C590

CySEC has issued the Circular C590 on 21/07/2023 to provide the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) with further guidance regarding the reporting via CySEC’s XBRL portal 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C589

CySEC has issued the Circular C589 on 18/07/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), Administrative Service Providers (ASPs), UCITS Management Companies

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C588

CySEC has issued the Circular C588 on 18/07/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), Administrative Service Providers (ASPs), UCITS Management Companies

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C587

CySEC has issued the Circular C587 on 03/07/2023 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), UCITS Management Companies (UCITS MC) 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C586

CySEC has issued the Circular C586 on 03/07/2023 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), UCITS Management Companies (UCITS MC)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C585

CySEC has issued the Circular C585 on 03/07/2023 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C584

CySEC has issued the Circular C584 on 30/06/2023 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (‘ASPs’), that all ASPs that were authorised by June 30, 2023

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C583

CySEC has issued the Circular C583 on 30/06/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) for the latest version of the Form QST-CIF, 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C581

CySEC has issued the Circular C581 on 23/03/2023 to inform the UCITS Management Companies, Internally Managed UCITS, Alternative Investment Fund Managers 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C582

CySEC has issued the Circular C582 on 23/06/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Administrative Service Providers (‘ASPs’),

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C580

CySEC has issued the Circular C580 on 01/06/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Administrative Service Providers (‘ASPs’),

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C579

CySEC has issued the Circular C579 on 06/06/2023 to inform Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C578

CySEC has issued the Circular C578 on 06/06/2023 to inform Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C577

CySEC has issued the Circular C577 on 06/06/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C576

CySEC has issued the Circular C576 on 02/06/2023 to bring to the attention of the Cyprus Investment Firms (the “CIFs”) the following EBA Guideline

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C575

CySEC has issued the Circular C575 on 24/05/2023 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), UCITS Management Companies (UCITS MC)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C574

CySEC has issued the Circular C574 on 19/05/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C572

CySEC has issued the Circular C572 on 12/05/2023 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C572

CySEC has issued the Circular C572 on 12/05/2023 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C572

CySEC has issued the Circular C572 on 12/05/2023 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C573

CySEC has issued the Circular C573 on 12/05/2023 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), Internally Managed Alternative Investment Funds,">

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C571

CySEC has issued the Circular C571 on 02/05/2023 to draw the attention to the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) to the Guidelines on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and security risk

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C550

CySEC has issued the Circular C550 on 02/05/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Administrative Service Providers (‘ASPs’)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C570

CySEC has issued the Circular C570 on 28/04/2023 to draw the attention to CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C568

CySEC has issued the Circular C568 on 19/04/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), Administrative Service Providers (ASPs), 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C567

CySEC has issued the Circular C567 on 20/04/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), Administrative Service Providers (ASPs),

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C566

CySEC has issued the Circular C566 on 20/04/2023 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs,

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C565

CySEC has issued the Circular C565 on 12/04/2023 to inform the Administrative Service Providers (‘the ASPs’) that following the Circular 564, issued on 07/04/2023

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C564

CySEC has issued the Circular C564 on 07/04/2023 to inform the Administrative Service Providers (‘the ASPs’) that a new version of the Form RBSF-ASP Version 6 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C563

CySEC has issued the Circular C563 on 05/04/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) that a new version of the Form RBSF-CIF

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C562

CySEC has issued the Circular C562 on 04/04/2023 to highlight to Cyprus Alternative Investment Fund Managers (CAIFMs) acting as External Managers 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C561

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C560

CySEC has issued the Circular C560 on 31/03/2023 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (‘ASPs’), that all ASPs that were authorised by March 31, 2023

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C560

CySEC has issued the Circular C560 on 31/03/2023 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (‘ASPs’), that all ASPs that were authorised by March 31, 2023

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C559

CySEC has issued the Circular C559 on 31/03/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) for the latest version of the Form QST-CIF, Version 10

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C556

CySEC has issued the Circular C556 on 27/03/2023 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs, Internally managed AIFs

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C557

CySEC has issued the Circular C557 on 24/03/2023 to inform the UCITS Management Companies, Internally Managed UCITS, Alternative Investment Fund Managers

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C554

CySEC has issued the Circular C554 on 23/03/2023 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C555

With this Circular C555, issued on 22/03/2023, CySEC is re-issuing Circular C551 to draw the attention of the Regulated Entities to the new reporting obligations

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C553

CySEC has issued the Circular C553 on 14/03/2023 to provide guidance to Cyprus Investment Firms, UCITS Management Companies (UCITS)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C551

CySEC has issued the Circular C551 on 06/03/2023 to draw the attention of CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C548

CySEC has issued the Circular C548 on 10/02/2023 to provide Cyprus UCITS Management Companies and Self-Managed Cyprus UCITS (‘CUCITS MCs’)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C549

CySEC has issued the Circular C549 on 02/02/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) that CySEC adopts ESMA’s approach not to prioritise its supervisory actions 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C547

CySEC has issued the Circular C547 on 30/01/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that the deadline to submit through CySEC’s XBRL Portal of the prudential reports for the dates 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C546

CySEC has issued the Circular C546 on 25/01/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) for the submission of their prudential reporting through the CySEC’s XBRL Portal.

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C545

CySEC has issued the Circular C545 on 12/01/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), UCITS and Management Companies

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C544

CySEC has issued the Circular C544 (In Greek) on 05/01/2023 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), Administrative Service Providers

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C543

CySEC has issued the Circular C543 on 23/12/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), that all CIFs that were authorised by December 31

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C542

CySEC has issued the Circular C542 on 23/12/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), that all CIFs that were authorised by December 31 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C541

CySEC has issued the Circular C541 on 23/12/2022 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (ASPs), that all ASPs that were authorised by December 31

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C540

CySEC has issued the Circular C540 on 21/12/2022 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), Internally Managed Alternative Investment Funds

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C538

CySEC has issued the Circular C538 on 13/12/2022 to provide to the Authorised Alternative Investment Fund Managers and Sub-threshold Alternative Investment Fund Managers

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C539

CySEC has issued the Circular C539 on 08/12/2022 to provide to the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) further clarifications in relation with the Form CBRT-CIF

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C537

CySEC has issued the Circular C537 on 30/11/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) on the release of the new Form, CBRT-CIF (‘the Form’),

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C536

CySEC has issued the Circular C536 on 29/11/2022 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), of the two circulars issued by CySEC

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C535

CySEC has issued the Circular C535 on 29/11/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Administrative Service Providers (‘ASPs’)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C534

CySEC has issued the Circular C534 on 29/11/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) regarding the provision of investment and ancillary services 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C533

CySEC has issued the Circular E533 (in Greek) on 03/10/2022 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (‘ASPs’), for the Form F196-2012-03 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C532

CySEC has issued the Circular C532 on 03/10/2022 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C531

CySEC has issued the Circular C531 on 03/10/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) for the obligation to submit the Form QST-CIF (the ‘Form’)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C530

CySEC has issued the Circular C530 on 03/10/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) for the submission of the Form CA-CIF (the ‘Form’) 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C529

CySEC has issued the Circular C529 on 03/10/2022 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (‘ASPs’) for the submission of the Form QST-ASP (the ‘Form’) Version 6

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C528

CySEC has issued the Circular C528 on 01/09/2022 to remind the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs), UCITS Management Companies (UCITS MC), Self-Managed Alternative Investment Funds (SM AIFs), Self-Managed Alternative

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C527

CySEC has issued the Circular C527 on 19/08/2022 to draw the attention of the Regulated Entities to the amendment of Article 9 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1273 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C526

CySEC has issued the Circular C526 on 10/08/2022 inform the Cyprus Investment Firms, which fulfil the criteria of paragraph

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CySEC is warning CIFs trading in CFDs

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an announcement on 21 July 2022 to inform about additional supervisory actions

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CySEC launches a new investor protection campaign to help investors

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) launches a new investor protection campaign to help tackle the growing 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C525

CySEC has issued the Circular C525 on 12/07/2022 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), UCITS Management Companies (UCITS MC) and Alternative Investment

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C524

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C523

CySEC has issued the Circular C523 on 01/07/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that they

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C522

CySEC has issued the Circular C522 on 01/07/2022 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (ASPs) that they must

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C521

CySEC has issued the Circular C521 on 01/07/2022 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) and the UCITS Management Companies

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C520

CySEC has issued the Circular C520 on 01/07/2022 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs), UCITS Management Companies (UCITS MC)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C519

CySEC has issued the Circular C519 on 30/06/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Administrative Service Providers (‘ASPs’)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C518

CySEC has issued the Circular C518 on 22/06/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (the ‘CIFs’) about the introduction of prudential Form 165-03

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C517

CySEC has issued the Circular C517 on 15/06/2022 to draw the attention of the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs,

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C516

CySEC has issued the Circular C516 on 02/06/2022 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs,

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C514

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C513

CySEC has issued the Circular C513 on 19/05/2022 to remind all Cyprus Investment Firms (the ‘CIFs’) of the 
necessary steps they must take when they no

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C512

CySEC has issued the Circular C512 on 17/05/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’), Alternative Investment Fund Managers

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C511

CySEC has issued the Circular C511 on 10/05/2022 to call the Administrative Service Providers (‘ASPs’) to examine their records and to inform CySEC 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C508

CySEC has issued the Circular C508 on 05/05/2022 to remind Cyprus Investment Firms (“CIFs”) that the European Banking Authority (EBA), has published the revised Guidelines

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C507

CySEC has issued the Circular C507 on 05/05/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (the ‘CIFs’) that the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) has published the Guidelines

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C506

CySEC has issued the Circular C506 on 04/05/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (the ‘CIFs’) that a new version of the Form RBSF-CIF Version 6 (‘the Form’) is issued.

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C504

CySEC has issued the Circular C504 on 27/04/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C503

CySEC has issued the Circular C503 on 20/04/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (the ‘CIFs’) that a new version of the Form RBSF-CIF Version 5 (‘the Form’) is issued.

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C502

CySEC has issued the Circular C502 on 19/04/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) that the European Securities and Markets Authority

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C501

CySEC has issued the Circular C501 on 15/04/2022 to draw the attention of CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C500

CySEC has issued the Circular C500 on 13/04/2022 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C499

CySEC has issued the Circular C499 on 12/04/2022 to inform the Administrative Service Providers (‘the ASPs’) that a new version of the Form RBSF-ASP Version 5 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C496

CySEC has issued the Circular C496 on 07/04/2022 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C497

CySEC has issued the Circular C497 on 06/04/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) that they must complete and submit to CySEC the latest version 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C495

CySEC has issued the Circular C495 on 29/03/2022 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (‘ASPs’) 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C494

CySEC has issued the Circular C494 on 29/03/2022 to inform CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs,

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C493

CySEC has issued the Circular C493 on 22/03/2022 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C492

CySEC has issued the Circular C492 on 22/03/2022 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C489

CySEC has issued the Circular C489 on 25/02/2022 to remind CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C488

CySEC has issued the Circular C488 on 17/02/2022 to provide information to the persons wishing to report cases of actual or potential infringement of Regulation 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C487

CySEC has issued the Circular C487 on 10/02/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (the “CIFs”) that CySEC has redefined the threshold criteria

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C486

CySEC has issued the Circular C486 on 08/02/2022 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (the “CIFs”) that the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1229 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C484

CySEC has issued the Circular C484 on 26/01/2022 to inform the External Managers of Registered Alternative Investment Funds (“RAIFs”)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C483

CySEC has issued the Circular C483 on 18/01/2022 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that the European Banking Authority

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C482

CySEC has issued the Circular C482 on 31/12/2021 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C481

CySEC has issued the Circular C481 on 30/12/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) for the latest version of the Form QST-CIF

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C480

CySEC has issued the Circular C480 on 30/12/2021 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (‘ASPs’) for the latest version of the Form QST-ASP (the ‘Form’), Version 5, for the Quarterly Statistics.

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C479

CySEC has issued the Circular C479 on 22/12/2021 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs, Internally managed AIFs, Internally managed

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C478

CySEC has issued the Circular C478 on 21/12/2021 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs, Internally managed AIFs, Internally managed AIFLNPs

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C477

CySEC has issued the Circular C477 on 15/12/2021 to inform the Undertakings Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Management Companies and the 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C476

CySEC has issued the Circular C476 on 24/11/2021 to inform the Regulated Entities that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has updated its 2019

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C475

CySEC has issued the Circular C475 on 11/11/2021 to draw the attention of Crypto Asset Services Providers (CASPs), CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C474

CySEC has issued the Circular C474 on 21/10/2021 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C473

CySEC has issued the Circular C473 on 13/10/2021 to inform the AIFMs (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’), Self-Managed UCITS

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C472

CySEC has issued the Circular C472 on 30/09/2021 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs), UCITS Management Companies (UCITS MC), Self Managed UCITS 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C471

CySEC has issued the Circular C471 on 30/09/2021 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (the ‘ASPs’) that must complete and submit to CySEC the Form...

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C470

CySEC has issued the Circular C470 on 30/09/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘the CIFs’) that must complete and submit to CySEC the Form

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C469

CySEC has issued the Circular C469 on 29/09/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms, Credit Institutions, Market operators of trading venues, Approved Publication 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C467

CySEC has issued the Circular C467 on 01/09/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Alternative Investment Fund Managers

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C466

CySEC has issued the Circular C466 on 30/08/2021 to inform the Cyprus based AIFMs and internally managed AIFs whose total asset under management (AuM) exceed the thresholds of Articles 4(2)(a) or 4(2)(b) of the Alternative Investment

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C465

CySEC has issued the Circular C465 on 11/08/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Administrative Service Providers (‘ASPs’), Internally managed Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C463

CySEC has issued the Circular C463 on 05/08/2021 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs, 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C464

CySEC has issued the Circular C464 on 04/08/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that CySEC has issued an updated Practical Guide

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C462

CySEC has issued the Circular C462 on 03/08/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that the paragraph A2 of Circular C417

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C461

CySEC has issued the Circular C461 on 30/07/2021 to bring to the attention of Cyprus Investment Firms, UCITS and Management Companies,

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C459

CySEC has issued the Circular C459 on 28/07/2021 to inform the Authorised Alternative Investment Fund Managers and Registered Alternative Investment Fund Managers 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C460

CySEC has issued the Circular C460 on 26/07/2021 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers that

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C458

CySEC has issued the Circular C458 on 14/07/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that the

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C457

CySEC has issued the Circular C457 on 09/07/2021 to inform the Alternative investment fund managers

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C456

CySEC has issued the Circular C456 on 02/07/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Alternative Investment Funds and their Managers

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C455

CySEC has issued the Circular C455 on 02/07/2021 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C454

CySEC has issued the Circular C454 on 01/07/2021 to inform the Administrative Services Providers (the ‘ASPs’) that must complete and submit to CySEC 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C453


CySEC has issued the Circular C453 on 01/07/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘the CIFs’) that must complete and submit to CySEC the Form QST-CIF (‘the Form’), Version 6.

The Form must be completed and submitted to CySEC by all CIFs 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C452

CySEC has issued the Circular C452 on 23/06/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘the CIFs’) that a new Form, CB-CIF (‘the Form’) 

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Self protection against money laundering

There is much that both financial and non-financial businesses can do to take the initiative and implement their own money laundering prevention measures

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C448

CySEC has issued the Circular C448 on 19/05/2021 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C451

CySEC has issued the Circular C451 on 19/05/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), that a new version of the Form RBSF-CIF Version 4

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C449

CySEC has issued the Circular C449 on 19/05/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), that the deadlines for the submission to CySEC of the 1)

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C447

CySEC has issued the Circular C447 on 17/05/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’) 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C444

CySEC has issued the Circular C444 on 14/05/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Alternative Investment Funds and their Managers

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C446

CySEC has issued the Circular C446 on 10/05/2021 to inform the Administrative Service Providers (‘the ASPs’) that a new version of the Form RBSF-ASP Version 4 

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Trade-Based Money Laundering: Risk Indicators

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, has published early in March a report

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C445

CySEC has issued the Circular C445 on 26/04/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) that the submission deadline of:

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C442

CySEC has issued the Circular C442 on 21/04/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) about

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C437

CySEC has issued the Circular C437 on 21/04/2021 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C436

CySEC has issued the Circular C436 on 21/04/2021 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs,

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Key definitions in anti Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism

Money laundering is the processing of assets generated by criminal activity to obscure the link between the

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C441

CySEC has issued the Circular C441 on 07/04/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms, the  AIFMs when providing services pursuant to section

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C440

CySEC has issued the Circular C440 on 02/04/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) that a new version of the Form QST-CIF

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C439

CySEC has issued the Circular C439 on 02/04/2021 to inform Administrative Services Providers (‘ASPs’) that a new version of the Form QST-ASP

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C438

CySEC has issued the Circular C438 on 02/04/2021 to inform Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies 

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GDPR fines in March 2021

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RTS 27 reporting temporarily suspended

The COVID-19 pandemic is severely affecting people, companies, health systems and the economies and financial systems of Member States. In its Communication">

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C435

CySEC has issued the Circular C435 on 24/03/2021 to draw the attention of the Cyprus Investment Firms (the ‘CIFs’), which intend to provide investment 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C434

CySEC has issued the Circular C434 on 23/03/2021 to inform the Undertakings Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS)

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CySEC announced that the AUM of Collective Investments reached more than 8bn euro

In accordance to the CySEC latest Quarterly Statistics bulletin published on 23/03/2021, the value of Total Assets Under Management reached €8.58bn in the 4th quarter of 2020

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CySEC announced Supervisory Priorities for 2021

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued on 16/03/2021 an announcement to inform about the Supervisory Priorities for 2021

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C433

CySEC has issued the Circular C433 on 16/03/2021 to draw the attention of the Cyprus Investment Firms (the ‘CIFs’), which intend to appoint Tied Agents to offer

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C432

CySEC has issued the Circular C432 on 16/03/2021 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs, Internally managed AIFs

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C431

CySEC has issued the Circular C431 on 10/03/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms, UCITS Management Companies (Management companies ">

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C430

CySEC has issued the Circular C430 on 10/03/2021 to draw the attention of the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) to the requirements of the Portuguese Securities 

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Stages of money laundering

Each day the methods used by money launderers become more sophisticated and the financial transactions more complex

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C427

CySEC has issued the Circular C427 on 12/02/2021 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs, Internally

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C426

CySEC has issued the Circular C426 on 02/02/2021 to provide the Cyprus Investment Firms (the “CIFs”) with updates regarding the Investment Firms Regulation (EU) 2019/2033

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C425

CySEC has issued the Circular C425 on 02/02/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (the “CIFs”) that the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) issued 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C424

CySEC has issued the Circular C424 on 21/01/2021 to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (the “CIFs”) to the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C423

CySEC has issued the Circular C423 on 08/01/2021 to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’), Self-Managed

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Annual inflation stable in the euro area

The euro area annual inflation rate was -0.3% in November 2020, stable compared to October. A year earlier, the rate was 1.0%. European Union annual inflation was 0.2% in November 2020

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C422

CySEC has issued the Circular C422 on 15/12/2020 to inform the UCITS Management Companies and Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C421

CySEC has issued the Circular C421 on 13/12/2020 to provide certain information to persons registered in the certification registers and persons that provide

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C420

CySEC has issued the Circular C420 on 09/12/2020 to inform the Undertakings Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) - Management Companies 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C419

CySEC has issued the Circular C419 on 02/12/2020 to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs), UCITS 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C418

The Circular C418 issued on 27/11/2020 by CySEC provides information about the enhancement of procedures regarding safeguarding of client funds held ead more news at Regulatory News

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C417

CySEC has issued the Circular C417 on 25/11/2020 to provide guidance to the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) on issues relating to crypto assets 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C416

CySEC has issued the Circular C416 on 10/11/2020 to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs, Internally managed AIFs,

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C412

CySEC has issued the Circular C412 on 06/11/2020 in order to draw the attention of CIFs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C415

CySEC has issued the Circular C415 on 06/11/2020 in order to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Credit Institutions, Alternative Investment Funds

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C414

CySEC has issued the Circular C414 on 06/11/2020 in order to inform  the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’), Credit Institutions, Alternative Investment Funds

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C413

CySEC has issued the Circular C413 on 05/11/2020 in order to draw the attention of Cyprus Investment Firms, UCITS and Management Companies,

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C410


CySEC has issued the Circular C410 on 26/10/2020 in order to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms ('CIFs'), the Branches of Investment Firms, located in Cyprus

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C409

CySEC has issued the Circular C409 on 22/10/2020 in order to inform, the AIFM and Internally Managed AIF whose managed assets either exceed the limits

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C408

CySEC has issued the Circular C408 on 28/09/2020 in order to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) that CySEC has issued a new Form, FPISA-CIF 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C405

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C407

CySEC has issued the Circular C407 on 21/09/2020 in order to inform the Administrative Services Providers (‘ASPs’) about the latest version of the Form 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C406

CySEC has issued the Circular C406 on 21/09/2020 in order to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) about the latest version of the Form QST-CIF Version 5

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C404

CySEC has issued the Circular C404 on 15/09/2020 in order to inform about the results of a review recently carried out of the quality of information reported to CySEC by AIFMs (‘the Review’). Specifically, this

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C403


CySEC has issued the Circular C403 on 10/09/2020 in order to inform the Cyprus based AIFMs and internally managed AIFs whose total asset under management

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C402

CySEC has issued the Circular C402 on 31/07/2020 in order to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) that the deadline regarding the submission of the COREP

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C401

CySEC has issued the Circular C401 on 23/07/2020 in order to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) on the implementation of the CIF Record and to inform 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C399


CySEC has issued the Circular C399 on 16/07/2020 in order to inform the CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C398

CySEC has issued the Circular C398 on 07/07/2020 in order to inform about the key findings of a Review carried out of the circumstances that are considered

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C397


CySEC has issued the Circular C397 on 07/07/2020 in order to inform Cyprus Investment Firms (‘the CIFs’) that the  European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C396

CySEC has issued the Circular C396 on 30/06/2020 in order to inform Administrative Services Providers (‘ASPs’) that the latest version of the Form QST-ASP

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C395

CySEC has issued the Circular C395 on 30/06/2020 in order to inform Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that the latest version of the Form QST-CIF Version 5 is issued.

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C394

CySEC has issued the Circular C394 on 29/06/2020 in order to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), Administrative Service Providers (ASPs), Undertakings for Collective Investment in 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C393

CySEC has issued the Circular C393 on 30/06/2020 in order to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’), UCITS Management Companies

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C392

CySEC has issued the Circular C392 on 23/06/2020 in order to inform the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs), UCITS Management Companies

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C391


CySEC has issued the Circular C391 on 18/06/2020 in order to inform the CIFs, UCITS Management Companies, Internally managed UCITS, AIFMs,

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C389

CySEC has issued the Circular C389 on 16/06/2020 in order to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) that on the 4th of June 2020, the European Banking Authority 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C386

CySEC has issued the Circular C386 on 11/05/2020 in order to draw the attention of the Cyprus Investment Firms ('CIFs') to the Public Statement

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C385

CySEC has issued the CircularC385 on 08/05/2020 in order to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’),Alternative Investment Funds and their Manager

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C384

CySEC has issued the Circular C384 on 30/04/2020 in order to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), the Undertakings for Collective Investment

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C382

CySEC has issued the Circular C382 on 16/04/2020 in order to draw the attention of Regulated Entities to the following points related to Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 on transparency of securities financing transactions and

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C381

CySEC has issued the Circular C381 on 14/04/2020 in order to provide to the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) clarifications about

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C380

CySEC has issued the Circular C380 on 14/04/2020 in order to draw the attention of the UCITS Management Companies, Self-Managed UCITS Investment Companies, Authorised AIFMs

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C379

CySEC has issued the Circular C379 on 08/04/2020 in order to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that CySEC is requested to submit to the European Banking Authority (EBA) a population data template

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C378

CySEC has issued the Circular C378 on 08/04/2020 in order to inform Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) and UCITS Management Companies that the European Securities and Markets Authority

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C377

CySEC has issued the Circular C377 on 08/04/2020 in order to remind Alternative Investment Fund Managers

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C376

CySEC has issued the Circular C376 on 07/04/2020 in order to inform the Undertakings Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) - Management 

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C375

CySEC has issued the Circular C375 on 06/04/2020 in order to draw the attention of the Cyprus Investment Firms (the “CIFs”) to the Public Statements that the European Securities and Markets Authority

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C373

CySEC has issued the Circular C373 on 31/03/2020 in order to inform the Regulated Entities that a further extension of the deadlines for submitting the RBS-F reports, Quarterly Statistics reports, relevant annual reports, COREP forms and disclosures will be granted

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Summary of CySEC's Circular C372

CySEC has issued the Circular C372 on 30/03/2020 in order to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that the deadline for the submission to CySEC of the Form 87-03-01 – Annual Fees Calculation Form including the Annex

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ESMA: Clarifications for best execution reports under MiFID II

The ESMA has issued a press release on 31 March 2020 to inform ... Read More

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