Search Results for: Cyprus
CySec: acquisition of Administrative Services Providers (ASP) licence
October 22nd, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that the following firms have successfully obtained the CySec licence to operate as Administrative Services Provider (ASP): Amicorp (Cyprus ) Limited O.T.A Orphanides Trust Agency ...
CySec: publication of Directives
October 21st, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) informs those market participants concerned, that, on October 17th 2014, the following Directives were published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus, Third Annex Part I: (a) R.A.D. 467/2014, pp. 2428-2478, “Directive DI131-2014-01, ...
CySec: Directive regarding Tied Agents
October 21st, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) issued an announcement informing those market participants concerned, that, on October 17th 2014, Directive “DI144- 2007-13 of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission in relation to Tied Agents”, was published in the Official Gazette ...
The Rise and Fall of the Cypriot Economy (Part 2)
October 20th, 2014
Part 2 – Decline & Deleveraging Stage 4 In the fourth stage people start to become poorer but still think of themselves as rich. The decline is gradual and at first people didn’t realise it and in cases where ...
The Rise and Fall of the Cypriot Economy (Part 1)
October 16th, 2014
Part 1 – Blue Skies, Growth & Wealth Development The Cypriot economy has had its fair share of ups and downs over the past 60 years since the island gained independence from the United Kingdom. The purpose of this ...
CySec on ESMA’s draft Regulatory Technical Standards
October 10th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) issued an announcement regarding Issuers with securities admitted to trading on the Cyprus Stock Exchange or any other regulated market and any other stakeholder who is affected by Directive 2003/71/EC, for prospectuses ...
CySec warns on unauthorised firm
October 9th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a warning to inform the investors that ‘LARNACA FİNANS LTD’ (http://www.gkfx.com/LARNACA): 1. Is not permitted to provide investment and ancillary services in the Republic, pursuant to Investment Services and Activities ...
Democracy or Idiocracy?
October 9th, 2014
In Cyprus, we live in a democracy characterised by government by the people and/or their elected representatives: constitutional guarantees, free and fair elections, a parliament of elected members, separation of legislature and the executive, an independent judiciary, and so ...
Where Next? A peek through the Macro Lens
October 9th, 2014
Financial markets have been on a heady ride since the financial crisis began in 2008. It looks like we are now at a very critical juncture which will define how things play out over the next 18-24 months. There ...
Dr Alan Waring
October 8th, 2014
Dr Alan Waring has 35 years’ experience in risk management. His several books include Managing Risk (1998), co-authored with Prof Ian Glendon, Practical Systems Thinking (1996) and Corporate Risk and Governance published in May 2013. He has presented numerous ...