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ESMA Questions and Answers on the Market Abuse Regulation
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CySEC awards University student
As part of its ongoing endeavors to promote financial education in Cyprus, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) awarded a student at the University of Cyprus Faculty of Economics and Management for the best postgraduate dissertation on the subject of Finance, Monetary and Capital Markets during the 2021-2022 academic year.
In an award ceremony held on Monday, June 20, 2022, at the University of Cyprus Siakoleio Training Center, Ms. Elena Karkoti, Officer A, presented on behalf of CySEC a cash award of €500 to Mr. Vassilios Zagreos for his honorable academic performance.
With these awards, CySEC aims to encourage students...
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Form 165-04 Application for Prudential Permissions
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Form 165-03 Prudential Supervision Information
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Introduction of CySEC’s Prudential Form 165-03 ‘Prudential Supervision Information’ and prudential Form 165-04 ‘Application form for prudential permissions’
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Reminder for registration to the Cyprus Beneficial Ownership Register of Express Trusts and Similar Legal Arrangements (‘CyTBOR’)
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Revised Risk – Based Supervision Guidelines on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing
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Warning regarding unregulated entities
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) wishes to inform investors that the following websites do not belong to an entity which has been granted an authorization for the provision of investment services and/or the performance of investment activities, as provided for in Article 5 of Law 87 (I)/2017.
winicoin.comfxviewinvestment.comenormoustradeharvest.commarketsocta.comcolmex24.nettradingmasterclass77.com
CySEC urges investors to consult its website (www.cysec.gov.cy), before conducting business with investment firms, in order to ascertain the entities which are licensed to provide investment services and/or investment activities.
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Unofficial Consolidation of the Directive DI87-04 of 2018 of the CySEC, DI87-04(Α) OF 2020, DI87-04(Β) OF 2021 AND DI87-04(C) OF 2021
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CySEC issues fines and operating bans against four Maxigrid directors
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) today announces that it has imposed administrative sanctions on current and former members of the Board of Directors of Maxigrid. The penalties include administrative fines totaling € 210,000 and a ban against them exercising management functions in Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) of up to five years, depending on each case.
Following an investigation into Maxigrid’s non-compliance with provisions of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law, CySEC also examined the Company's Board of Directors in respect of section 10(1)(a) of the Law. Maxigrid's Board of Directors was found to have acted...
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Lapse of authorisation license of the Company Providing Administrative Services – Bizserve Consultants Ltd
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) announces that, as of 31st December 2021, Bizserve Consultants Ltd (the ‘Company’), waived its authorisation for the provision of administrative services pursuant to section 16(1) of the Law Regulating Companies Providing Administrative Services and Related Matters of 2012, as in force (the ‘Law’). Therefore, the Company’s authorisation with Νumber 66/196, which was granted by CySEC, lapsed as from the aforementioned date and the Company ceases to provide administrative services.
CySEC, in accordance with section 16(2) of the Law, has permanently deleted the Company from the licensed persons’ Register.
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