Greek meltdown has UAE tour operators scrambling for holiday alternatives
July 2nd, 2015
As the Greek debt crisis drags on, scaring away potential visitors, tour operators in the UAE are looking at alternative destinations for the summer. The Mediterranean nation is technically in arrears after having missed its €1.6 billion (Dh6.52bn) payment ...
CySec announced Revocation of UCITS license
June 30th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an announcement to inform about the revocation of the operation licence of the Local Common Fund ‘Argus Funds’ (umbrella scheme) (‘the Common Fund’) with number UCITS 04/78. The Revocation is pursuant to ...
Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
Lawyers facing up to Grexit
June 22nd, 2015
If Greece goes bust, what will happen to client money? “As the spectacle of potential Greek bankruptcy unrolls before our eyes, we should put ourselves in the shoes of our Greek lawyer colleagues.” The main impact of the crisis ...
The Greek Government Debt
June 19th, 2015
Europe and the rest of the world are watching nervously these days as the Greek drama (tragedy) is entering its last phase. There has to be some type of compromise (agreement) between the Greek government and its lenders before ...
CySec warns investors on the risks of investing in complex products
June 19th, 2015
CySec has issued a press release to warn investors to the risks of investing in complex products CySec stated that: It has come to the attention of the CySEC that retail investors are finding themselves involved in trading in complex financial ...
Making Corporate Taxation fairer and more transparent
June 18th, 2015
In a further move to make tax systems fairer, more efficient, growth-friendly and transparent, the Commission presented an Action Plan to fundamentally reform corporate taxation in the EU and published a “Top 30” list of tax havens across the ...
Bitcoin surges as Grexit worries mount, posts best run in 18 months
June 17th, 2015
Bitcoin surged by as much as 7 percent on Tuesday and was on track for its longest winning streak in 18 months, as concerns that Greece could tumble out of the euro drove speculators and Greek depositors into the ...
CySec announces the suspension of the authorisation of CIF ‘CommexFX Ltd’
June 12th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that: The authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm ‘CommexFX Ltd’, number 153/11, is suspended, pursuant to section 26(2) of the Investment Services and Activities and ...
What drives the yield of government bonds?
June 12th, 2015
Due to the current weak economic circumstances that we are experiencing here in Cyprus (as well as other countries in Europe), we are constantly bombarded with various economic and financial terms from the media, most of them unknown to ...
