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Dr. George Theocharides
October 23rd, 2014
George Theocharides is an Associate Professor of Finance at Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM) in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is also the Programme Director of the MSc in Financial Services and Certificate in Financial Services. He joined the school ...
CySec: acquisition of Administrative Services Providers (ASP) licence
October 23rd, 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): RCB Trustees (Cyprus) Limited Crendaro Investments Limited The ...
In Turnabout, Former Regulators Assail Wall St. Watchdogs
October 23rd, 2014
When former top government officials become white-collar defense lawyers, they still wield influence when they weigh in on enforcement matters. I was attending the Securities Enforcement Forum, a gathering of top regulators and white-collar defense worthies. The marquee section ...
Six Federal Agencies Jointly Approve Final Risk Retention Rule
October 23rd, 2014
Six federal agencies, namely the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Office of Comptroller of the Currency and the Securities and Exchange Commission have ...
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 ...
After JPMorgan Cyberattack, fortification of Wall Street Banks is a must
October 22nd, 2014
Federal and state regulators are said to be discussing fortification of a critical area of cybersecurity: outside vendors, including law firms, accounting and marketing firms and even janitorial companies. This summer’s huge cyberattack on JPMorgan Chase and a dozen ...
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, ...
Samuel Wyly in Bankruptcy Facing $400 Million Forfeiture
October 21st, 2014
The U.S. businessman Samuel Wyly, who may have to forfeit as much as $400 million after being found liable for using offshore trusts to hide stock holdings and make illegal trades, filed for bankruptcy. Wyly, 80, listed assets and debt ...
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 ...
CySec: acquisition of CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms) licence
October 20th, 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 for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms): Holiway Investments Limited Plus500CY Limited Capital Index (Cyprus) Limited The ...
