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Regulation
Breaking: CySEC to Reform Investor Compensation Fund Rules
2017-04-12T14:55:07.000+02:00
The Investor Compensation Fund in Cyprus is to get a new legislative framework following a consultation period.
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CySEC Gives Regulated Firms 2 Weeks to Assess Prospective Brexit Impact
2017-04-12T11:19:27.000+02:00
CySEC is urging firms to take into account the implications of the UK's exit from the EU.
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Breaking: CySEC Outsourcing Circular Risks Many CIFs Renouncing Licenses
2017-02-06T15:27:20.000+02:00
The latest changes from CySEC could force a number of companies to cease their operations as regulated brokers.
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CySEC Further Extends CIF Licence Suspension of Best Choice FBC
2016-12-20T13:36:29.000+02:00
CySEC further extends the licence suspension of Best Choice FBC which operates the online brokerage BCFX.com.
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Regulation
CySEC Extends Suspension of Buzztrade, CFD Royal, Investing Area, Uptrade7
2016-07-29T14:33:06.000+02:00
The licence of AirFinance Pro Ltd which was suspended last June has been extended until 16th September.
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Myfxbook Renounces CySEC CIF License
2016-07-11T12:35:25.000+02:00
Myfxbook is no longer regulated by CySEC since it has not used its CIF license for more than a year.
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Analysis: Latest CySEC Circulars Likely Result from ESMA Pressure
2016-07-07T13:38:25.000+02:00
CySEC has been gradually toughening its stance on a number of counts in recent months under pressure from European peers
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Cypriot Investment Firm Grow Wealth Assets Limited Renounces its CySEC license
2016-06-30T18:07:37.000+02:00
CySEC today said that Grow Wealth Assets's license lapsed as of May 23rd 2016.
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Regulation
CySEC Regulated Glestimon Management Renounces CIF Licence
2016-06-10T14:08:51.000+02:00
Glestimon Management is no longer licensed and regulated by CySEC and has been given three months to settle its obligations.
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CySEC Annual Report Marks €2.65 million in Fines Against CIFs
2016-03-21T22:47:27.000+02:00
While its enforcement actions have been widely successful in filling up the government coffers, clients have been left behind.
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CySEC Suspends License of Pegase Capital Ltd, Has One Month to Comply
2016-03-04T18:56:17.000+02:00
The Cyprus-based operator of HelloBrokers, Interactive Option and MTX Plus, offering FX, CFDs, and binary options, has had its license frozen.
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Breaking: CySEC Suspends CIF Licenses for Capital Option, SkyFX
2016-02-15T12:38:27.000+02:00
SkyFX and Capital Option's operations have formally been halted by CySEC, following a suspension of Trademarker's licensing after several alleged violations.
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Regulation
Exclusive: Cyprus Regulators Demand Brokers Report All Call Centers
2015-07-24T12:59:40.000+02:00
It can be logically assumed that CySEC's next step would be that brokers make call centers either a tied agency or a wholly owned subsidiary.
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Is Cyprus Getting Too Strict? New Companies' Licensing Slashed by One-Third in Q2
2014-07-15T11:03:59.000+02:00
The total number of new investment firms licensed by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission In the second quarter of 2014 went down to only eight firms, a decrease of over 27% Year-Over-Year.
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CySEC Replies to Forex Magnates' Questions about Employees Certification Exams 2014
2014-05-22T22:38:28.000+02:00
Many employees working in a Cyprus Investment Firm are required to get certified by CySEC in order to practice their working duties diligently, our reporters have obtained useful commentary to the parties concerned.
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CySEC Fines AFX Capital Markets Ltd €10,000 on a Number of Violations
2014-05-14T16:44:03.000+02:00
The company operating the AFX Capital brand, based in Cyprus, and with multiple entities regulated in several jurisdictions, got fined a total of ten thousand Euros today, by the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission.
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IronFX Announces New Rep Office in Greece, as Global Operations Spree Continues
2014-04-30T18:09:57.000+02:00
The company has been on a fast track of setting up new offices around the world with its latest in the country's capital Athens, and bringing the total number of its offices worldwide to 55 as per its latest update.
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Ontario Securities Commission Adds a CySEC-Regulated CIF to its Warning List
2014-04-08T22:50:31.000+02:00
The OSC has warned Ontario residents that the company operating binary options brands including 24option.com, 24fx.com, zoneoptions.com, grandoption.com, and binaryoption-affiliate.com, is not regulated in Canada.
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CySEC Fines DC Digital Processing 2 Ltd €5,000 for Its Optionbit.com Website
2014-03-07T20:46:42.000+02:00
The petty administrative fine was delved out by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) after it determined the company had offered its services online before being officially CySEC-regulated.
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CySEC Warns Brokers: Clients' Tax Avoidance Is a Serious Criminal Offence
2014-02-03T19:18:00.000+02:00
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission explained the legal reasoning behind the criminal definition and listed the steps all regulated companies have to take in order to comply with the law.
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Technology
Traiana Synergy with Cyprus-Based Confisio Group for its Clients EMIR Reporting Needs
2014-01-30T21:42:11.000+02:00
A provider of proprietary and 3rd party brokerage solutions, gains the support of Traina with the latest synergy for it to use Traina's Trade Repository reporting capabilities under EMIR for its Cyprus based clients.
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CySEC Asks CIFs for Customer Data as New Risk-Based Supervision in Development
2014-01-29T20:10:18.000+02:00
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has today requested Cypriot Investment Firms (CIFs) to provide certain customer metrics, as the regulator announces a new risk-based supervisory framework underway.
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HotForex Launches OptionTrade.com A Binary Options Offering Via Its CySEC License
2013-12-10T19:51:46.000+02:00
Regulated in Cyprus under the entity HF Markets (Europe) Ltd, and with 85 employees, the firm's CEO George Koumantaris talks with Forex Magnates about his firms latest business launch and provided exclusive data.
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CySEC Requests its Investment Firms to Provide Details Regarding Consolidated Structure
2013-10-24T13:51:18.000+02:00
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has informed Cyprus Investment Firms to complete a form by November 15 2013 as part of the regulators effort to supervise on a consolidated basis, aiding transparency.
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Regulation
Binary Options Broker TDOptions Gets Fined €50,000 By CySec
2013-06-14T12:56:32.000+02:00
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission issues €50,000 fine against binary options broker TDOptions for violating rules relating to firms offering financial services in the country without necessary authorisation.
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