The effects of Russian de-offshorisation legislation on the Cyprus UHNWI sector

Citywealth,  the leading portal for ultra-high net worth clients and their advisers and managers working in the private wealth sector, recently included an article on the latest developments in the UHNWI sector in Cyprus, drawing extensively on the views of Elias Neocleous, managing partner of our firm. The article focused on the changes that have […]

Cyprus overview in “Global Restructuring Review”

 [gdlr_row] [gdlr_column size=”1/4″]  [/gdlr_column] [gdlr_column size=”3/4″] May 8, 2017 Author: EFROSINI MONOU Law Firm: Elias Neocleous & Co LLC Publisher: Global Restructuring Review Practice area: CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL [/gdlr_column] [/gdlr_row]

Cyprus chapter of “Getting the Deal Through – Fund Management”

 [gdlr_row] [gdlr_column size=”1/4″]  [/gdlr_column] [gdlr_column size=”3/4″] May 8, 2017 Author: ELIAS NEOCLEOUS , AGATHI TRAKKIDI Law Firm: Elias Neocleous & Co LLC Publisher: Getting the Deal Through Practice area: CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL [/gdlr_column] [/gdlr_row]

Costas Stamatiou at ICC FraudNet spring conference 2017

As the Cyprus member of ICC FraudNet, Costas Stamatiou recently participated in the FraudNet spring conference held in Miami, USA, at which participants shared valuable information about the latest developments in fraud and asset recovery. ICC FraudNet is an international network of independent lawyers who are the leading civil asset recovery specialists in each country. […]

Cyprus and Barbados sign double taxation avoidance agreement

After several years of negotiations, Cyprus and Barbados signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation on 3 May 2017 in London. The two countries have a good deal in common: both are former British colonies that achieved independence in the 1960s and both have a service-based economy, in which tourism and international financial […]

The new Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Law

The Department of Merchant Shipping (DMS) has announced the enactment of the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Law (Law 23(I)/2017), which transposes the latest EU Marine Equipment Directive into national law. The objective of the new Marine Equipment Directive is to enhance safety at sea and to prevent marine pollution through the uniform application of the […]

CySEC request for regulated entities’ assistance in consultation on payment services

The latest circular from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission to entities that it regulates requests their participation in a public consultation on draft guidelines setting out payment service providers’ obligations regarding detection and prevention of the abuse of funds transfers for terrorist financing and money laundering purposes. The consultation is being undertaken jointly by […]