Disclosure of information on packaged retail and insurance-based investment products

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has issued a notification to entities it regulates regarding Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs). The Regulation entered into force on 1 January 2018 and is directly applicable throughout the EU. The Regulation defines a PRIIP as a […]

Reduction of non-performing loans in the Cyprus banking sector

On 9 August the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) published its latest analysis of data on non-performing loans in the Cyprus banking sector, covering the period to 30 April 2018, showing aggregate non-performing facilities (NPFs) and related indicators for the domestic operations of credit institutions operating in Cyprus. Overseas operations are excluded.   During the […]

Amendments to the laws relating to Alternative Investment Funds

Cyprus’s new law on alternative investment funds, Law 124(I)/2018 has now entered into effect following its publication in the official gazette. The new law repeals and replaces Law 131(I)/2014. It introduces a new form of alternative investment fund, known as the registered AIF, or RAIF, with the aim of reducing the time and cost involved […]

Implementation of tax exemptions on loan restructuring

Following the extension of tax relief on disposal of immovable property for the purposes of restructuring non-performing loans introduced by Laws 96(I), 98(I), 99(I) and 100(I) of 2018, the Cyprus Tax Department has announced that its form 415 (Disposal of Property due to Loan Restructuring) has been revised and a new form 415B (Immovable Property […]

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission’s new Innovation Hub

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) has announced that it is to establish an Innovation Hub, designed to address and explore the rise of FinTech and RegTech developments. The purpose of the Innovation Hub is to foster a better, more effective relationship with entities operating in these rapidly-evolving sectors and improve the way they […]

The Limassol Economic Forum

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC is pleased to continue its successful association with The Limassol Economic Forum, which will take place on Friday, 19 October 2018. Now in its ninth year, the forum is the biggest and most important business gathering in Cyprus, and has become a major platform of debate on political, economic and […]