Notes by chapter
- Chapter 1
Investment Services Law and the ICF
The scope of Law 87(I)/2017 and its exemptions, third-country firms, CySEC and Central Bank powers and cooperation, offences, and the Investor Compensation Fund.
AlsoBasic · Ch 18 topics · about 58 min - Chapter 2
Cypriot Investment Firms (CIFs)
CySEC authorisation and its withdrawal, board and governance rules, tied agents, CFD and binary option restrictions, SME growth markets, regulated markets and data reporting services.
AlsoBasic · Ch 210 topics · about 62 min - Chapter 3
Investor Protection and Conduct of Business
Organisation and compliance, call recording, outsourcing, client assets, conflicts of interest, client categories, costs, independent advice, suitability and best execution.
AlsoBasic · Ch 312 topics · about 73 min - Chapter 4
UCITS and Management Companies
Common funds and VCICs, depositaries, master-feeder funds, investment limits, borrowing and redemptions, investor information, management companies and EU passports.
AlsoBasic · Ch 610 topics · about 74 min - Chapter 5
Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)
AIF forms, capital and investments; AIFM scope, authorisation, capital, conduct, remuneration, risk and liquidity; valuation, reporting and marketing to retail investors.
AlsoBasic · Ch 711 topics · about 73 min - Chapter 6
Business of Credit Institutions
Supervisors and cooperation, review and inspection, ownership changes, supervisory powers, and bank capital, returns and accounts.
5 topics · about 39 min - Chapter 7 · AML notes
AML & Terrorist Financing
Taught in the AML notes: money laundering and sanctions, customer due diligence, the compliance officer, the risk-based approach and suspicious transaction reports.
27 notes in 6 AML subjects - Chapter 8
MiFIR: Transparency, Reporting and Derivatives
Equity and non-equity transparency, waivers and the volume cap, systematic internalisers, transaction reporting, reference data, and derivatives trading and clearing.
AlsoBasic · Ch 49 topics · about 70 min - Chapter 9
Capital Adequacy and Prudential Supervision
The CRR and IFR regimes, own funds and buffers, large exposures, risk governance and pay, CySEC's supervisory review, the ICAAP and stress testing.
13 topics · about 99 min - Chapter 10
EMIR: Derivatives, Clearing and CCPs
EMIR's aims, trade reporting, the clearing obligation, risk mitigation for uncleared OTC derivatives, and CCP capital, liquidity and disclosure.
7 topics · about 55 min - Chapter 11
Recovery and Resolution
Recovery plans, intra-group support, early intervention, temporary and special administrators, resolution tools, failure notifications and cross-border cooperation.
7 topics · about 53 min - Chapter 12
Prospectus Regulation
Scope and exemptions, format and validity, lighter prospectuses, language and liability in Cyprus, approval, publication and passporting.
6 topics · about 50 min - Chapter 13
Transparency Requirements for Listed Issuers
Scope and sanctions, annual and half-yearly reports, exemptions, ongoing disclosures, communication with holders and major holdings notifications.
7 topics · about 51 min - Chapter 14
Market Abuse (MAR)
Inside information and insider dealing, market soundings, disclosure and delay, insider lists, managers' transactions, market manipulation, investment recommendations and sanctions.
AlsoBasic · Ch 510 topics · about 72 min
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