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Cyprus-regulated businesses are being encouraged to participate in a European consultation that could significantly change how money laundering and terrorist financing risks are assessed across the European Union. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has urged regulated entities to engage with the Anti-Money Laundering Authority on draft Regulatory Technical Standards designed to establish a common methodology for assessing the money laundering and terrorist financin

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) carried out extensive supervisory work in 2025, resulting in administrative sanctions totaling €2.3 million, President George Theocharides said at a press conference on Wednesday, reviewing the Commission’s activities over the year. The regulatory authority conducted approximately 600 on-site and remote inspections of Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), alongside extensive reviews of Collective Investment Managers and Undertak

The Cyprus capital market is expected to maintain a stable growth trajectory in 2026, underpinned by regulatory upgrades, technological progress and enhanced supervisory practices, according to Panikkos Vakkou, Vice-Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). Writing in an article originally published by Stockwatch, Vakkou noted that the domestic capital market is moving through a pivotal period of transformation, influenced by European and internatio