Regulatory representations

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission(CySec) is the primary regulating body in Cyprus ,playing major role in the supervision ,authorization and monitoring of Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs).Other international authorities include but are not limited to

  • Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) formerly known as (FSA)
  • Australian Securities  and Investments Commission (ASIC),
  • Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bafin),
  • Banque de France ,
  • Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV)
  • Commissione Nazionale per le Societa  e la Borsa (CONSOB)
  • Authority for Financial Markets(AFM),
  • And other

In order  for a  company to qualify  as an Investment Firm  it must mandatorily  be granted  authorization by the competent authority.

If not followed the regulations ,the sanctions sought  by regulatory  authorities as a result  of fraud and  misconduct can be severe, including  expulsion, job loss, suspension, significant fines ,and possible criminal charges.

Makrides  team of professionals provides a strong  defense against  allegations of misconduct acting as representatives in disciplinary  negations before  CySEC and other jurisdictions .If  required, our associates also take legal   measures  against  administrative  decisions of the safeguard clients interests.