Financial Services Advice and Support

Banking regulation

We offer legal advice and support to achieve compliance with the legislation applicable to banks and other financial institutions, including:

• the Cyprus Banking Law, the Payment Services Law, the E-money Institutions Law, the Transfer of Banking Loans Law and the Financial Leasing Law
• the directives, regulations and guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Cyprus
• the EU legislative framework on regulatory capital
• the Banking Recovery and Resolution Directive, as implemented in Cyprus

Areas of work include:

• investment services and capital markets regulation
• funds and collective investments advisory, establishment and maintenance
• establishment and organizing options, enabling clients to make well-versed decisions
• obtaining the requisite regulatory licence from CySEC, dealing with all stages of the process, from preparing and filing the application up to the granting of the regulatory approval
• ongoing legal and tax advice