MiFID II – a revisit and an overview

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MiFID II – a revisit and an overview

On the 3rd of January 2018, the new Directive and  Regulation, commonly referred to as MiFID II and MiFIR, were transposed into Law, bringing vast changes to the regulatory regime for Investment Firms and affected entities in Cyprus and the EU. Five months onward, we revisit this important subject to see how these change were implemented and what the reality for all firms operating within the new environment is. Dr Livada is providing a new look into MiFID II, providing delegates with knowledge on what should be done and what lays ahead.

Seminar Content:

  • Conduct of Business
  • Dealing effectively with the new markets requirements
  • Regulation and regulatory technical standards
  • Strategic Implications
  • The markets Dimension of MiFID II and MiFIR
  • Investment and Ancillary Services
  • Mandatory on-platform trading
  • Increased reporting and disclosure
  • Extension of Transparency
  • Issues on technology
  • Information to Clients
  • Product Banning
  • Best Execution
  • Suitability
  • Appropriateness

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

According to CySEC’s requirements, persons registered in the Public Register of Certified Persons must renew their registration on a yearly basis by submitting to CySEC within two months from the end of each calendar year a statement of continued professional training on topics that fall within the existing legislation on the capital market.

 

Furthermore, the ICPAC has put in place Continuous Professional Development (CPD) requirements based on ACCA’s CPD programme. ICPAC requires all members to undertake relevant CPD throughout their career, to ensure that they maintain and develop the knowledge, skills and expertise needed to succeed in their profession.

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DATES: 17 May

DURATION: 5 Hours

CPD UNITS: 5

LOCATION: EIMF Premises, Nicosia

TIME: 15:00 – 20:30

FEES: €180 + VAT

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Who should attend:

Investment Services Professionals, Legal Professionals, Accountants, Fiduciary Service providers, and individuals that aim to obtain their CPD training, as required by CySEC and the ICPAC.

Registration Form

If you need help completing the online registration form, please give us a call at 2227 4470 or email us at [email protected] 

In-House Training

If you would like to discuss bringing this or another topic to your organization on an in-house basis please call us at 22274470 or email us at [email protected].

Instructor: Christina Livada

Dr Christina Livada is a Lecturer of commercial law at the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her main fields of specialization are company law, public and private banking and capital markets law, as well as consumer protection law. She is the author of several books and articles in the abovementioned fields. Christina Livada is working for the last fifteen years at the Hellenic Bank Association as a Special Legal Advisor (currently on a part-time basis), responsible for the regulatory issues pertaining to banking, capital markets and consumer protection law. She is a member of the corporate governance Working Group of the Hellenic Corporate Governance Council for the review of the Greek Corporate Governance Code. She is also member of the Hellenic Association of Banking and Capital Markets Law and responsible for the content of the scientific Review Financial Law.

 

She obtained her PhD from the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2004. In 1996, she obtained her D.E.A. in International Law (International Private Law and Commercial Law) from the Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II). In 2000 she was awarded a research scholarship from the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law in Lausanne. In 1995 she completed her undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

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