The European Union General Data Protection Regulation which comes into force across Europe in May 2018, with its monster sized fines, will catapult the issue of cyber security to the board room. Administrative fines are Everest size at levels like the higher of Euro 20 million...
Accounting and finance are one of the most versatile careers that an individual can enter. Every business needs to have skilled accounting professionals to succeed, to help guide them in making the best decisions about their finances. As a respected professional career, many would expect...
Representatives from the majority of Cyprus Investment Firms participated in an event organised by the two largest Advisory Groups in the sector, K.Treppides & Co and MAP S.Platis, titled Is Cyprus capable of remaining the leading jurisdiction for financial services in EU?. About 250 people listened...
In recent years the core business model of the Professional Service Firm (PSF) has changed dramatically. Globalization and constant competition is reshaping the business landscape. PSFs are unique by the nature of the different services they offer and also differing their structures, employees, organizational culture...
January 2018 is when the upcoming and revised Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) is set to be implemented, which will change retail banking as we know it, removing many monopolies that banks had until now. The PSD2 aims at establishing the legal framework conditions for the...
On 25 May 2017, K. Treppides & Co and MAP S.Platis will be presenting a two hour event and discussion to address: Is Cyprus capable of remaining the leading jurisdiction for financial services in EU? Your Global Compliance Consultants’ Perspective, at the TRAKASOL Cultural Center,...
On 5 October 2016, ESMA published its Consultation Paper on its draft guidelines on MIFID II product governance requirements. The consultation closed on 5 January 2017. You can read the feedback and the consultation paper at https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/consultations/draft-guidelines-mifid-ii-product-governance-requirements The product governance requirements are laid down in Articles...
The European Institute of Management (EIMF) is honoured to have been shortlisted for the AAT Training Provider Awards 2017. We are competing in the International Training Provider of the Year category, and we are extremely thrilled to be part of this prestigious event. The Training Provider...
Do you have what it takes to join the ranks of anti-money laundering specialists? Do you need them on your financial services team? Current research and future trends indicate an increasing need for AML, risk and compliance specialists across the finance and accounting profession, a...
As part of our series of seminars and workshops offered with the subjects’ respective international experts, EIMF will be hosting Mr Adam Samuel in Cyprus from the 15th to the 18th of May. During his stay, Adam will present several seminars on compliance topics that...