Why and how to become a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist? Latest developments in financial information, technology and communication allow money to move anywhere in the world with speed and ease. These rapid developments make money laundering a globally massive and evolving challenge that requires collaboration across every level, as...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We had a chance for a brief chat with Mr David Loader, Fund Administrator expert and author of a number of books on the subject, during a recent visit of his to Cyprus. David discusses the funds sector in Cyprus, possible hurdles that the jurisdiction may...
This year has seen an unprecedented collapse of one of the largest shipping firms in the world. South Korean shipping line Hanjin, which was, until its demise, the 7th largest worldwide, has declared bankruptcy, causing ripple effects throughout the industry. Hanjin’s collapse comes in a year...
PR Smith’s SOSTAC® planning framework which has been used globally as a user-friendly planning model in varied industries by academics and professionals will be launched in Cyprus on November 2. Company officials said that the overall aim of extending the usage of best practice in planning...
EU data protection law has come a long way over the last two decades. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the General Data Protection Regulation, or "GDPR"), which replaces Directive 95/46/EC (the "Directive"), was published on 4 May 2016 and marks the end of a four-year legislative process....
The inaugural EIMF Directors Development Programme has come to a great and successful conclusion, leading the way to its establishment as the utmost prestigious Directors Programme in Cyprus. A full house of distinguished directors from some of the largest organisations in Cyprus had the chance to...
The Era of the Compliance Officer Performing a simple Google Trends search on regulatory compliance one realises that there is a steady increase in global searches for the term to the tune of around 50% in the last 5 years. Google Trends is always a good...
The advent of the electronic era and the ever expanding worldwide networks of professionals and firms has brought about a new age of growing opportunities for the professional services sector. Legal, accounting, and support professionals must not adhere to the geographical constraints of their domicile,...
On September 15th at 12:00 pm London BST, EIMF General Manager Marios Siathas will be discussing with EIMF expert trainer Richard Higham the subject of Business development and sales in the Professional and Financial Services sector. The one-hour webinar is organized and hosted by Taxlinked. Participation...
Most organisations follow a very structured approach to the delivery of learning for their employees. There is a widespread belief that employees can only learn if they are put into a classroom with a trainer providing a strict syllabus with set learning objectives. This is simply not true...