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3 CPD Units | 3 Hours
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Course Overview
Financial crises are not freak events — they are recurring patterns driven by leverage, opacity and regulatory drift. This 3-hour masterclass traces four landmark crises across four centuries, drawing direct lines to the frameworks professionals work under today, including MiFID II, AIFMD, Basel III, BRRD, and CySEC’s supervisory priorities.
The 2012–2013 Cyprus Banking Crisis receives particular focus as the bail-in that reshaped EU resolution law. Participants will attain a practical crisis-analysis framework and a clear understanding of how each regulatory response changed what is expected of them.
Training Objectives
Identify the structural patterns common to financial crises: leverage, asset bubbles, regulatory failure and contagion.
Trace the evolution of financial regulation from the Great Depression to Basel III, MiFID II, AIFMD and BRRD — understanding why each framework was created.
Understand the bail-in mechanism, deposit guarantee rules and the BRRD through the lens of the Cyprus 2013 crisis.
Connect historical crisis lessons to CySEC’s supervisory priorities and the obligations of regulated entities.
Apply the six-point crisis-analysis framework to current vulnerabilities and recognise early warning signs.
Training Outline
THE ANATOMY OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS
· What is a financial crisis? (Reinhart & Rogoff framework)
· Five preconditions: leverage, liquidity mismatch, opacity, herd behaviour, regulatory drift
· The six-point analytical lens applied across all case studies
THE GREAT DEPRESSION (1929) — When Governments Step In
· The Roaring Twenties: credit boom, equity speculation and consumer leverage
· The crash: Black Thursday, bank runs and financial contagion
· The New Deal response: SEC (1934), Glass-Steagall, FDIC and deposit insurance
REGULATION SPOTLIGHT — How the 1929 crash created the SEC model that inspired CySEC’s design and why investor protection rules trace back to this era
THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS (2008) — Too Big to Fail
· Subprime lending, CDOs, credit-rating failure and the Lehman collapse
· Regulatory failure: Basel II, shadow banking and off-balance-sheet opacity
· Post-2008 architecture: Basel III, Dodd-Frank, MiFID II, AIFMD, EMIR
REGULATION SPOTLIGHT — MiFID II obligations for CySEC-regulated firms: suitability, cost disclosures and product oversight
REGULATION SPOTLIGHT — AIFMD: authorisation, delegation, depositary and reporting for Cypriot fund managers
THE CYPRUS BANKING CRISIS (2012–2013) — The Bail-in That Changed Europe
· Background: offshore hub, Greek PSI exposure, banking sector 8× GDP
· The bail-in: first haircut on uninsured deposits over €100,000; capital controls and recovery
· Discussion: Was the bail-in the right decision? What would have happened otherwise?
REGULATION SPOTLIGHT — BRRD — bail-in hierarchy and MREL requirements
REGULATION SPOTLIGHT — Deposit Guarantee Schemes — the €100,000 rule: what it covers and what it does not
REGULATION SPOTLIGHT — CySEC post-2013: supervisory intensification, AML/KYC overhaul and ongoing obligations
CONNECTING THE DOTS — PATTERNS AND TODAY’S RISKS
· Rapid-fire: Tulip Mania (1637), Oil Crisis (1973), Asian Crisis (1997)
· Today’s vulnerabilities: AI concentration risk, private credit growth, geopolitical fragmentation
REGULATION SPOTLIGHT — ICAAP, SREP and stress-testing obligations for CySEC-regulated firms under market stress
Who Should Attend
Compliance officers and regulatory affairs professionals at CySEC-regulated entities
Portfolio managers and risk officers at AIFMs, UCITS managers and investment firms
Fund administrators, depositary officers and internal auditors
Investment advisers and client-facing wealth management professionals seeking CPD credits
Finance directors, CFOs and treasury professionals at regulated entities
Banking, legal and accounting professionals in financial services
Finance graduates, CFA candidates and early-career professionals seeking practical market context
Training Style
Masterclass format combining short lectures with structured case-study analysis, live polling and guided group discussion. Each crisis is treated as a forensic investigation — participants examine the evidence, diagnose the regulatory failure and debate the policy response. Designed to be intellectually stimulating, Cyprus-relevant and immediately applicable to daily professional practice.
CPD Recognition
This programme may be approved for up to 3 CPD units in Financial Regulation. Eligibility criteria and CPD Units are verified directly by your association, regulator or other bodies which you hold membership.
In-house Training
For groups within the same organisation, this course may be customized to meet any specific needs and delivered in-house.
Kypros Neocleous
Kypros Neocleous has 15 years of experience within the financial services industry. He is an experienced Fund Manager with sound knowledge in research and analysis, with strong analytical skills and strong understanding of investment markets and experience in fund management. He has experience in various asset classes and in several strategies. Kypros has gone through various positions in the investment services sector where he served as a Trader, Investment Analyst, Portfolio and Fund Manager as well as Investment Adviser. Currently, Kypros is an Executive Director, General Manager, Board member and member of the Investment Committee of IC Realty Ltd. He is also serving as Director and Board member in other companies, including Alternative investment Funds and companies being in the EdTech and Real Estate development. Finally, Kypros has successful deliver several lectures for the past 6 years in CFA Level 1, Microsoft Excel and AIF & AIFM law. Kypros is a CFA Charterholder and certified with the Advanced Certificate from CySEC. He holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from Newcastle University, UK and holds a BSc in Statistics and Insurance Science from University of Piraeus, Greece.
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