Katerina Kyriakou is a Consultant at MAP Risk Management Services Ltd (Nicosia, Cyprus) as well as an Consultant at Complyport Ltd (London, UK) which are both members of the MAP S. Platis Group, an established group of companies providing regulatory compliance services to financial institutions across the EU and UK. She is committed to her role in assisting investment firms, funds and various other types of financial institutions to fulfil their prudential reporting obligations, assessment of risks and advising on ensuring financial resource adequacy within the background of the dynamic financial sector. Specifically, during the course of her position within the group, Katerina has been involved with the preparation of annual and quarterly reporting obligations for financial institutions such as the Risk Manager’s Report, Market Disclosures (Pillar III Report), Impact assessments and various internal policies to be established by investment firms. In addition, Katerina was involved in various projects directed either to or for national competent authorities (S166-Skilled Person) and is experienced in reviewing, assessing and reporting Firm’s internal procedures, policies and risk management frameworks established. Further to the above, she is also experienced in conducting reviews and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses in various types of financial institutions structures, resilience against identified risk exposures and providing recommendations for improvement in governance arrangements, prudential and regulatory compliance and an effective risk management strategy for investment firms. As part of the tasks completed for AIFs/AIFMs, Katerina has also gained knowledge on reviewing valuation policies and procedures on funds investing in properties, shipping and various other commodities and providing specialized advice on revaluation procedures, establishing risk limits and tolerance levels and applying risk mitigation methods to counter internal and external factors that may arise when conducting business. Katerina also prepares and delivers seminars as part of the MAP RMS and Complyport team in order to provide guidance to Firm employees and interested parties on regulatory developments and new reporting obligations such as the IFR/IFD Regulation and EU Law 165(I)/2021, the Internal Capital Adequacy and Risk Assessment Process (ICARA), Investment Firms Prudential Regime (UK). Moreover, she is keen on conducting research and writing articles on upcoming developments within the financial services sector such as the effective management of ESG Risks for financial institutions. Further to the above, Katerina is a holder of the CySEC’s Advanced Certificate. She graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Leicester in which she received the awards of Best Academic Performance within the Department of Social Studies and Highest Performance as a Final Year Economics Student. She then obtained a Master’s degree from King’s College, London in International Political Economy.