In recent years, Cyprus has made enormous moves towards the enhancement and completion of the national legal framework concerning investment funds. With these legislations in place, Cyprus is set to be established as an international fund jurisdiction.
For the Funds sector to achieve both recognition and profitability it is important for professionals within the sector to be equipped with the most updated knowledge, best practices and tools, in order to obtain a solid understanding of the processes related to fund administration in Cyprus.
This course will provide an update to the current developments of the Cyprus Law regarding CIFs and their obligations. Moreover, the course expands on the UCITS and AIF law and management. The aim being to update the participants with the current requirements and guidelines issued by CYSEC regarding the provision of Investment Services.
After the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to distinguish the difference between UCITS and AIFS and will grasp an understanding of what the prerequisites and the ongoing requirements are for obtaining authorization for either a UCITS or an AIF and a UCITS Management company and an AIF Manager.
Seminar Content
Alternative Investment Funds (AIF)
Undertakings in Collective Investment Transferable Securities (UCITS)
Who Should Attend
The course will be of benefit to all those professionals employed within the Funds sector as well as those who are seeking to join the industry. This will include any professional from the fund operations/administration teams, risk managers, compliance monitoring teams, audit and fund managers or third parties, lawyers, auditors and regulators. Employees and Managers of Cyprus Investment firms and banks who offer investment services, compliance officers and internal auditors.
For 3 registrations from the same entity, a standard 10% discount will apply. For over 4 registrations please contact us.
Demetris is the Executive Director and Portfolio Manager at Hanseatic Capital Management, a fund management company. Before his appointment at Hanseatic, Demetris was the Chief Financial Officer of D. Nicolaou & Sons Ltd. He also worked at Alpha Bank as Head of Asset Management and in the USA at Emerging Markets Management as Co-Portfolio Manager. Demetris is a Non-Executive Director of Axia Ventures, an investment banking firm. He previously served as President of the CFA Society of Cyprus.
He is a CFA Charterholder and holds the advanced Certificate of Professional Competence from CySEC. He also acquired the Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors, UK. Moreover, he is a Certified Trainer by the Human Resource Development Authority (HRDA). Demetris Nicolaou holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance & Economics and an MBA from the American University in Washington, DC.