George Theocharides, the current Vice-Chairman, is expected to succeed Demetra Kalogerou this week to head the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. Theocharides’ appointment as Chairman was locked almost a year ago when
President Nicos Anastasiades received the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission (Cysec) annual report praising its outgoing chair Demetra Kalogirou for her contribution to expanding the capital market. Kalogirou presented Anastasiades the last
Demetra Kalogerou, the current chairperson of CySEC, is due to leave her post in September after ten years in office. Within months after taking over at the helm of the country’s top
Credit Suisse recent woes, followed by the collapse of Greensill Capital and Archegos Capital last month, reminded everyone of the value of risk management. But it did more than that. It brought
The saga of Archegos Capital Management brought to surface lessons that should have been learned a long time ago. Archegos, meaning ‘leader’ in Greek, was forced to liquidate its portfolio at a
By Michael Olympios Of all the lessons provided by financial crises, none is more profound than the loss of trust. Financial regulators are well aware of its consequences and are keen to
The Cyprus capital market continues to grow despite tougher conditions, and with it, the regulator is expanding to cope with the additional burden. Demetra Kalogerou, Chairwoman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange
By Sandra Nebritova This month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) published a consultation paper on improving the facilitation of customer due diligence with innovative technologies. This opens a completely new chapter
By Demetra Kalogerou The recent crisis in the health and economy sector caused instability in the international financial markets, which in turn boosted markets such as forex, which prior to the COVID-19
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission imposed fines of €7.5 mln in 2018 while crowdfunding will soon be a new tool for small businesses, said CySEC Chairwoman Demetra Kalogerou. Kalogerou, presenting her 2018