ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΗ

ΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ

• Passing the exams – the Course focuses primarily on the CySEC study guide for the certification of persons providing Investment Services and employed by Cypriot Investment Firms, Credit Institutions, Management Companies and Investment Companies of Variable Capital, which is a requirement for the provision of investment services in Cyprus
 
• Operating within the legal framework – understanding how best to operate within the applicable Cypriot and European Union legal and regulatory framework and practice, and become a successful player in the European financial arena
 
• Attaining the technical knowledge and tools – understanding the regulatory technical tools that are available to operate in the capital markets and enhance your financial strategies and risk management compliance processes

ΣΕ ΠΟΙΟΥΣ ΑΠΕΥΘΥΝΕΤΑΙ

• Existing and prospective executives and supervisors of Banks, Cypriot Investment Firms (CIFs) as well as UCITS and AIF managers
• Existing and prospective employees of Banks, CIFs as well as UCITS and AIF managers responsible for the provision of investment services
• Compliance Officers, Internal Auditors, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officers and Risk Managers of Banks, Cypriot Investment Firms (CIFs) as well as UCITS and AIF managers
• Financial and Professional Services Consultants
• Professionals joining the finance and professional services sector

ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ

Preparation Material

All participants will receive the EIMF preparation booklets that include the presentation notes, glossary of all major terms and revision questions with answers and references. In addition, participants will receive access to 4 sets of online mock exams with a total of 280 practice questions.

Course Content and Examinations

The assessment structure of the Advanced Qualification is a 90-minute examination consisting of 70 multiple choice questions and covers the following elements:

• Investment Services and Activities and regulated markets law (MiFID II) Scope/Powers/Offences
• Cypriot Investment Firms
• Cypriot Investment Firms and Banks
• Open-Ended Undertakings for Collective Investment Laws
• Alternative Investments
• The Business of Credit Institutions Laws of 1997–2016
• The Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Laws
• Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation
• Capital Adequacy Requirements
• European Market Infrastructure Regulation
• Recovery and Resolution Laws
• Prospectus Law (2012–16)
• Transparency Law
• Insider Dealing and Market Manipulation Regulation (2016)

Trainer

Panayiotis Antoniou

Panayiotis is a professional with 18 years-experience in the Banking and Insurance Sectors. He is currently the CEO of a Risk Management Services Company of a large Advisory Group which specialises in advising matters regarding Risk and Compliance. Panayiotis is a holder of CySEC’s AML and Advanced Certificates, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Chartered FCSI at the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI), a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), a member of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM), a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). He is also a HRDA accredited trainer. Moreover, he is awarded with the ISO31000 Lead Risk Manager certification, which is the standard for best practices for managing risks in a structured risk framework. He is also an accredited trainer by PECB body awarding ISO certificates. Panayiotis holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Science from State University of New York, USA, a Master’s degree in Information Systems from Virginia Tech, USA as a Fulbright Scholar, a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) and a Master’s in Public Sector Management (MPSM).