Following the publication of the Directive on the register of beneficial owners of corporate and other legal entities (R.A.A. 112/2021), Cyprus companies have an obligation to register their ultimate beneficial owners to the public registry. The registration deadline was originally the 12th of March 2022 but this has been further extended to 31st of July 2022…. Read More
According to the provisions of new Cyprus legislation adopted in 2021 concerning money laundering, all Cypriot companies are obliged to register the details of their beneficial owners in an electronic register set up by the Registrar of Cyprus ("the Register"). The Register will be publicly accessible from January 1, 2023 while for the time being… Read More
The release of the information added on the UBO Registry in Cyprus is divided to two phases: Phase 1. During the first 12-month reporting period, i.e., starting from 12.03.2021 to 12.03.2022, only Cyprus competent supervisory authorities such as the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Cyprus, the Customs Department, the Tax Department and the Police… Read More
What is the annual return? The Annual Return (also known as form HE32) is a statutory document that Cyprus companies must submit to the Company Registrar each year as provided for in section 118 of the Companies Law. The annual return is like a photograph of the state of affairs of a company which needs… Read More
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySec”), issued the Directive that regulates the operation of the Trusts UBO Registry. The Directive was published on 18/06/2021. A concise summary of the new legal framework and the requirements applicable, is provided by the press release of STEP Cyprus in the link below. https://www.step.org/system/files/media/files/2021-06/step-cyprus_press-relea
Introduction The Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) came into effect on the 10th January 2020 and serves to address new issues that have been exposed since the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive which came into force back in 2017. It is a European Union (EU) legislation with the aim to strengthen the barriers in the battle… Read More