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Forex Brokers & CIFs · Guide

Capital adequacy under IFR

Under the EU Investment Firms Regulation, Cyprus CIFs must hold own funds above permanent minimum, fixed-overheads and K-factor requirements at all times.

This guide is written for forex brokers, CIFs, payment and trading firms. Rules change regularly and individual circumstances vary, so speak to a Tsquared accountant before acting. We regularly help clients with capital adequacy under ifr/ifd, client-money reconciliations, cysec prudential returns.

Key points

  • Permanent minimum capital
  • Fixed overheads requirement
  • K-factors
  • Monthly monitoring

Challenges you face, solutions we provide

Challenge: Capital adequacy under IFR/IFD

Our solution: Monthly IFR/IFD monitoring against minimum, fixed-overheads and K-factor requirements

Challenge: Client-money reconciliations

Our solution: Daily client-money reconciliations and the annual safeguarding audit

Challenge: CySEC prudential returns

Our solution: Every CySEC prudential and statistical return filed on time

Challenge: Introducing-broker payments

Our solution: IB and affiliate contracts, VAT treatment and KYC kept clean

Challenge: Transfer pricing across groups

Our solution: Transfer-pricing documentation and benchmarking for the whole group

Frequently asked questions

Capital adequacy under IFR: what's the short answer?
Under the EU Investment Firms Regulation, Cyprus CIFs must hold own funds above permanent minimum, fixed-overheads and K-factor requirements at all times.
Can Tsquared help with capital adequacy under ifr?
Yes. We advise forex brokers, CIFs, payment and trading firms in Cyprus on capital adequacy under ifr and handle the filings for you.

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