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Accounting for a CIF licence

Cyprus Investment Firms must keep IFRS accounts, monitor capital requirements and submit prudential returns to CySEC as a condition of their licence.

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

  • IFRS accounts
  • Prudential returns
  • Internal controls
  • Annual audit

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

Accounting for a CIF licence: what's the short answer?
Cyprus Investment Firms must keep IFRS accounts, monitor capital requirements and submit prudential returns to CySEC as a condition of their licence.
Can Tsquared help with accounting for a cif licence?
Yes. We advise forex brokers, CIFs, payment and trading firms in Cyprus on accounting for a cif licence and handle the filings for you.

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