Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission

Year 2001Regulated by Government

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) was established in accordance with section 5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (Establishment and Responsibilities) Law of 2001 as a public legal entity. It is an independent public supervisory Authority responsible for the supervision of the investment services market, transactions in transferable securities carried out in the Republic of Cyprus and the collective investment and asset management sector. It also supervises the firms offering administrative services which do not fall under the supervision of ICPAC and the Cyprus Bar Association.

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Sanction Permanent cessation of business / revocation of license
Disclosure summary
  • Disclosure matching Website matching
  • Disclosure time 2022-06-07
  • Reason for punishment the Company (member of the I.C.F.) appears, for the time being, for reasons directly related to its financial circumstances, unable to meet its obligations arising out of investors' claims and has no early prospect of being able to do so.
Disclosure details

CYSEC Board Decision

7 June 2022 CYSEC Board Decision Announcement date: 07.06.2022 Board decision date: 28.03.2022 Regarding: Maxigrid Ltd Legislation: The Investor Compensation Fund Directive Subject: Initiation of the compensation payment process by the Investor Compensation Fund (I.C.F.) Judicial Review: Click here Judicial Review Ruling: Click here The Board of the Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission (the ‘CySEC’) informs the public and especially the covered clients of Maxigrid Ltd (the ‘Company’) of the following: 1. The Cyprus Investment Firm authorisation of Maxigrid Ltd, number 145/11, has been withdrawn as of 14th February 2022. 2. As per paragraph 18(1)(a) of Directive DI87-07 for the Operation of the Investors Compensation Fund (R.A.D. 76/2019), CySEC has determined that the Company (member of the I.C.F.) appears, for the time being, for reasons directly related to its financial circumstances, unable to meet its obligations arising out of investors' claims and has no early prospect of being able to do so. 3. CySEC has informed the Investors Compensation Fund (the ‘Fund’) if its determination as per point (2) above, which initiates the compensation payment procedure. Following the initiation, the Fund shall publish, in at least two (2) newspapers of national coverage, an invitation to submit compensation applications, designating the procedure for the submission of the relevant applications, the deadline for their submission and their content, in accordance with Part V of Directive DI87-07 (R.A.D. 76/2019). The said publication will be also posted on CySEC’s website. 4. All affected clients (covered clients of the Company) are invited to study Directive DI87-07 (R.A.D. 76/2019) as well as the information to be published by the Fund and take all appropriate actions.
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