Strategy

Elias Neocleous, Managing Partner of Elias Neocleous & Co LLC, discusses the firm's strategic vision for 2026 in a Forbes interview, focusing on innovation through AI-driven legal solutions and international expansion. He addresses Cyprus's evolving role as an international business hub and the reforms needed to strengthen its competitive position in the global market.

On 20 May 2026, the European Commission published a targeted consultation on the review of Regulation (“EU”) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (“MiCA”).

The European Parliament and Council have agreed to extend the AI Act's compliance deadline to December 2027, but this extension only affects timing, not substance.

The Future Pensions Act (Wtp) is fundamentally reshaping how Dutch pension funds approach investment policy, shifting from defined-benefit schemes focused on security to defined-contribution schemes emphasizing purchasing power retention.

In this episode, serial entrepreneur Mik Strøyberg talks to our host, Hanane Fathi Roswall about his latest investment, Heynabo! where neighbours and neighbourhoods are connected via a digital platform to facilitate more face-to-face interactions.

European financial regulators are advancing major reforms across sustainable finance disclosure, investment firm risk management, and ESG ratings oversight. From stricter sustainability reporting requirements under SFDR 2.0 to streamlined fund reporting frameworks and new endorsement rules for third-country ESG ratings, these developments signal a significant shift in regulatory expectations for asset managers, investment firms, and rating providers operating in EU markets.

Over the last few years disruption has become a constant challenge for businesses. Volatility has become ingrained, putting companies on the back foot as they react in piecemeal fashion to unforecastable shocks.

Ganado in Session returns with Episode 2 of our thesis series, continuing the conversation for law students navigating one of the most demanding stages of their academic journey, and now focusing on actually writing the thesis.

The young associates of Elias Neocleous and Co LLC work with a modern and internationally minded class of clients, bringing fresh perspective, technical insight, and a forward looking approach to legal problem solving across both business and private wealth matters.

Bienvenido a nuestro 'What not to miss' update, donde podrás encontrar las principales iniciativas, avances y propuestas en materia legal que no puedes dejar de tener en cuenta.

A German court's landmark decision in the European bathroom fittings cartel case has established a five-step framework for estimating cartel damages, with particular emphasis on using economic simulation models to assess pass-through rates to indirect purchasers. This analysis explores how these models address the fundamental challenge of reconstructing unobservable counterfactual market conditions and demonstrates their practical applicability in litigation.

Cyprus holding companies provide a highly tax-efficient structure for international investments structures. The jurisdiction combines an extensive participation exemption regime with zero withholding taxes on profit repatriation fully aligned with EU, OECD and BEPS regulations.