CySEC Circular C582: Annual Report of the Unit for Combating Money Laundering (MOKAS) for 2022

TO : Regulated Entities i. Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) ii. Administrative Service Providers (‘ASPs’) iii. UCITS Management Companies (‘UCITS MC’) iv. Self-Managed UCITS (‘SM UCITS’) v. Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’) vi. Self-Managed Alternative Investment Funds (‘SM AIFs’) vii. Self-Managed Alternative Investment Funds with Limited Number of Persons (‘SM AIFLNP’) viii. Companies with sole purpose the management of AIFLNPs ix. Small Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘Small AIFMs’) x. Crypto Asset Service Providers FROM : Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission DATE : 23 June 2023 CIRCULAR NO. : C582 SUBJECT : Annual Report of the Unit for Combating Money Laundering (MOKAS) for 2022 The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) wishes with this Circular to inform the Regulated Entities that the Unit for Combating Money Laundering (‘MOKAS’) has published its Annual Report for 2022 (‘Annual Report’). The Annual Report for the year 2022 includes operational, strategic and statistical analysis of the Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) as well as the Additional Information File AIF-S or AIF-T. It also analyses the most commonly selected indicators of suspicion that triggered the submission of Reportsto MOKAS for 2022, with reference to useful real￾life case examples. CySEC encourages the Regulated Entities to study the Annual Report and make use of the information provided. Sincerely, Dr George Theocharides Chairman, Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission