CySEC Circular C789: Submission of Form QST-MC for Q2 2026

TO : Regulated Entities:
i. Alternative Investment Fund Managers (‘AIFMs’)
ii. Internally Managed Alternative Investment Funds
iii. UCITS Management Companies
iv. Internally Managed UCITS
v. Internally Managed Alternative Investment Funds with Limited
Number of Persons (‘AIFLNP’)
vi. Companies with sole purpose the management of AIFLNPs
vii. Small AIFMs
FROM : Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission DATE : July 1, 2026 CIRCULAR No : C789 FILE No : 01.13.001.002.002 SUBJECT : Management Companies and Self-Managed Funds Quarterly Statistics – Submission for Q2 2026 (30/06/2026) The present Circular is issued pursuant to section 25(1)(c)(ii) & (iii) of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Law (‘the CySEC Law’). The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission ('the CySEC') wishes to inform Regulated Entities about the following:

1. Information Requested by CySEC
   1.1 A new version of the form, QST-MC Version 26 (‘the Form’), found in the Appendix,
   is issued. The Form must be completed and submitted to CySEC by all Regulated Entities that were authorised or appointed to act as External Managers (in case no authorisation is required by the relevant legislation), by June 30, 2026. In this respect, Regulated Entities that were authorised or appointed to act as External Managers by March 31, 2026, but have not made use of their authorisation must also submit the Form.
   1.2 The steps that the Regulated Entities will have to follow, for the successful submission
   of the Form to the TRS, can be found here. Upon submission, the Regulated Entities are responsible to ensure that they have received a feedback file, i.e. an official submission confirmation dispatched by the TRS, in the Outgoing directory.