Cyprus Stock Exchange – Safe Keeping Receipts and Bank Guarantees versus a Securitized Bond Offering on Cyprus
As people know, our firm has been one of the most active companies for listing shares and bonds globally. We also have worked with asset holders for the creation of Safe Keeping Receipts which firms intend on utilizing for trading or leverage of the assets for loans and the release of capital called Monetization. Generally the process of creating an SKR includes: Creation of a securitization vehicle, registration with an ISIN of the certificates of beneficial ownership, trust indenture, and deposit with a Bank Sending the message via Swift MT 799 or Swift MT 760 to the receiving Bank for the monetization or loan against the underlying assets of the SKR The average cost of this process is 25,000 GBP for the formation and securitization that creates the SKR, and anywhere between 50,000 – 100,000 euro for the Swift message of the blocked funds or assets held by the financial institution. One of the pitfalls of this process, is the cost of the Swift is every time you intend on working with a co-responding Bank for monetization, your take on the Swift costs and await the transaction to be accepted or completed by the receiving Bank. If you are looking for an SKR you can always apply at www.safekeepingreceipts.com How do we solve this problem with Cyprus Stock Exchange Listings? The Cyprus market allows for us to create a low-tax structure that ends up being the company that your assets are securitized into. The securitized assets are placed in trust with the Cyprus company. The Cyprus company, through our list of trustees and relationship with the Cyprus stock exchange, allow for the securitization company to issue Bonds as a private company onto the Cyprus Stock Exchange with the registrar and trustee managing the process through our firm. Naturally, the Bond has an ISIN number and can clear into any brokerage house or Bank globally through direct transfer via the clearing and settlement of the Bond. You as the Bond holder can deposit the bonds within a brokerage account we will set-up for you, and then transfer the bonds to the purchasing party. The bonds can be used directly for loans, leverage, and or for sale to financial institutions as a listed bond versus going through the process of sending Swift messages which are costly for deals that do not get financed. In addition, there are secondary markets such as the European Wholesale Debt market and Frankfurt 2nd Quotation board, creating liquidity and an immediate market for your otherwise illiquid assets. The Cyprus securitization structure, clearing and settlement, registrar, brokerage account, company, listing, nomads sponsorship fees, tax advice, legal advice, and monetization consulting ends up costing no more than 60,000 euro. With the ease and ability to transfer the security, the cost ends up being half the overall fees generally incurred from an SKR, which has no secondary liquid market accept for private trading platforms, which are generally long and arduous processes to access. Therefore, the Bond structure that we have developed is clearly a winner for people trying to leverage assets, monetize illiquid assets, or who want to use their assets without putting them at risk or diluted from equity investment. If you are interested in turning your assets into debt instruments that can be monetized, you should be considering our packaged Bond listing. *Please note one of the hidden benefits of the Cyprus Bond structure we have developed is that when you sell the Bonds and make profit from the capital, it is done so directly through a low tax zone versus a higher tax zone like the UK, Canada, US, etc. In addition, Cyprus is not an offshore jurisdiction, it is a low-tax jurisdiction, which means you are the owner of the business do not have to would that if you live in a region that requires disclosure of offshore jurisdiction companies or may not be permitted by your region, this is acceptable to your tax departments via specific treaties that enable its use. We do not give Tax or Legal advice, however, we have partnered with a Tax Auditor and Advisor with over 6,000 companies within this region who trust their advice and structures. You can contact us and become one of those many firms that globally are taking advantage of one of the most intelligent structures there is for your business. Don’t hesitate to contact us today, info@stockexchangelistings.com or Ryan@ifxbg.com
Frankfurt Listings – FSE Listings can now be done through the Cyprus Stock Exchange
As of November 1st 2016, Cyprus Stock Exchange listed firms have started dual listing onto the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. FSE Listings Inc has been known globally as the leader of listings on the first quotation board up until 2012. Changes in the market regulations in Frankfurt made it very difficult for small firms to direct list onto the Frankfurt Stock Market. FSE Listings now has the solution you have been waiting for, listings on the Cyprus Stock Exchange in 4-6 weeks and then “dual listing” onto the Frankfurt Stock Exchange! This can be completed for as little as 60,000 euro. A direct listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange would take months, even a year, due to the rigorous nature of the standard market within Germany. Introduction – The Cyprus Stock Exchange Creates New Opportunities For Businesses Introduction IFXBG Limited is a BVI corporation that has listed over 1,000 companies on public markets within its consortium including the CSE, TSX, Deutsche Borse (Frankfurt), LSE (AIM & Standard), Berlin, OTCQX, NASDAQ, NYSE Euronext, ASX (Australia), Luxembourg, Vienna, and Hong Kong. (And now the Cyprus Stock Exchange.) The Cyprus Stock Exchange presents an amazing opportunity for listing a company on a public market, with all the benefits of a recognized listing on a stock exchange with low-cost regulatory requirements. We welcome the opportunity to work with you on the Cyprus Markets Listings of your firm. Emerging Companies Market On September 15 2009 the Cyprus Stock Exchange adopted Regulative Decision 326/2009, which governs the Emerging Companies Market. The Emerging Companies Market is a new financial market in Cyprus which is considered to be unregulated and does not come under the mandatory provisions applicable to regulated markets. Such provisions impose strict listing requirements and continuous reporting obligations on listed companies. The Emerging Companies Market is a multilateral trading facility that operates in accordance with the regulative decisions adopted by the Cyprus Stock Exchange, which will be exclusively responsible for setting the listing requirements and continuous obligations of issuers and directors, as well as any penalties to be imposed for rule violations. The Emerging Companies Market creates new dimensions in the Cypriot financial world by offering numerous opportunities – for example, it: establishes an alternative method for securing finance at competitive costs that is raised by unlisted companies through simpler procedures than those for raising finance in a regulated market; creates increased awareness, recognition and prestige for listed companies; and increases investment sectors and opportunities for investors. The Emerging Companies Market of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (ECM) is very similar to what the AIM is for the London Stock Exchange, but with the added advantages that it has very relaxed listing rules. For example, in this market, there is no requirement for daily volume (hence no fictitious trades needed) no maximum ownership rule and (hence no need to do illegal stock parking) no minimum market capitalization criteria (even if value drops, no risk of de-listing) The whole listing process takes 6 weeks to complete, with 4 weeks of preparation work with advisors, and 2 weeks listing approvals and due diligence by the exchange. Using the ECM/CSE to your best advantage A listed company on the ECM/CSE is ideal for beneficial owners to: Allow pension and other regulated funds such as UCITS to invest in your listed titles (shares or bonds) as they can only invest in listed titles trading on recognized and regulated stock exchange, Use idle funds that need a justification to tax authorities before repatriation to home country to invest in various projects, Have the share registry maintained electronically by the Cyprus Stock Exchange Acquire other companies, listed or private, operating anywhere in the world either by cash or through share issue/swap to bring those companies under the control of the Cyprus holding PLC on the valuation suitable to beneficial owners so that there are no tax implications at the other end, Lend money to own entities operating in home country from Cyprus Issue shares to raise money from other investors Issue debt or bonds which can subsequently be listed on the CSE For new startups, a public company is formed with 10-12 shareholders, all of whom can be nominees and together with a business plan and 3-year financial forecasts, then list the shares on the ECM/CSE. IFXBG Limited has a method to make sure that the UBO controls all the shares of the nominee shareholders, thus making sure that not even one share falls into wrong hands. A listed company will require minimum 3 Directors, with 1 Director Executive to be responsible for the day-to-day affairs of the company. The other 2 can be non-executive directors. All decisions are made by the Board who is answerable to shareholders once a year at the AGM. Shareholders can vote through proxies at the AGM. The CSE maintains the Share Registry in electronic format. The CSE will also provide the ISIN code, available through Bloomberg/Reuters and closing prices are updated daily on the CSE’s web site, which is also available in English. The CV, educational and business background of all directors will need to be provided to the CSE and is open for public scrutiny. Every listed company on the ECM needs to appoint an approved by the Cyprus Stock Exchange Nominated Advisor (Nomad) which will be responsible for the company’s listing. FSE Listings and IFXBG Limited is partnered with two of the largest approved Nomads and offers a complete solution including finding the professionals to register the public company, prepare the Admission Document, pass the application through the CSE and manage the timeframe of the acting company’s Nomad, solving delays and problems before they happen. The company also needs to have registered office, legal advisor, auditor, and reveal the banks where it has a relationship. Listing conditions In accordance with Regulative Decision 326/2009, the key conditions for listing on the Emerging Companies Market are as follows: The issuer must have readily available audited accounts and must be able to prove that it carried on