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In a new opinion piece for Cyprus Business News, Yury Anesyants, Director of Compliance at Freedom24, examines how the compliance function has evolved from a small control unit into one of the largest non-revenue departments in modern financial institutions, and why technology is unlikely to reverse that trend. The article traces a fifteen-year shift from compliance as an external filter to compliance as a process integrator embedded across marketing, sales, operations and brokerage. 🛡 Setting out what he calls the washing machine effect, Yury writes: "Many expect AI to reduce the workload. But the history of technology suggests that automation does not always reduce the amount of work — it raises the standard." He develops the parallel with the early history of household automation: "Current AI solution advertisements are strikingly similar to washing machine advertisements from 1910: save your time, simple input, easy results. But the washing machine did not simply reduce the amount of laundry — it raised the standard of cleanliness. The same dynamic is already playing out with AI in compliance. What was previously impossible may soon become mandatory, simply because technology made it feasible." Across the rest of the piece Yury examines how compliance has shifted from a point of approval into a participant in process design, and what good practice in that role actually looks like: "Good integrated compliance should not turn the business into a regulatory expert. It should make the right action natural — and the wrong action difficult or impossible." 🔗 Read the full article in Cyprus Business News

Freedom24 Executive Director Evgenii Tiapkin spoke to Kathimerini about Cyprus's position among European financial centres, the reforms that would matter most for its competitiveness and Freedom24's long-term commitment to the island. After a decade of building European operations, he offers an honest assessment of what is working, what needs strengthening and why the window for action remains open. On the island's underlying advantages, Tiapkin pointed to a combination few jurisdictions can match: "Cyprus offers something that few countries can compete with: full EU membership, a legal system based on English law, a high quality of life and a business community that is sophisticated and internationally interconnected. The island has managed to successfully reinvent itself at every critical turning point in its modern history. I have no doubt that it is capable of doing so again." At the same time, he was direct about the priority for reform: "Improvement in speed and predictability would significantly strengthen Cyprus's position in business, without requiring any radical change in direction." Speaking about Freedom24's trajectory on the island, Tiapkin reaffirmed the company's commitment: "We are here for the future and investing accordingly. We are developing a super-application that will make Freedom24 a complete financial ecosystem for private investors across Europe and this is being developed here in Limassol." Alongside the platform development, the company continues to support economic and business forums in Cyprus and is actively involved in business education, culture and sport on the island. 🇨🇾 🔗 Read the full interview in Kathimerini

Senior analysts from Freedom Capital Markets, the US institutional research arm of Freedom Holding Corp., appeared on Schwab Network and CNBC over the past week. They offered views on where the US market goes next, covering semiconductors, mega-cap tech and the macro catalysts. - Jay Woods, Chief Market Strategist at Freedom Capital Markets and NYSE insider in Schwab Network: an imminent pullback in sight Six straight weeks of gains have left the S&P 500 and Nasdaq looking historically stretched, with the semiconductor index now sitting more than 57% above its 200-day moving average. Jay's read is that a correction is overdue but does not change the bigger picture: "Pullback is pretty much imminent. Does not mean the end of the run. It could be a viable dip, but this dip could make headlines the other way." What he wants to see is rotation, with industrials and healthcare providers as the most credible candidates to take leadership from the semiconductor names that have led the run. Among the lagging tech generals, Microsoft is the name he is watching most closely. As he put it: "There is money to be made as we get to that level, but it is still a beaten down name that has not shown that it's back to a nice uptrend and a reversal." Meta sits in a similar position. On earnings, he treats Cisco as a name to buy on weakness and is more cautious on Intel, calling it "Mentos into the Diet Coke froth" as the rally turns parabolic and advising current holders to take profits. Watch the full video: Schwab Network - Paul Meeks, Head of Technology Research at Freedom Capital Markets in CNBC: AI infrastructure narrative back in force 💻 AMD's latest earnings have given the semiconductor trade fresh momentum, reviving a sector narrative that had been under pressure earlier in the year. Paul sees two growth stories converging at the company: "They'll be a strong number two in the race for GPUs. But there's also been a renaissance in the data center of their CPU business, which in the past had been essentially the brains for the laptops and desktops. And it was a pretty mature market. And now, again, an acceleration of growth." On the broader sentiment shift across the sector, his framing is that the period of scepticism around AI capex in 2025 has given way to a renewed AI infrastructure trade: "The narrative has gone back to build it and they will come. Very positive for all the players in the AI infrastructure ecosystem." Watch the full video: Paul Meeks in CNBC - Jay Woods, Chief Market Strategist at Freedom Capital Markets and NYSE insider in CNBC Pro: the week ahead 📅 In a separate CNBC Pro segment, Jay maps out what to watch in the coming days: US-Iran negotiations, April inflation data, earnings season, and more. Watch the full video: CNBC Pro

Pedro Santa Cruz, Director of Freedom24 Iberia (tied agent of Freedom Finance Europe Ltd. in Spain), shared three principles that shape long-term portfolio results with Estrategias de Inversión, cutting through common assumptions about diversification, costs and timing. The conversation offers a clearer framework for investors who want their portfolios to hold up across different market environments. 📈 Asked what should guide a simple and effective portfolio, Pedro pointed to three things. "The first would be: don't confuse simplicity with carelessness. You can have a very simple portfolio that is very efficient and not just have two funds lying around. Second, time in the market beats timing the market." He referenced the Dalbar study showing that even when investors were right more than 50% of the time on timing, the volume of losses on the wrong calls outweighed the gains. "And the last thing I would say is, 'cost matters, but function matters more. That is, understanding what function the assets in your portfolio fulfill is paramount. And from there, you can determine what may have more or less cost and what may suit you better, but it's function first and then cost." On navigating drawdowns, Pedro added a practical lens: "Ultimately, market drops are just volatility. As long as you don't sell and realize that loss, it's just volatility." Before reacting to a drop, he applies a simple check: "Has there been any change in my assumption? Has there been any change in any characteristic of this investment that might make me consider selling? If not, the logical conclusion is that I should buy more." 💡 🔗Read more on Estrategias de Inversión

Francesco Bergamini, Representative of Freedom24 in Italy (tied agent of Freedom Finance Europe Ltd. in Italy), joined Italian finance platform We Wealth to discuss how geopolitics has become one of the main forces driving market behaviour. Looking at the past decade, Francesco identified phenomena that have reshaped investing: technological, geopolitical, and rising cost of living related factors.📊 Asked how investors can really adapt to such a volatile economic environment, Francesco said: "I think we need to adapt to — or rather expect — an economic context that is constantly evolving and fluctuating, precisely because financial markets have become much more volatile and much more exposed to international politics. There is obviously no single way to approach markets and no single recipe for interpreting these events. We certainly need to start with diversification." 🔗 Watch the full interview on We Wealth

Pedro Santa Cruz, director of Freedom24 Iberia (tied agent of Freedom Finance Europe Ltd. in Spain) sat down with Oninvest to discuss Spain's position as one of the fastest growing economies in the eurozone, the outlook for the IBEX 35 and where investors should be looking in a market shaped by inflation, expensive energy and geopolitical uncertainty. Goldman Sachs forecasts Spanish GDP growth of around 1.9% in 2026, almost double the eurozone average. 📈 On the country's economic standing, Pedro noted: "Spain has built up a larger margin of safety than most major eurozone economies. By the end of 2025, the country's GDP will have grown by 2.8%, compared with about 0.2% in Germany and 0.9% in France." When asked about defensive picks within the IBEX 35, he pointed to Iberdrola, Endesa and Enagás, explaining that the utilities sector and stable dividend companies look like the most logical segment in the current environment. For portfolio construction through the end of 2026, Pedro recommended around 45 to 50% in equities with a focus on global ETFs and Spanish banks, utilities and defence, 25 to 30% in short-term government and corporate bonds, 10% in gold and commodity assets and 10 to 15% in cash to take advantage of drawdowns. On the index itself, he commented: "IBEX 35 remains in a strong long-term uptrend," with the baseline scenario being a move towards 19,000 points and a possible test of 20,000 if the main sectors stay positive. 💡 🔗 Read more in Oninvest

Freedom24's Executive Director Evgenii Tiapkin has been featured in Forbes Cyprus as part of the TOP CEOs: Leadership & Vision special feature. In the interview, he shares his perspective on how Freedom24 is evolving beyond a traditional brokerage model toward a broader digital financial ecosystem, the role of proprietary technology built from Cyprus, and why regulatory transparency remains one of the strongest competitive advantages in European finance. 📰 Speaking about the company's direction, Evgenii noted: "Investing remains at the core of our business, but our longer-term ambition is to embed it within a more connected financial ecosystem, where analytics, onboarding, portfolio visibility, support, and adjacent financial services work together in a more coherent way." The company is also actively exploring the possibility of obtaining a banking licence in France as part of its longer-term strategy. 💡 Evgenii also addressed the role of trust and regulatory transparency, explaining: "Clients want clarity on who stands behind the platform, what standards apply and how risk is governed in practice. That is where our dual US-EU framework becomes a real advantage. It allows us to build confidence not through narrative, but through institutional discipline." The interview covers Freedom24's AI-driven innovations, including the integrated AI Assistant and Neo Compliance, a system that uses specialised AI agents to handle roughly 95% of compliance preparatory work while keeping a qualified officer in the loop for final decisions. On European expansion, he shared: "In 2026, our priority markets include Portugal, Romania, and the Czech Republic, while the broader strategic focus is on building a more durable client ecosystem around the core investment offering and preserving the regulatory standards that make such growth credible in the first place." 🌍 🔗 Read more on Forbes Cyprus

George Karageorgos, head of Freedom24 Greece, sat down with Naftemporiki to discuss how the Greek investment landscape is shifting and what this means for the country's financial future. The interview covers the changing profile of the Greek investor, the impact of global volatility on local portfolios, and the role Freedom24 is playing in the market. 📰 The numbers speak for themselves, Freedom24 has exceeded 128,000 users in Greece in less than four years, reflecting a meaningful shift in how Greeks approach their savings. As Karageorgos explains: "The profile of the Greek investor has changed significantly in recent years. Traditionally, a large part of savings was in bank deposits. Today, however, we see more and more people turning to investments, looking for opportunities to boost their income." The modern Greek investor is now in their mid-30s, digitally confident and focused on international markets, with a strong interest in US stocks and ETFs. 📈 With the Greek economy forecast to grow around 1.8% in 2026, driven by Recovery Fund investments and digitalization, George sees a real window of opportunity for Greek investors to diversify beyond domestic assets. The company’s Athens office plays a central role in this, acting as a bridge between local clients and global capital markets and offering support in Greek. As he puts it, Freedom24 seeks to play an active role in the gradual development of the investment culture in Greece. 🔗 Read the full interview on Naftemporiki

On 28 April, Freedom24 held its first financial event in Bulgaria, Money Never Sleeps, bringing together capital markets experts, investors and representatives of the financial industry in Sofia. The forum focused on the topics that matter most to the local market right now, including inflation, the role of bonds and the changing behaviour of individual investors. 📈 Speaking at the event, Oleksandr Buiukli, Director of Freedom24 Bulgaria (Tied agent of Freedom Finance Europe Ltd.), commented: "Changes in the behavior of Bulgarian investors are a natural result of accumulated experience and greater access to information. We see a shift from seeking individual opportunities toward a more comprehensive understanding of portfolio structure. In this process, financial education plays a key role, both for individual investors and for the development of the market as a whole." 💬 🔗 Read more on our website