Cyprus Investment Funds Surge Amid Robust Private Equity Growth

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

February 19, 2026

Strong Growth In Cyprus Collective Investments

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) reported continued expansion in the collective investments sector, with assets under management reaching €11.4 billion in the third quarter of 2025. The figure represents a quarterly increase of 7.5%, reflecting stronger investor activity and shifts in asset allocation across multiple sectors.

Comprehensive Sector Overview

According to CySEC’s quarterly bulletin, regulators oversaw 312 management companies and collective investment undertakings during the period, compared with 323 a year earlier. The sector includes externally managed and internally managed UCIs, as well as external fund managers. The market structure comprised 46 AIFMs, 44 sub-threshold AIFMs, two UCITS management companies and three entities operating under dual licenses.

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Asset Allocation And Investment Trends

Total assets under management were partitioned among various investment strategies: 63% by AIFMs, 17% by AIFMs and UCITS management companies jointly, 10% by UCITS management companies, 9% by sub-threshold AIFMs, and 1% from regulated UCIs managed by foreign fund managers. Within the UCITS segment, 85.8% of assets were directed toward transferable securities, while AIFs, AIFLNPs, and RAIFs notably invested 30.7% in private equity, 17% in real estate, and 14.5% in hedge funds.

Dominance Of Private Equity Investments

Private equity remains a core component of the sector’s portfolios. Multi-strategy capital accounted for 38.9% of private equity investments, followed by growth capital at 34.1% and venture capital at 16.9%. Mezzanine financing represented 0.5%. Additional exposure included equity capital, fixed income, cash and cash equivalents, infrastructure and commodities, each contributing smaller shares to overall allocations.

Regional Investment Focus And Sectoral Exposure

Approximately 69.7% of assets were held within 205 UCIs domiciled in Cyprus, including 11 UCITS, 51 AIFs, 40 AIFLNPs and 103 RAIFs. Of the 230 UCIs in operation, 165 invested at least partially in Cyprus, totaling more than €2.8 billion, or nearly one-quarter of total assets under management. Within these investments, 71.1% were directed toward private equity projects, while 12.8% were allocated to real estate.

Investor Demographics And Sector Specific Investments

Investor profiles differ across fund types. The UCITS segment remains predominantly retail-driven, with retail investors accounting for 99.2% of participants, totaling 8,727 individuals. In contrast, AIFs, AIFLNPs and RAIFs attracted a more diversified investor base, including 64.7% well-informed investors, 26% professional investors and 9.4% retail investors.

Sector-specific allocations included €471.6 million in energy, €106.9 million in fintech, €581.8 million in shipping and €97.9 million in sustainable investments.

An Evolving Landscape

The latest figures underscore a robust expansion of Cyprus’ collective investments sector. With private equity leading the charge, these developments not only emphasize strategic shifts in asset allocation but also highlight Cyprus’ growing prominence as a critical hub for global investment activities.

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EU Services Production Grows As Information And Communication Lead

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

November 10, 2026

Services production continued to expand across the European Union in August 2026, with information and communication recording the strongest annual growth. However, performance varied significantly between industries and member states, while Cyprus reported a mixed picture, with business services expanding and hospitality-related activities declining.

Information And Communication Leads Sector Growth

Compared with August 2025, services production increased by 5.9% in the euro area and 5.8% across the EU in information and communication. Transportation and storage also recorded growth, rising by 2.1% and 1.9%, respectively.

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Real estate activities increased by 1.6% in the euro area and 1.1% in the EU. Professional, scientific and technical activities grew by 1% in both areas, while administrative and support services advanced by 1.1% and 1.3%.

Accommodation and food services was the only major sector to record an annual decline, falling by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU.

The monthly figures were more mixed. Information and communication remained the strongest performer, increasing by 1.2% in the euro area and 1% across the EU. Real estate activities rose by 0.4% and 0.9%, respectively, while transportation and storage edged up 0.1% in the euro area but declined by 0.2% in the EU.

Administrative and support services recorded modest gains of 0.2% in the euro area and 0.1% in the EU. Accommodation and food services fell by 0.3% and 0.4%, while professional, scientific and technical activities declined by 0.8% and 0.9%, respectively.

Slovakia And Greece Record Strongest Annual Growth

Romania recorded the largest monthly increase in services production, at 5.2%, followed by Malta at 1.8% and Portugal at 1.7%. Luxembourg experienced the steepest decline, with output falling by 5.1%, followed by Bulgaria at 2.3% and Denmark at 1.9%.

On an annual basis, Slovakia led with growth of 10%, followed by Greece at 9.3% and Malta at 7.5%. Hungary recorded the weakest performance, with services production declining by 5.6%. Denmark fell by 5.3%, while Italy recorded a smaller decrease of 0.3%.

Cyprus Sees Growth In Business Services But Weakness In Hospitality

Cyprus’ latest figures show a similar divide between expanding business services and weaker hospitality-related activities. According to the Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat), professional, scientific and technical activities recorded the strongest annual growth among the covered sectors in the second quarter of 2026, increasing by 3.4%.

Transportation and storage and information and communication both grew by 2.1%, while real estate activities rose by 1.6%. In contrast, accommodation and food services declined by 3.1% year on year, and administrative and support services fell by 2.2%.

First-half results were more favourable for several sectors. Between January and June, professional, scientific and technical activities grew by 3.5%, transportation and storage by 2.8%, real estate by 2.1% and information and communication by 1.3%.

Nevertheless, administrative and support services contracted by 1% over the six-month period, while accommodation and food services declined by 0.7%.

How Cyprus’ Figures Differ From Eurostat’s Data

The Eurostat and Cystat figures measure different aspects of economic activity and are not directly comparable. Eurostat’s services production index tracks changes in the volume of output, whereas Cystat’s Turnover Value Index for Services and Transport measures the value of sales at current prices.

The reporting periods also differ: Eurostat’s figures cover August, while the cited Cypriot data relate to the second quarter and first half of 2026.

Cystat transmits services production data to Eurostat but does not yet publish a separate national production index. Turnover figures therefore remain the main publicly available national indicator for the sector.

Taken together, the data point to continued growth in several of Cyprus’ business-oriented services, alongside persistent pressure on accommodation, food and administrative support activities.

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