Our priorities for Action and Supervision

Each year, the AMF publishes its action and supervisory priorities. Aiming to guide the action of the AMF throughout the year, these priorities reflect the requirements of the Institution which works daily to protect investors and the attractiveness of the Paris financial center thanks to quality control.

Our 2026 action priorities

The 2026 action priorities have been established in the line of our Strategic Orientations defined in 2023, Impact 2027. They fall into six themes and 13 actions.

A demanding regulator for a leading European financial centre

Action 1. Contributing to the competitiveness of Paris financial centre by simplifying rules and supporting market participants in implementing them
Action 2. Equipping the AMF with the organisation and resources it needs to take swifter and more dissuasive enforcement action
Action 3. Anticipating new risks and ensuring the operational resilience of regulated professionals

A strong international footprint

Action 4. Contributing to the work on the Savings and Investments Union
Action 5. Supporting international action to promote financial stability

Protecting retail investors

Action 6. Monitoring the practices of traditional and emerging distribution players
Action 7. Combating online scams and malpractice
Action 8. Promoting access to financial education adapted to new investment methods

Promoting a more sustainable finance

Action 9. Simplifying sustainable finance regulations for better application

Supporting innovation

Action 10. Supporting the growth of digital finance and innovation in the financial sector

An attractive, high-performance authority serving the general interest

Action 11. Accelerating internal transformation to optimise resources and improve the AMF's resilience
Action 12. Increasing the clarity, responsiveness and accessibility of the AMF for its stakeholders
Action 13. Being recognised as a benchmark employer

Our 2026 Supervisory priorities

The publication of the thematic supervisory priorities highlights certain areas of risk identified by the AMF and encourages regulated entities to review some of their practices with regard to the professional obligations in force more specifically. The aim is also to draw attention to specific areas of vigilance and to identify the operational problems associated with the implementation of the regulations.

These supervisory priorities are part of the AMF's ambition to be a demanding supervisor for a leading European financial centre (action 1 of the action priorities). As such, they constitute one of the AMF’s key areas of work for 2026.

They cover the following areas: