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The AMF is closely monitoring the financial crisis linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Chairman, the Secretary General, the Executive Committee and the teams are working hard to accompany the financial sector’ professionnals.
We are regularly exchanging with public authorities, industry institutions, international regulators, professional associations and the companies we regulate in order to respond as quickly as possible to emerging needs.
We are aware of the great difficulties you are facing in carrying on your activities under exceptionally complicated and constraining conditions.
In order to help you in the best way during this crisis and to comply with the rules in this very difficult context, we regularly provide you with content to help you to understand the adaptation measures and existing rules.
Do not hesitate to consult this section.
Good courage to all.
Summary
Suspension of the net short position ban
In consideration of the progressive normalisation of the French market’s risk indicators, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers has decided to suspend the exceptional measure imposing a ban on the creation of net short positions and on the increase of existing net short positions. The AMF will closely monitor the overall situation in financial markets.
- The AMF suspends the ban on the creation or increase of net short positions (18 May 2020)
- The AMF announces the extension of the net short position ban until 18 May 2020
- The AMF announces a short selling ban for one month
- Decision of 14 April 2020 regarding the renewal of the ban of net short positions
- Decision of 17 March 2020 regarding the extension of the ban of net short positions
- Decision of 17 March 2020 regarding the ban of net short positions
Listed companies and issuers
Organisation of general meetings, periodic and ongoing disclosure, accounting implications of the coronavirus epidemic on the calculation of expected credit losses: the AMF is listening to you and deciphering for you the adaptation measures and current rules.
- COVID-19: clarifications on the accounting implications for the calculation of expected credit losses (7 April 2020)
- Covid-19: The AMF informs shareholders and listed companies of the exceptional measures taken for the organisation of shareholders’ meetings (27 mars 2020)
- Press release on shareholders general meetings of listed companies (18 March 2020)
Management companies
In the current context of the sanitary crisis and high market volatility, which calls for special measures in the asset management industry in the interests of unit holders or shareholders in a collective investment undertaking (CIU), the AMF is ready to listen and accompany you.
Investment services provider
Continuity of your market activities, timing of your reporting, application of the ban on creating and increasing net short positions: the AMF is listening to you and sheds light on its expectations and any eventual deadlines granted.
Retail investors
How to enforce the ban to create or increase net short positions? How to participate in the next general meetings under the current circumstances? Should we be more vigilant against scams in the current context? The AMF is listening to you and answering your questions.
- Retail investors: find answers to the questions you are asking yourself in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (covid-19) (8 April 2020)
- The AMF and the ACPR warn the public of the risks of scams in the context of the coronavirus epidemic (26 March 2020)
- Ban of net short positions: Frequently asked questions
