AMF Ombudsman Annual Report 2016

Marielle Cohen Branche, Ombudsman of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), presents her 2016 Annual Report. In 2016 figures rose again: more cases received, more cases handled and closed and more recommendations made. The forex and binary options speculation and salary savings dominated the mediation requests while cases regarding unusual investments such as earth metals and diamonds increased, that in a mediation landscape taking shape.