01 April 2019 | News | EMIR Refit: central clearing obligation rules are changing The central clearing obligation, a key provision of the EMIR Regulation on OTC derivatives, has been implemented gradually since 21 June 2016. With the technical review of the European text (EMIR Refit), the scope of this obligation is changing. The AMF encourages all financial and non-financial counterparties to familiarise themselves with the… … perform the necessary position calculations and notify the AMF and ESMA if their positions exceed one of the clearing … at the fund level. … Which counterparties must notify the AMF and ESMA and when? … All counterparties, both financial … this notification will be available soon through the AMF’s website. … Read more … ESMA statement on the implementation … |
29 March 2019 | AMF news release | The Autorité des Marchés Financiers steps up its cooperation with the China Securities Regulatory Commission The AMF has announced the signing, during President XI Jinping state visit to France, of a new agreement with the Chinese regulator, with the shared objective of promoting innovation in financial services in France and in China. … Commission … This bilateral agreement will enable the AMF and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to … applied to financial services. This will enable the AMF and the CSRC to share their knowledge on the use of … supervises the orderly operations of markets. Visit our website https://www.amf-france.org … Press contact: … AMF … |
27 March 2019 | Warning | The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de resolution (ACPR) warn the public about a number of unauthorised online investment The AMF and the ACPR are publishing a list of new websites and entities offering trading of investments on cryptocurrency derivatives without authorisation in France. … The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de resolution … trading of cryptocurrency derivatives is available in the AMF's website (section: Espace épargnants > Protéger son épargne > … |
27 March 2019 | AMF news release | The Autorité des Marchés Financiers considers options for changing the rules on squeeze-outs and fairness opinions and announces the creation of a working group In the context of the "PACTE" bill (1) that is currently making its way through the French parliament, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has decided to initiate a discussion on possible changes to the regulations and practices relating to squeeze-outs and independent appraisal (expertise indépendante), with the aim of offering better… … (compared to 5% currently in force). In this context, the AMF wishes to look into measures that could be put in place … public offerings and combination of listed companies. The AMF is therefore announcing the creation of a working group … supervises the orderly operations of markets. Visit our website https://www.amf-france.org … Press contact: … AMF … |
27 March 2019 | Warning | The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing forex investments without being authorised to do so The AMF and the ACPR are publishing a list of new websites and entities offering investments on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market in France, without authorisation to do so. … without being authorised to do so … Here is the new website recently identified: - www.ainvestments.com / Esos … foreign exchange (Forex) market is available in the AMF's website (section: Espace épargnants > Protéger son … information disclosure and claims handling. … About the AMF … The AMF is an independent public authority responsible … |
25 March 2019 | AMF news release | Binary options and CFDs: the Autorité des Marchés Financiers has launched a consultation on proposed measures to prohibit and restrict marketing In anticipation of the handover from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the AMF wishes to gather the opinions of all interested parties regarding intervention measures at the national level, in pursuit of the same objective: to protect investors from the risks posed by these products. … the past few years, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has been actively denouncing the complex and risky … intervention measures are, by definition, temporary, the AMF wishes to extend them at the national level. Within this … supervising the orderly operation of markets. Visit our website https://www.amf-france.org … Press contact: … AMF … |
22 March 2019 | AMF news release | Third employee savings week: The AMF, AFG, Treasury and directorate general of labour and La Finance pour tous organise a meeting for employee-savers and companies, from 25 to 29 March 2019 France remains a pioneer and the European leader in employee savings, with around 11 million people, both employees and pensioners, representing around €125.5 billion in assets under management. More than 324,000 companies offer their employees a company savings plan, and 217,000 of them supplement this with a collective retirement savings plan… … Third employee savings week: The AMF, AFG, Treasury and directorate general of labour and La … time by about thirty partners with the support of the AMF, AFG, the Directorate-General for Labour, the Treasury … of Labour. … A single entry point: the dedicated website … As in previous editions, a single website for the … |
15 March 2019 | Warning | The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the website www.porto-immo.com The regulator issues a warning to the public regarding the activities of PORTO IMMO SCPI and its website, which are suggesting to invest in the same named real estate investment company (SCPI) without autorisation. … The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the website www.porto-immo.com … The PORTO IMMO SCPI company has … to operate this SCPI activity on French territory. The AMF recommends that investors do not respond to solicitations … |
13 March 2019 | Warning | The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the website www.parel-gestion.net The regulator issues a warning to the public regarding the activities of the website www.parel-gestion.net, which is proposing investments without autorisation and making fraudulent use of the name of Parel SA. … The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the website www.parel-gestion.net … The website … does not have any registration number delivered by the AMF. Morever, the website makes fraudulent use of the name of … |
11 March 2019 | AMF news release | Appointment of Nicolas Salles to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers as Chief Data Officer In a regulatory environment marked by increasingly broad reporting to the regulators, Nicolas Salles, who joined AMF on 10 January 2019, is responsible for optimising data asset management and is the facilitator and key coordinator of the data governance system for AMF. He reports to Philippe Guillot (member of the AMF Executive Committee). … d'Ingénieurs Léonard-de-Vinci (ESILV). About the AMF The AMF is an independent public authority responsible for … supervises the orderly operations of markets. Visit our website https://www.amf-france.org … Press contact: … AMF … |