12 March 2024 | Policy | Position DOC-2019-14 The AMF applies the European Supervisory Authorities' Joint Guidelines, which explain the relevant ML/TF risk factors that financial sector professionals should consider to best adjust the scope of their customer due diligence measures. Chapters 8 and 9 of Title III of the Guidelines include sectoral developments relating to individual asset…… Guidelines on risk factors Guidelines on risk factors The AMF applies the European Supervisory Authorities' Joint … Guidelines on risk factors Guidelines on risk factors The AMF applies the European Supervisory Authorities' Joint … connection with their discretionary portfolio management activity and investment advisory services, and ii) to … |
11 March 2024 | News | Open Data: publication on data.gouv.fr of the list of Asset Management Companies (AMCs) authorized by the AMF, of the white lists of Digital Asset Service Providers (DASPs) and offers of investments in miscellaneous assets Since 2022, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has been gradually expanding the scope of data made available to the public for free and in a standardized format (Open Data). The AMF makes available on data.gouv.fr, the French government's platform for disseminating public data, the list of asset management companies authorized by the AMF,…… of Asset Management Companies (AMCs) authorized by the AMF, of the white lists of Digital Asset Service Providers … lists … In May 2022, as part of its ICData strategy, the AMF began sharing its data assets by opening up data on net … assets … Innovation … Savings protection … AMF activity … |
05 March 2024 | Article | Enforcement Committee The Enforcement Committee, which is made up of judges and professionals, has total freedom to make decisions. It can impose sanctions on any person or company whose practices contravene laws and regulations that fall within the jurisdiction of the AMF. It also ratifies settlement agreements and takes part in providing information to…… Enforcement Committee … Tasks … Discipline … When the AMF Board refers a matter to it, the Enforcement Committee … ratify settlement agreements signed by respondents and the AMF Secretary General and approved by the Board before they … Listed companies and issuers … Enforcement Committee … AMF activity … Sanctions & settlements … Institutional … |
27 February 2024 | Article | Our Social Responsibility At the AMF, we view sustainable development as a major challenge for society. We are committed to including sustainability issues, not only in our strategy towards the market participants we regulate, but also in our daily actions.… is one of the institution’s strategic priorities. In our activity as a regulator, our objective is to change … of capital for more sustainable activities. The AMF has defined a high level sustainable finance action plan … This approach, which has received strong backing from the AMF’s employees, will be structured further (dedicated … |
22 February 2024 | Article | Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission The Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission was set up by the AMF on 2 July 2019 and brings stakeholders together on the issue of sustainable finance. … Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission … The AMF’s commitment to sustainable finance … In the framework of … 2027", promoting a more sustainable finance is one of the AMF’s thematic priorities. As of 2018, the AMF made … issuers … Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission … AMF activity … Sustainable Finance … Institutional … |
20 February 2024 | Article | Financial Skills Certification Board The Financial Skills Certification Board is responsible for providing opinions on the AMF's professional certification system and its updates. It has been chaired by Olympe Dexant-de Bailliencourt, a member of the AMF Board, since February 2024.… created in 2009 and issues opinions at the request of the AMF on the system for verifying professional skills. Its opinions enable the AMF to: define the content of minimum knowledge and ensure … and issuers … Financial Skills Certification Board … AMF activity … Institutional … |
20 February 2024 | Article | Consultative Commissions Comprising financial market participants, experts in management or market operation, representatives from professional associations or investor advocacy groups, the five AMF Consultative Commissions help inform the Board’s decisions on changes to regulations or AMF policy.… Commissions … Tasks … One commission for each of the AMF's main areas of action … Acting on its determination to … with members of the Paris financial community, the AMF Board set up five Consultative Commissions. Each … companies and issuers … Consultative Commissions … AMF activity … Institutional … |
20 February 2024 | Article | Obtaining a DASP registration/optional licensing Do you want to know in which cases registration with the AMF as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) is mandatory? To obtain an optional licensing? You will find all the information on the subject here, together with the list of registered DASPs and the list of DASPs licensed by the AMF.… of contracts. … In which cases is registration with the AMF mandatory? … Mandatory registration for four services … … assets; you shall mandatorily register first with the AMF. This obligation applies to DASPs established in France … information and documents according to the planned activity and the nature of the approvals that you are … |
20 February 2024 | Article | The AMF Board The Board is the AMF’s main decision-making and prosecuting authority It has 16 members drawn from a broad variety of backgrounds. This multidisciplinarity ensures that it has the technical and legal expertise needed to carry out its tasks.… The AMF Board … Role … Adopt new regulations … The tasks executed by the AMF are governed by a General Regulation. All amendments to … … Listed companies and issuers … The AMF Board … AMF activity … Institutional … |
13 February 2024 | AMF news release | Ten new key figures admitted to the Board of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers By an order of the Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty dated 8 February 2024, published in the Official Journal on 9 February 2024 and by appointment decision of public competent authorities, the AMF Board, chaired by Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani is renewed with ten news members among 16.… and independent public authorities. The composition of the AMF Board was published in the Official Journal on 13 … of office, renewable once. … The new membership of the AMF's Board … Ms. Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, Chair … Ms. … to the Board of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers … AMF activity … Appointment … |
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