15 April 2021 | News | French law allows the listing of SPACs while ensuring investor protection The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the French financial markets authority, has observed a significant increase in the number of SPACs preparing their listings on the Paris stock exchange since the beginning of 2021. The French legal framework and regulatory requirements enable the listing of SPACs to be welcome in Paris, all the while…… companies, without any initial operational activity, that go public to raise funds to finance one or … on the Paris stock exchange, obtaining approval from the AMF. Euronext Paris’regulated market has a professional … institution (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations). The AMF has practical experience in these transactions. The AMF … |
06 April 2021 | AMF news release | Suez-Veolia: AMF's press release The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) considers that the changes to the Dutch foundation announced by Suez, combined with the proposal by the Ardian-GIP consortium negotiated and supported by the Suez Board of Directors, affect the rules and guidelines applicable to public offers.… Suez-Veolia: AMF's press release … The AMF's missions include the protection of savings, the … "safeguarding mechanism for retaining the ‘Water France’ activity within the group" via the Dutch foundation has been … |
25 March 2021 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - Rosenblatt Securities - 11th Annual European Market Structure Conference - 25 March 2021 … Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - Rosenblatt Securities - 11th Annual European … from the SBF120 index for the very first time. The AMF recorded around 60 million retail transactions on the … on, the AMF publishes quarterly updates on retail investor activity. This new appetite of retail investors for stock … |
14 March 2021 | Article | How to use the General Regulation The General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF GR) is published in French and in English. It is provided in HTML and PDF format to enable users to choose the format most suited to their needs. Below are instructions to help you find your way around and browse through the General Regulation.… … English version of the General Regulation … The AMF General Regulation can be consulted in English but for … is binding. You may access the English version from the AMF website: in HTML format, if you want to browse through … and issuers … How to use the General Regulation … AMF activity … Regulatory developments … AMF Website … |
08 March 2021 | Enforcement Committee news releases | The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations In its decision of 1 March 2021, the Enforcement Committee issued a warning to Traditia and its manager, Philippe Le Gouz de Saint Seine, and also imposed a fine of €50,000 on the latter.… The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment … any funds other than those intended to remunerate their activity. Lastly, it held that Traditia had breached its … and regulations that fall within the jurisdiction of the AMF. It ratifies settlement agreements signed by the … |
01 March 2021 | AMF news release | The AMF announces the new composition of the Financial Skills Certification Board The system for verifying the level of knowledge of employees of investment services providers and financial investment advisers relies on the services of the AMF and the Financial Skills Certification Board (HCCP). The HCCP, chaired by Jacqueline Eli-Namer, has been partially renewed.… The AMF announces the new composition of the Financial Skills … Certification Board 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 the minimum knowledge and … Certification Board … Professional certification … AMF activity … |
18 February 2021 | News | GameStop Mania: a look back over a market phenomenon In January and early February, financial markets experienced a spell of high volatility focused on certain stocks, mainly in the United States. A look back over the events of recent weeks in a brief series of questions and answers.… when the facts demonstrate abusive or manipulative trading activity that is prohibited by the federal securities laws. … even though it cannot be completely ruled out. … Has the AMF stepped up its supervision? … As part of its remit for market supervision, the AMF closely monitors French stocks constantly, paying special … |
17 February 2021 | AMF news release | The AMF publishes a summary of its short thematic inspections on liquidity contracts In 2020, the AMF carried out a series of inspections at five firms to analyse how they have implemented liquidity contracts on behalf of listed companies as part of its accepted market practice. Its investigations highlighted many good practices together with some poor practices and shortcomings.… The AMF publishes a summary of its short thematic inspections on … with the accepted market practice instituted by the AMF, these contracts establish the assumption that … system implemented to support this liquidity management activity; the information provided to the listed company and … |
08 February 2021 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - Afore Consulting – 5th Annual Fintech and Regulation - "Regulatory considerations in an era of digital acceleration", 2-4 February 2021 … Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - Afore Consulting – 5th Annual Fintech and … countries, with a substantial increase in equity market activity from retail clients. Many of these clients are new … a meaningful experimental zone/zone for trials. At the AMF, we are for instance defending the idea, notably in the … |
04 February 2021 | Form/Reporting | Management companies and other services providers - Management company authorisation & changes: Authorisation application forms - Forms & declarations … application package … This document forms Annex I of AMF Instruction DOC-2008-03. Télécharger le contenu … Sections of the programme of activity … This document forms Annex II to AMF Instruction DOC-2008-03 Télécharger le contenu … … |
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