14 March 2024 | News | Combatting money laundering and terrorist financing: AMF applies two sets of European Banking Authority guidelines The AMF has updated its Position 2019-14 on risk factors and published a new Position 2024-02 on the provision of access to financial services to take account of two sets of EBA guidelines. … on policies and controls for the effective management of money laundering and terrorist financing … of guidelines, on policies and controls for the effective management of ML/TF risks when providing access to financial … two sets of European Banking Authority guidelines … Asset management … Anti-money Laundering … |
12 March 2024 | Public statements | Speech by Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, AMF Chair - Conference organised by the Master’s in Business Law, and the Master’s in Corporate Finance and Financial Engineering, as part of the House of Finance Days – “Sustainable Finance: Risks and opportunities ... … of companies, but also investors, banks, insurers, asset managers, ESG labels and rating agencies, and the … voting and shareholder engagement policies implemented by asset management companies, and on the consideration of … |
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… … include sectoral developments relating to individual asset management and investment advisory services, as well as … include sectoral developments relating to individual asset management and investment advisory services, as well as … |
12 March 2024 | Policy | Position DOC-2024-02 The AMF applies the Guidelines of the European Banking Authority on policies and controls for the effective management of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks when providing access to financial services (EBA/GL/2023/04). In particular, these guidelines aim to limit risk-mitigating practices that exclude certain types of client. … the provision of access to financial services … Investment management companies Asset management Anti-money Laundering Policy The AMF applies … on the provision of access to financial services … Asset management … Anti-money Laundering … |
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,… … 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 … |
06 March 2024 | Form/Reporting | Management companies and other services providers - contributions owing to the AMF: European Management Companies managing french UCITS or french AIF - forms & declarations … Management companies and other services providers - contributions owing to the AMF: European Management Companies managing french UCITS or french AIF - … french UCITS or french AIF - forms & declarations … Asset management … Investment services … AIFMD … UCIT … PRIIPs … |
06 March 2024 | Ombudsman’s Blog | SCPI: A redemption request, even if in order, may be executed within an indefinite period of time In order for a redemption request from an SCPI unitholder to be processed, the latter must first submit a request that is complete and in order to the investment management company. However, even if it is complete, if the investor has a direct holding, the request can only be executed if the secondary market for the units so permits, and may… … that he owned units in an SCPI (real estate AIF portfolio management company). Mr G. made a redemption request. His … Mr G explained that he had contacted the investment management company directly, which had confirmed that his … may be executed within an indefinite period of time … Asset management … Collective investments … |
06 March 2024 | AMF news release | AMF calls on investment services providers to take account of the specific nature of temporary ownership dismemberment when marketing SCPI units Protecting investors is the AMF's top strategic priority. During a series of short, thematic inspections at four distributor institutions, the AMF found that very little attention was paid to the specific features of temporary ownership dismemberment in the provision of investment services involving units in real estate investment companies (SCPIs… … the characteristics of the dismemberment itself, and the management of potential conflicts of interest and the … to rely too heavily on the responsibility of their partner asset management companies, at the risk of failing to protect and … |
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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. … the various segments of the financial markets (issuers, asset managers, institutional investors, corporate and … La Banque Postale AM Hugues Chenet, IÉSEG School of Management Fiona Cloarec, Groupe Michelin Emmanuel de la … … Journalists … Investment services providers … Investment management companies … Listed companies and issuers … Climate … |