20 November 2017 | Public statements | AMF Annual Conference 2017 - 'The evolution of the financial services regulation in a post-brexit Europe' - Speech by Robert Ophèle, Chairman of the Autorité des marches financiers – 13 November 2017 … evolution of the financial services regulation in a post-brexit Europe' - Speech by Robert Ophèle, Chairman of the … Gentlemen, Last year, this event focused on the impact of Brexit on Europe's financial services; this year it is devoted to … the future of financial regulation in post-Brexit Europe … . It is quite likely that when we set the … |
06 November 2017 | News | Brussels launches a reform of the European supervisory authorities On 20 September, the European Commission issued a proposal for an omnibus regulation amending several regulations including sectorial ones to strengthen the governance, funding and powers of the European supervisory authorities, including ESMA. For the AMF, this proposal is a major step forward. … a necessary step in addressing the challenges posed by Brexit and the need for Europeans to ensure greater cohesion … |
30 October 2017 | News | Report on the AMF's 2013-2016 Strategic Plan With the objective to assess the work done and to contribute to the reflection on the Autorité's future strategic plan, the AMF conducted over the summer an internal review of its 2013-2016 strategic plan entitled "Making finance meaningful again". … industry. These efforts took on a new dimension with Brexit, as shown by the Agility programme introduced to help … |
27 October 2017 | Policy | Recommendation DOC-2017-09 … AMF recommends that affected companies continue to monitor Brexit in order to determine which, if any, risks, exposures … also be eventual consequences for deferred taxes should Brexit affect groups from a tax perspective. 1 ESMA Public … |
28 July 2017 | News | Relocation from UK to UE 27 – principles for a consistent approach in authorisation, supervision and enforcement The AMF supports the principles published on 13 July by ESMA in the three sectorial opinions aimed at specifying interpretation of the requirements and so, at fostering consistency in authorisation, supervision and enforcement by national authorities related to the relocation of entities, activities and functions from the United Kingdom. … supervision and enforcement … Europe & international … Brexit … |
03 July 2017 | AMF news release | The AMF publishes its 2017 Risk Outlook The AMF is publishing its report on the main risks to markets, savings, collective investments and financing of the economy. Released at the mid-point of the year, the mapping highlights the risks of a swift increase in interest rates, asset repricing and weakening of international coordination in financial market regulation. … cooperation, with voting results (US elections, UK Brexit vote) opening up a period of uncertainty that … |
22 June 2017 | AMF news release | The Autorité des Marchés Financiers publishes its 2016 annual report On 21 June 2017, Gérard Rameix, Chairman of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, presented the AMF 2016 activity report to the media. He took the opportunity to highlight a few challenges that lay ahead for the coming months: the negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom, as well as EMIR reform and the implementation of… … publishes its 2016 annual report … "In the context of Brexit, we must stay the course; that is, focus on the goal … |
03 May 2017 | Public statements | Europe at a crossroads The vote for Brexit is not a good news for Europe, but the EU must continue on its path. Editorial extracted from the No. 23 of the AMF Financial Regulation Newsletter. … in 2016. The decision of the UK population to vote for Brexit is not good news for Europe, but the EU must continue … mean predicting and preparing for the potential impact of Brexit on Europe's financial markets and their participants. … to investor protection and innovation The vote for Brexit is not a good news for Europe, but the EU must … |
02 May 2017 | News | AMF priorities in the EMIR review While in November 2016 the European Commission undertook a review of EMIR on derivative products traded over-the-counter, the AMF is publishing two position papers on its priorities under the EMIR review and on the conditions under which post-market infrastructures based outside the European Union can benefit from the equivalence regime. … These matters take on particular significance in light of Brexit by reason of the challenges to market infrastructures … |
27 March 2017 | Public statements | Speech of Gérard Rameix, AMF Chairman - Chatham House Conference on 'Global Capital Markets' - 23 March 2017 … to have been invited to speak to you today about the post-Brexit landscape for financial services. We are living in … regulator and a European by conviction, frankly speaking Brexit is not good news. EU regulators are losing a key … British government has made it clear that it wants hard Brexit and a full exit from the European Union and its Single … |