29 November 2021 | AMF news release | The AMF announces two appointments to the Regulatory Policy and International Affairs Directorate (DRAI) Kheira Benhami has been appointed Chief Economist and Director of the Analysis, Financial Stability and Risks Division at the DRAI as of 2 November, while Ianja Ramananarivo was appointed Head of the Issuer Regulation Division of the DRAI on 1 July. … announces two appointments to the Regulatory Policy and International Affairs Directorate (DRAI) … Photo Keira … Stability and Risks Division in the Regulatory Policy and International Affairs Directorate. Her work focuses … of international financial reporting standards in Europe, and on the financial institutions task force. … About … |
14 October 2021 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman – OMFIF Conference (Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum) - “Economic position of Europe, integration, and reforms” – 14 October 2021 … and Financial Institutions Forum) - “Economic position of Europe, integration, and reforms” – 14 October 2021 … Check … in parallel. Delivering on these issues at a time when international standards are also heavily discussed under the … and Financial Institutions Forum) - “Economic position of Europe, integration, and reforms” – 14 October 2021 … … |
11 October 2021 | Public statements | Keynote speech by Robert Ophèle, Chairman of the AMF - conference "The Attractiveness of the Paris Financial Centre" for La Nuit du Droit - 4 October 2021 … law. The HCJP's reports have also led to the creation of international chambers of the Paris Commercial Court and … centre. … The AMF and the HCJP were among the first in Europe to examine the legal issues raised by the development … |
05 October 2021 | AMF news release | AMF position to encourage retail participation in EU capital markets In-line with the AMF’s response to the consultation of the European Commission on a retail investment strategy, the regulator outlines its recommendations to meet retail investors’ needs. The main objectives is to empower them with adequate knowledge, information and advice, while ensuring investor protection for safe cross-border investments… … public consultation on a retail investment strategy for Europe In-line with the AMF’s response to the consultation of … retail participation in EU capital markets … Markets … Europe & international … |
04 October 2021 | News | The AMF and the European Central Bank (ECB) sign a supervisory cooperation arrangement The Memorandum of Undertanding (MoU), signed on August 26, 2021, between the AMF and ECB, will provide a framework for the exchange of information between the two institutions and allow them to complete the information available to each of them, in order to carry out their supervisory role over the firms placed under their common supervision. … Bank (ECB) sign a supervisory cooperation arrangement … Europe & international … Cooperation … |
04 October 2021 | Bilateral MoU | ECB – 2021 – Supervisory cooperation arrangement between the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) Supervisory cooperation arrangement between the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) … Bank (ECB) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) … Europe & international … Supervision … Cooperation … |
02 August 2021 | Policy | Position - Recommendation DOC-2014-04 Position DOC-2014-04 provides explanations on the definition of marketing in France of units or shares of UCITS and AIFs, and describes the various regimes applicable to marketing of such entities in France. … regime allowing a harmonised procedure throughout Europe will not be applicable to AIFs from third countries … place for monitoring systemic risk in accordance with the international standards, between the AMF and the competent … “passport” regime allowing a harmonised procedure in Europe will not be applicable to AIFs from third countries … |
29 July 2021 | News | The AMF and the ACPR sign two cooperation agreements with the SEC regarding the regime applicable to Security Based Swap Dealers (SBSD) in the U.S On 23 July 2021, the French financial markets authority (AMF) and the French prudential control and resolution authority (ACPR) signed two cooperation agreements with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) in order to allow French entities to register as Security Based Swap Dealers (SBSD) with the SEC and to benefit from a substituted compliance… … U.S … Cooperation … Derivatives or structured products … Europe & international … Markets … Post-trading infrastructures … |
06 July 2021 | AMF news release | The Autorité des Marchés Financiers publishes its 2021 Markets and Risk Outlook The Outlook highlights the return to normal of market indicators despite continuing health, but also economic and financial vulnerabilities: the uneven nature of the recover, increase in public and private debt, the threat of rising interest rates and inflation, the proliferation of serious operational incidents in market infrastructures, or the… … and Risk Outlook … Risk and Trend Mapping … Markets … Europe & international … |
02 July 2021 | News | The AMF publishes a study on the development of the SPAC market and its challenges The study describes the structure, expansion, benefits and risks of the Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) market. It details the significant development of SPACs in the United States and their expansion in Europe where they are opening a new route to listing. … 18% in 2019 and 45% in 2020. They are developing today in Europe, particularly in the Netherlands and France. France … negative performance for the remaining holders. … Europe: limited marketing to a large audience to date … The … targets. Growth of SPACs and their operations at international level indicates a need for coordination of the … |