11 June 2020 | Report / study | Opportunities and risks in the financial index markets The study depicts, within the framework of the European Benchmark regulation, the functioning, the accelerated growth of the industry and the equilibria of the index market. The study stresses the impact of indices’ use on price formation and market liquidity and its risks for financial stability, the industry’s concentration and limited… … … Benchmark … Financial services providers … Markets … Europe & international … ETF … |
20 May 2020 | AMF news release | The AMF draws up a first assessment of bond market transparency introduced by MiFID2 More than two years after MiFID II came into force, the AMF has decided to assess the bond market transparency measures introduced by the new legislation and particularly the conditions for access to and use of post-trade transparency data by market participants. … to access to data. In this regard, the AMF is promoting international coordination with the other European … supports the introduction of a single consolidated tape in Europe, a measure eagerly awaited by the market. About the … |
05 March 2020 | News | AMF's feedback to the EU Inception Impact Assessment on the revision of the Non-financial Reporting Directive The Non-financial Reporting Directive (2014/95/EU) requires large companies (more than 500 employees) to disclose non-financial information on their social and environmental risk and opportunities that are material to their business model. In the context of its review, the European Commission launched an inception impact assessment exploring three… … on the revision of the Non-financial Reporting Directive … Europe & international … Regulatory developments … Sustainable Finance … |
25 February 2020 | | The AMF at a glance The AMF is an independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected, providing investors with adequate information and supervising the orderly operation of markets. … a driving force behind regulatory change at European and international levels. Bulles d'information … Our strategy … … In 2022, we will be focusing on the following matters: Europe Retail investment Sustainable finance Modernisation of … The AMF plays a key role with French, European and international institutions, and this has become even more … |
28 January 2020 | AMF’s EU positions | AMF working paper - Building a European digital strategy for financial services This working paper sets out proposals from the AMF to contribute to the European Commission's objective of fostering financial innovation while ensuring investor protection. In French only. … digital strategy for financial services … Strategy … Europe & international … |
19 October 2019 | Bilateral MoU | FSB - 2000 - MoU on exchange of information 2000 - Memorandum of Understanding between the Commission des opérations de bourse (COB) and the Financial Services Board of South Africa (FSB) … markets. The FSB and the COB recognise the importance of international co-operation to the development and maintenance … South Africa and France respectively, and the increasing international activity in the supply of financial services … issuers … FSB - 2000 - MoU on exchange of information … Europe & international … Cooperation … Supervision … |
03 October 2019 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - AFME European Compliance and Legal Forum - « Ai, Blockchain & Cryptoassets - Disruptive technology shaping the future of regulation & compliance » - 3 October 2019 in Paris Check against delivery … dwindling profitability of financial intermediation. In Europe, market participants have to face the threefold … regulated, largely in a legal vacuum at the European and international level. This is therefore a significant … level of the ISO standards committee; it is essential that Europe participate in the definition of these standards. … |
25 September 2019 | Article | Our missions The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) regulates the French financial market place, its participants and the investment products distributed via the markets. It also ensures that investors are properly informed and and is a driving force behind regulatory change at both European and international levels. As an independent public authority, it… … investigate and enforce. We contribute to financial and international regulation. We also ensure that investors are … interest. … Openness: in tune with our environment and Europe … Openness is an essential quality for performing our … society and playing an active role in the construction of Europe to shape tomorrow’s finance. … Commitment: dedicated … |
11 July 2019 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, Chairman of the AMF at the European Fund and Asset Management Association's Annual General Meeting - 21 June 2019 … the banking industry to the asset management industry. In Europe we still lag behind the US where assets under … at a time when the development of ETFs - and in Europe, where it is just beginning - and the possible … macro-prudential measures are on the agenda of many international fora, be it IOSCO, the FSB or the ESRB. This … |
02 July 2019 | AMF news release | The Autorité des marchés financiers publishes its 2019 markets and risk outlook In a year marked by economic slowdown, geopolitical uncertainty and extremely low interest rates, the two main vulnerabilities identified in the 2019 edition are market correction and high debt levels. The third risk is the transformation of the financial sector in Europe, which is synonymous with possible pressure on the costs and profitability… … in the previous editions, the risk of market correction in Europe and the United States continues to be the highest risk … within a shorter period. In the longer term, the lack of international political cooperation could result in … risk is the transformation of the financial sector in Europe, which is synonymous with possible pressure on the … |