04 April 2022 | AMF news release | The AMF announces the appointment of Jessica Reyes as Director of the Asset Management Regulation Division Jessica Reyes, currently Senior Policy Officer at the Regulatory Policy and International Affairs Directorate, has been appointed as of March 1st, 2022 Director of the Asset Management Regulation Division in the same Directorate, under the responsability of Jérôme Reboul, Managing Director and Frédéric Pelèse, Deputy Executive Director.
… in Sydney. Returning to London in 2014, Jessica joined the Financial Conduct Authority as a Senior Inspector of large … international level, Jessica co-chaired the work of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the International … management by open-ended funds during the March 2020 crisis. Currently, she is a member of the FSB's technical … |
16 March 2022 | AMF news release | AMF publishes an analysis of retail investor order execution on French stocks At a time when retail investors are becoming increasingly active on the stock market, the Autorité des Marchés financiers (AMF) has examined the destination of their stock market orders and the conditions under which they were executed over the period between December 2019 and April 2020, compared with the conditions observed on Euronext Paris and… … market activity, which continues to be well above pre-crisis levels. As part of its remit to monitor the smooth … responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are … investor' orders in the first months of the Covid-19 crisis At a time when retail investors are becoming … |
15 March 2022 | News | The AMF publishes a stock-take analysis of the market for short-term debt instruments in Europe The study by the Autorité des marchés financiers on the short-term debt market, in which money market funds primarily invest, builds on both publicly available data sources and internal data provided by the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). … … In March 2020, against the backdrop of a worsening Covid crisis, some segments of the money market fund (MMF) industry … the short term funding market, MMFs were at the heart of financial stability concerns, and legitimately underwent … of entities in need for short-term funding (banks, non-financial corporates, States, local governments, etc.). And … |
09 March 2022 | News | Consequences of the Ukrainian crisis: the AMF alerts asset management companies In the wake of the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the various sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russian individuals and entities, the AMF calls on asset management companies to be vigilant in several areas. … Consequences of the Ukrainian crisis: the AMF alerts asset management companies … First of … ensure that they are treated equally, but also to ensure financial stability and guarantee market integrity. These … vigilant in several areas. Consequences of the Ukrainian crisis: the AMF alerts asset management companies … … |
28 February 2022 | AMF news release | French and Dutch market authorities publish a joint analysis of the impact of the short selling ban at the onset of the Covid-19 crisis Returns, volatility and market depth: the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) have examined the effects of the temporary ban applying to French securities by comparing their respective markets. … of the short selling ban at the onset of the Covid-19 crisis … In March 2020, as the pandemic triggered exceptional lockdown measures around the world, financial markets underwent an episode of high volatility and … measures. In particular, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) considered that it had not observed … |
28 February 2022 | Report / study | Short selling ban impact – a comparison of the French and the Dutch markets In this study, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and its Dutch counterpart, the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM), examine the effects of the temporary ban on French stocks in March 2020 by comparing their respective markets. In analysing returns, volatility, trading volumes and transaction costs, the study shows that the ban had mixed… … hardest and most subject to selling pressure during the crisis. Short selling ban impact – a comparison of the French … hardest and most subject to selling pressure during the crisis. … Short selling ban impact – a comparison of the … Dutch markets … Short selling … Equity … Microstructure … Financial Crisis … |
11 February 2022 | News | Closing of the 2021 financial statements: the AMF publishes its recommendations and the results of its recent work examining financial statements As the closing of the 2021 financial statements comes closer, the AMF is providing listed companies with its recommendations and the summary of its examinations of the annual financial statements carried out between October 2020 and September 2021. Drawn up in line with the European priorities of ESMA, these recommendations address in particular… … Closing of the 2021 financial statements: the AMF publishes its recommendations … and the results of its recent work examining financial statements … Main points for attention of the … lack of visibility regarding the evolution of this health crisis and its impacts on the economy, with very diverse … |
14 January 2022 | AMF news release | More than one million new retail investors have entered equity markets in France over the last 3 years, according to the AMF's dashboard The fifth edition of the Active Retail Investor Dashboard published by the AMF shows that the number of retail investors in equity markets remained high throughout 2021. Transaction volumes remained close to the high levels recorded in 2020. … active retail investor dashboard covers transactions on financial instruments listed in the European Union by clients … responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are … 2022 Retail investors and their activity since the COVID crisis: younger, more numerous and attracted by new market … |
05 January 2022 | AMF news release | The AMF publishes its priorities for 2022, the last year of its five-year strategy The AMF's actions in the coming months will focus on four main areas: Europe, retail investment, sustainable finance and the modernisation of its regulatory action. … Covid-19 pandemic and the successive lockdowns, the health crisis continued in 2021, but there was a marked economic recovery. Financial markets were a key driver of this recovery, in … have carried out at least one transaction per quarter in financial instruments for which the AMF performs supervision. … |
15 December 2021 | AMF news release | Financial scams: the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office, the AMF, the ACPR and the DGCCRF are actively working together to fight this scourge responsible for heavy losses for retail investors In these times of Covid crisis and low interest rates, the public is facing an upsurge in fraudulent offers for financial investments and services. At a joint press conference, the Parquet de Paris, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the General Directorate for Competition… … Financial scams: the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office, the … … A lasting, multi-faceted phenomenon … The Covid-19 crisis and lockdowns witnessed a resurgence of fraudulent … claiming to yield higher returns than traditional financial products. According to a BVA survey conducted for … |