11 January 2021 | AMF news release | The AMF has published its action and supervisory priorities for 2021 On the occasion of his New Year address to the press, AMF Chairman Robert Ophèle presented the regulator’s priorities for the next 12 months. After a year marked by an unprecedented health crisis arising from the coronavirus pandemic, the AMF will be actively engaged in supporting economic recovery. … AMF continued its mission to protect savings invested in financial products, monitored that investors were provided … the period obliged the AMF to focus its efforts on crisis management, the regulator managed to complete most of … ensuring proportionality between the reality given to non-financial criteria in collective management and the place … |
11 January 2021 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - 2021 New year wishes – Monday 11 January In the context of the health crisis, Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman, pronounced his new year greetings to the financial centre by video. Watch his entire speech here. … wishes – Monday 11 January … 2021 New year wishes to the financial centre - Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman … Read more … … des Marchés Financiers In the context of the health crisis, Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman, pronounced his new year greetings to the financial centre by video. Watch his entire speech here. … |
11 January 2021 | Annual Report | 2021 Priorities for the Autorité des Marchés Financiers The AMF sets out in this document its priorities for 2021. They are based on the strategic objectives defined by the institution in its plan #Supervision2022. In a particularly challenging economic and financial environment, the AMF is committed to the following priorities for 2021: be fully engaged to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic crisis,… … In a particularly challenging economic and financial environment, the AMF is committed to the following … 2021: be fully engaged to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, participate in the reforms at European level that will shape future financial regulation, accelerate the transition to … |
28 December 2020 | News | Full effect of Brexit on 1 January 2021: impact on the asset management sector As the transition period following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union draws to a close, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is providing support to asset management companies to help them prepare for the consequences of this exit. … June 2020 on the various provisions related to the health crisis as well as the withdrawal of the UK from the European … in paragraph III of Article L. 214-28 of the Monetary and Financial Code, i.e. within the limit of 20% of the 50% quota … |
16 December 2020 | Report / study | AMF Savings and Investment Barometer - 2020 For the past 3 years, the AMF Barometer has been asking the French about their investment preferences and perceptions, particularly with regard to equity investments. For this 4th wave, 1,200 French people aged 18 and over were interviewed at the end of September 2020. In particular, they were asked about the impact of the health… … particular, they were asked about the impact of the health crisis on their savings and investments. AMF Savings and … particular, they were asked about the impact of the health crisis on their savings and investments. … AMF Savings and … investments … Savings protection … Investment services … Financial Crisis … |
25 November 2020 | AMF news release | The AMF presents its 2020 Young Researcher Award in economics to Pauline Gandré The AMF launched the Young Researcher Award in 2015 to support academic research on topics related to regulation and the financial markets. This year the award will be presented to Pauline Gandré, Assistant Professor at the University of Paris-Nanterre. … Pauline Gandré for her work on the role of anticipation in financial crisis and the effects of post-crisis reform on derivatives … the work of researchers aged under 35 on economic and financial topics of interest to the securities regulator. … |
25 November 2020 | AMF news release | 2020's general meetings and executive compensation: the AMF publishes its annual report on corporate governance Given the exceptional context of the Covid-19 pandemic, the AMF provides details on the holding of general meetings in camera. It analyses the information published by listed companies about executive compensation with a focus on variable and exceptional compensation. For the first time this year, the AMF also presents comments on some proxy… … annual report on corporate governance … Since the French Financial Security Act of August 1st, 2003, the Autorité des … report is obviously marked by the context of the health crisis, which has led the authorities to take lockdown … would vote against compensation components for the past financial year (ex post say-on-pay) - raises concerns with … |
28 October 2020 | Policy | Recommendation DOC-2020-09 … 2020 Financial statements and review of 2018-2019 financial statements … Other professionals Executive & other … this year relate to the current health and economic crisis, including in particular: - A description of the … |
09 October 2020 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman – 2020 CMVM Annual Conference - « Financial stability – the perspective of the non-banking financial sector » - 8 October 2020 … Ophèle, AMF Chairman – 2020 CMVM Annual Conference - « Financial stability – the perspective of the non-banking financial sector » - 8 October 2020 … Check against delivery … has been very impressive after the great financial crisis, to a large extent it has been a substitute to bank … |
05 October 2020 | News | Artificial intelligence and Big Data are now a reality for the AMF Big Data and artificial intelligence have been standard practice at the AMF for a number of years now enabling the regulator to handle the large volumes of data needed to perform its missions and analyse those data in record time. From market supervision to the detection of scams, artificial intelligence and big data provide capabilities to… … data. The regulations adopted in the aftermath of the financial crisis have enabled regulators to broaden the scope of the … |