18 April 2024 | Article | AMF Household Savings Observatory The AMF’s Observatory tracks the household savings market. It monitors the evolution of preferences, attitudes and perceptions of French savers and investors. It is interested in the promotional communication regarding investments products, the fees applied and the various distribution channels.… Th,e Newsletter provides an update on the evolution of financial investment fees, for direct investments in shares … OECD's recently published research report to measure the financial literacy, motivations, attitudes and behaviours of … terms of investment choices. 4. The French and Investment scams Fermer The French and Investment scams To assess the … |
27 February 2024 | Article | Our Social Responsibility At the AMF, we view sustainable development as a major challenge for society. We are committed to including sustainability issues, not only in our strategy towards the market participants we regulate, but also in our daily actions.… and should have a positive impact on the environment. … Financial education for the general public … The AMF … Info Service to keep them informed on a daily basis. Financial education also consists in the development of … Epargne, a website for warning and raising awareness about scams. The AMF meets regularly with investors at trade fairs, … |
30 January 2024 | Warning | The AMF warns the public about fraudulent press advertisements proposing investments in car parks with electric charging points Following reports from both investors and media company directors, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is calling for the utmost vigilance with regard to proposals to invest in "car parks equipped with electric charging points", through advertisements touting this investment, which may impersonate existing companies. These advertisements…… does not mean that it is authorised to provide you with financial services. However, you should be aware that cases … responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are … electric charging points … Savings protection … Financial Scams … Warning … |
26 January 2024 | Public statements | Speech by Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, AMF Chair - New Year address to the financial centre - Thursday 18 January 2024 … Barbat-Layani, AMF Chair - New Year address to the financial centre - Thursday 18 January 2024 … Check against … Yon-Courtin) Governor of the Banque de France, The Financial Public Prosecutor (Jean-François Bohnert), Members … products. Protecting retail investors means fighting scams. In 2023, our actions led to the closure of 125 website … |
27 December 2023 | Warning | The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so The Autorité des Marchés Financiers regularly updates its black lists of new websites and entities proposing atypical investments to investors in France without being authorized to do so.… website (section: Épargne → Protecting yourself against scams → Blacklists of unauthorized websites and entities). … responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are … |
22 December 2023 | AMF news release | Equity investment: intentions on the rise again, driven by young people The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published the 7th edition of its Savings and Investment Barometer on investment trends. After the sharp fall seen in 2022, more retail investors are planning to invest in equities in 2023. This renewed interest is being driven in particular by under-35s in 2023, 43% of whom say they are interested.… of them regarding the evolution of their own economic and financial situation, despite current levels of inflation. … of respondents say they have already been the victim of a financial investment scam, and among them, 35% of under-35s, … social media, sometimes spread by influencers. Beware of scams! An investment needs to be carefully thought through, … |
22 December 2023 | Household Savings Newsletter | AMF Household Savings Newsletter - No. 55 - December 2023 This Letter presents the main results of the 7th edition of the AMF Savings and Investment Barometer. It highlights a sharp rebound in equity investment intentions among savers, mainly younger savers.… … Shares … Collective investments … Crypto-assets … Financial Scams … |
19 December 2023 | Public statements | Closing speech by Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, AMF Chair - 20 years of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers - Thursday 23 November 2023 … the public authorities' ambition, through the Law on Financial Security: to have an "effective and powerful … regulators, but here are a few: We have experienced major financial and non-financial crises - I'm thinking of the … strengthen our monitoring capabilities and tools to combat scams more effectively. To do this, we want to broaden the … |
25 October 2023 | News | AMF Chair Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani meets with ASIC Chair Joseph Longo AMF Chair, Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, met with her Australian counterpart, Joseph Longo, on October 25, at the AMF premises in Paris. AMF Secretary General, Sébastien Raspiller, also participated in the meeting together with other senior AMF and ASIC representatives. … The two Chairs addressed the major changes underway on the financial markets globally and the opportunities and risks … as well as their enforcement priorities with regards to scams, cyber risks and greenwashing. … Read more … Australian … |
02 October 2023 | Warning | The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so The Autorité des Marchés Financiers regularly updates its black lists of new websites and entities proposing atypical investments to investors in France without being authorized to do so. … website (section: Épargne → Protecting yourself against scams → Blacklists of unauthorized websites and entities). … responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are … |
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