11 October 2024 | AMF news release | The AMF publishes the findings of a new series of SPOT inspections on the quality of regulatory reporting data The AMF publishes a new series of SPOT (Supervision of Operational and Thematic Practices) inspections on the processes for producing, checking and transmitting the reports required under the European Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) and the Money Market Fund Regulation to the regulator. The regulator also looked at the… … looked at the ‘repository’ section of the extranet, as the products section was not yet active at the start of the … responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are provided with … |
10 October 2024 | Warning | Cryptoassets: the Autorité des Marchés Financiers warns the public about the activities of several unauthorized entities The Autorité des Marchés Financiers publishes the list of new websites illegally offering digital asset services and raising funds through token issuance (ICOs) in France. … responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are provided with … |
10 October 2024 | News | The AMF analyses new investment practices: listed shares, ETFs and crowdfunding The arrival of many new investors in recent years, both in the stock market (more than one million since 2020) and in crowdfunding, and an enhanced range of investment services targeting young people in particular, have transformed investors' practices. … carried out in 2023 by the OECD for the AMF, with the financial support of the European Commission, the latest … or in funds, including ETFs, or speculative investment products and/or had made investments in of crowdfunding (in … or less "sustainable" nature of two categories of "ESG" products: on the one hand, responsible collective investment … |
08 October 2024 | Policy | Position - Recommendation DOC-2012-19 - … collective investments Annexes Marketing of complex financial instruments Application of business conduct rules … Directors under Article L. 532-9 11 4° of the Monetary and Financial Code .................... 20 2.3.1. Persons … 38 4. The marketing of products and sales policy … |
14 August 2024 | In-depth | Sustainable finance Finance must contribute to the transition towards a more sustainable economy. Focus on our approach, our publications, and actions in the field of sustainable finance. … stakeholders on the subject of sustainable finance: financial market experts, members from the business world, … regulatory framework, and to guarantee the quality of non-financial information. To this end, the AMF is working to : … Proposal for minimum environmental standards for financial products belonging to the Art.9 and 8 categories of SFDR … |
01 August 2024 | | Retail investors The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) makes sure that savings invested in financial products are protected. It provides retail investors with tools and services to help them in their investments. It also offers a mediation service to support investors involved in disputes with financial intermediaries or listed companies in which they hold… … Financiers (AMF) makes sure that savings invested in financial products are protected. It provides retail investors with … service to support investors involved in disputes with financial intermediaries or listed companies in which they … |
26 July 2024 | Article | Consultative Commissions Comprising financial market participants, experts in management or market operation, representatives from professional associations or investor advocacy groups, the five AMF Consultative Commissions help inform the Board’s decisions on changes to regulations or AMF policy. … to dialogue and collaborate with members of the Paris financial community, the AMF Board set up five Consultative … it formulate policy in the light of developments affecting products, market structures and the legal and financial environment, both domestic and international. The … |
24 July 2024 | Warning | The AMF reminds retail investors to be extremely vigilant regarding Immediate Connect's fraudulent investment offer The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is continuing to receive a large number of complaints from retail investors about this fraudulent automated trading offer on Forex or in crypto-assets, following the appearance of new "clone" websites. The AMF had already warned the public on 23 June 2023 and then issued a joint warning with the Paris… … interested parties were quickly contacted by a supposed financial adviser who encouraged them to register on an … high; Check that the company is authorised to offer financial services and is not on one of the AMF’s blacklists. … for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are provided with … |
22 July 2024 | AMF news release | AMF and Banque de France call for a well-anticipated move to T+1 Settlement Cycle The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Banque de France call for a well-coordinated and efficient transition to a T+1 settlement cycle for transactions on securities across the EU. This initiative comes at a time when the European Commission has confirmed that the principle of T+1 has been accepted. This shift brings substantial… … the stability, efficiency and competitiveness of European financial markets. … About the AMF … The AMF is an … responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are provided with … |
11 July 2024 | AMF news release | The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) publishes the findings of three supervisory initiatives on sustainable finance As part of its supervisory priorities for the period 2023-2024, the AMF set itself the objective of stepping up its efforts to promote more sustainable finance, both in terms of financial products and their marketing. Thus, it has analysed how a panel of asset management companies have structured themselves to take account of the risks associated… … Regulation on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR); and the marketing … ESMA, which included a focus on funds incorporating extra-financial aspects, the summary of which is being published … for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are provided with … |
