10 July 2023 | Article | Scientific Advisory Board The AMF set up a Scientific Advisory Board composed of prominent figures from the academic and financial worlds to expand its research and strategic intelligence capabilities. The board presents its work at an annual conference attended by members of the academic and market communities. … particularly with regard to issues of investor protection, financial stability, externalities and optimality of market … feed the debate between academics, practitioners and financial regulators on these themes, promote research useful … information, and protecting savings invested in financial products. The recipient, who will be awarded €5,000, will be … |
07 July 2023 | AMF news release | The AMF publishes its 2023 Markets and Risk Outlook Against a backdrop of tighter monetary policies and rising inflation, the 2023 edition of the AMF Markets and Risk Outlook highlights that the risk of an asset price correction remains high. Financial stability risks are linked to the ability of financial market participants to adapt to the new interest rate environment by managing their liquidity… … AMF publishes its 2023 Markets and Risk Outlook … In 2022, financial markets were impacted by a slight correction … of falling asset prices remains substantial. In terms of financial stability, financial market participants must adapt … for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are provided with … |
07 July 2023 | | 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 … |
07 July 2023 | Article | Contact us … … Mediation request … You have a dispute regarding a financial product? You can file a mediation request before … us if you think you are victim of a scam, a mis-selling of financial products or services, or to report a malfunction of the … |
07 July 2023 | Warning | The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in Forex and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so With the objective of protecting investors, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) regularly update their black lists of websites identified as offering investments in the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market and in derivative products whose underlying assets include crypto… … regularly. To ensure that the intermediary offering you financial products or services is authorized to operate in France, you … or the list of authorized intermediaries in the financial investment advisor (FIA) or crowdfunding (CIP) … |
07 July 2023 | Warning | The AMF warns the public against companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) publishes an updated list of identified new websites offering atypical investments in France without an authorisation to do so. … an asset by stressing the potential for direct or indirect financial returns, or having a similar economic effect. Any … often resorting to impersonating authorised firms in the financial sector or major industrial or retail companies. The … for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are provided with … |
04 July 2023 | AMF news release | The AMF examines the systems for valuation of the less liquid assets of UCITS and AIFs As part of a Common Supervisory Action on the European level, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) surveyed investment management companies on how they value the less liquid assets in their portfolios. The AMF performed inspections for 10 of them, invested in real estate assets or corporate bonds. In a summary document, it draws the lessons… … significant investments in corporate debt issued by non-financial companies. Nine of the companies inspected address … management. Managers investing in corporate bonds of non-financial companies generally rely on the funds' external … for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are provided with … |
28 June 2023 | AMF news release | The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment publishes its 2022 annual report In 2022, the Joint Unit of the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) continued its efforts to combat financial scams and monitor commercial practices, alongside its theme-based work. In an economic environment marked by inflation and rising interest rates, investor protection remains… … part in national and European work aimed at making fees on financial products more transparent and reasonable, in order to improve … Investment Strategy, which aims to improve the process of financial product marketing and to measure the economic … |
26 June 2023 | AMF news release | Impact 2027: six main strategic guidelines for 2023-2027 Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, AMF Chair, presents the AMF's strategic guidelines for the coming years: be a demanding regulator for a leading financial centre, conduct strong international action, protect retail investors, promote more sustainable finance and support innovation. The AMF will also maintain an internal priority, as an essential basis… … inflation and the end of a decade of low interest rates. Financial markets experienced high volatility, which is … banks in 2023. Although they did not endanger global financial stability, these events showed the emergence of new … and the clarity of information concerning financial products are the pillars for making informed investment … |
23 June 2023 | Warning | The AMF warns the public about the fraudulent investment offers in Forex and crypto-assets by Immediate Connect After receiving dozens of enquiries and complaints from retail investors, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is calling on the public to be extremely vigilant about the automated trading service offered by Immediate Connect, which is being promoted on the Internet through advertisements using the names of prominent personalities and well… … interested investors were quickly contacted by a supposed financial adviser who induced them to register on an … investor); 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 … |