01 August 2016 | AMF news release | Ban on the advertising of Forex products, binary options and some CFDs: AMF launches consultation on changes to its General Regulation The "Sapin II" bill on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of the economy will impose a ban on the advertising of certain highly speculative and risky financial contracts to private individuals by electronic means. In order to finalise the regulatory framework, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is launching a… … Ban on the advertising of Forex products, binary options and some CFDs: AMF launches consultation on changes … |
17 June 2016 | Warning | The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) issues a public warning against the activities of unauthorised websites offering binary options trading The AMF is publishing a list of new websites offering binary options trading, for which no authorised investment services provider could be clearly identified. … against the activities of unauthorised websites offering binary options trading … Here is the list of new websites recently … offering binary options trading … Savings protection … Forex and binary options … Warning … |
03 June 2016 | AMF news release | Assurance Banque Épargne, the Joint Unit of the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) publishes its 2015 annual report For over six years, the Joint Unit of the ACPR and the AMF has had the role of protecting retail investors in the banking, insurance and financial services sectors. At a press conference held today, Olivier Fliche, Joint Unit coordinator and Head of Business Practices Supervision at the ACPR, and Claire Castanet, Executive Director of Retail… … caused by these fraudulent practices (Press release on "Forex, binary options, atypical products, credit scams, false savings … |
30 May 2016 | Warning | The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing Forex investments without being authorised to do so The ACPR and the AMF are publishing a list of new websites and entities offering investments on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market in France, without authorisation to do so. … the activities of several websites and entities proposing Forex investments without being authorised to do so … Here is … being authorised to do so … Savings protection … Forex and binary options … Warning … |
01 April 2016 | AMF news release | Forex, binary options and online financial scams: the AMF, the Paris public prosecutor, consumer affairs watchdog DGCCRF, and prudential authority ACPR joined forces to eradicate the problem The general public is increasingly falling prey to fraudulent credit and investment offers, against the backdrop of an economic crisis and proliferation of online providers. Faced with this scourge, which has led to ruinous losses for individuals, four entities are committed to denouncing these practices, limiting their impact through numerous… … Forex, binary options and online financial scams: the AMF, the Paris public … authority ACPR joined forces to eradicate the problem … Forex, binary options, unusual assets, false savings … |
24 March 2016 | Warning | The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) issues a public warning against the activities of unauthorised websites offering binary options trading The AMF is publishing a list of new websites offering binary options trading, for which no authorised investment services provider could be clearly identified. … against the activities of unauthorised websites offering binary options trading … Here is the list of new websites recently … offering binary options trading … Savings protection … Forex and binary options … Warning … |
03 March 2016 | Warning | The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) warns investors about binary options platforms copying the official information of duly regulated companies The AMF wishes to draw investors' attention to the fraudulent use of the names, logos and other legal information of regulated service providers by unauthorised platforms inviting the public to invest in binary options online. … des Marchés Financiers (AMF) warns investors about binary options platforms copying the official information of duly … who invested in the following instruments: rolling spot forex, binary options, and CFDs on currencies or any other … |
04 February 2016 | Warning | The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing Forex investments without being authorised to do so The ACPR and the AMF are publishing a list of new websites and entities offering investments on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market in France, without authorisation to do so. … the activities of several websites and entities proposing Forex investments without being authorised to do so … Here is … being authorised to do so … Savings protection … Forex and binary options … Warning … |
27 January 2016 | AMF news release | CSA conducts a survey for the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF): Several hundred thousand people in France may have been the victims of investment scams From investments in fine wines or rare books to speculative online trading, members of the public are increasingly being approached with offers marketed as alternatives to traditional financial investments. The AMF is publishing a survey by CSA that looks at these offers, along with the scams and swindles reported by consumers. … array of offers, ranging from betting on the forex market to trying out binary options or investing in unusual assets such as rare earths, … |
17 December 2015 | Warning | The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing Forex investments without being authorised to do so The ACPR and the AMF are publishing a list of new websites and entities offering investments on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market in France, without authorisation to do so. … the activities of several websites and entities proposing Forex investments without being authorised to do so … Here is … being authorised to do so … Savings protection … Forex and binary options … Warning … |