28 January 2020 | AMF’s EU positions | AMF working paper - Building a European digital strategy for financial services This working paper sets out proposals from the AMF to contribute to the European Commission's objective of fostering financial innovation while ensuring investor protection. In French only. … the European Commission's objective of fostering financial innovation while ensuring investor protection. In French … the European Commission's objective of fostering financial innovation while ensuring investor protection. In French … |
27 January 2020 | AMF news release | The AMF adopts its action plan to promote investment research The AMF is planning to clarify its policy and support certain adjustments at the European level as part of the targeted review of MiFID II. These concern the regulation of issuer-paid analysis, pricing, proportionality, third-party research and ESG research. … concern to manage change and encourage best practices and innovation in this field. In this context, it is essential to … |
08 January 2020 | AMF news release | The Autorité des Marchés Financiers unveils its priorities for 2020 During his New Year address to the press, AMF Chairman Robert Ophèle presented the regulator’s priorities for action and supervision for 2020. As the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union, the AMF is working to make financial markets more efficient, better integrated and more attractive. … construction of a European framework that is conducive to innovation and which at the same time maintains retail … |
19 December 2019 | AMF news release | The AMF grants its first optional approval to an inital coin offering (ICO) Introduced by the French Pact law, the French regime for initial coins offerings provides for the possibility for a tokens issuers to request the AMF approval. A first public offering has just obtained this visa from the regulator. … first optional approval to an inital coin offering (ICO) … Innovation … |
21 November 2019 | Article | Promoting the attractiveness of the Paris financial centre The financing of the French economy calls for attractive markets and an attractive financial centre. The AMF plays a decisive role in this attractiveness. What is its role? How does it contribute to market performance? … display a high degree of expertise. immeuble … … Support innovation … With its team dedicated to Fintechs, innovation and competitiveness, the AMF supports project … of the Paris financial centre … AMF activity … Innovation … Institutional … |
03 October 2019 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - AFME European Compliance and Legal Forum - « Ai, Blockchain & Cryptoassets - Disruptive technology shaping the future of regulation & compliance » - 3 October 2019 in Paris Check against delivery … applications to a new dimension and demonstrates that innovation should no longer be considered as a marginal … and the possible disruptions in the field of financial innovation, we have just carried out, at the AMF, a kind of “innovation diagnosis”. Instead of turning to the vast number … |
23 July 2019 | AMF news release | Mandate and functioning of the AMF's new Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission On 2 July, in a joint release by the French authorities and the financial community, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) announced the creation of a Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission to assist it in carrying out its missions on issues related to sustainable finance. Today, the regulator has clarified the mandate and functioning of… … which are organised around support for stakeholders and innovation (in particular to prepare for the regulatory … |
08 July 2019 | AMF news release | Seven regulators publish the fruit of their common approach to data-driven regulation Seven regulators (the Competition Authority, AMF, Arafer, Arcep, CNIL, CRE and CSA) who held a meeting on 24 June 2019, published today a common apprach to data-driven regulation. … additional tool for regulators … In this era of unceasing innovation, regulators rely more and more on the collection, … |
04 July 2019 | Public statements | Speech by Benoît de Juvigny, AMF Secretary General - European Supervisory Authorities Consumer Protection Day : 'In search of the green investor: Findings from a recent survey and questions for the regulator' - Dublin, 28 June 2019 … participants address the new challenges, encouraging innovation in support of sustainable finance, and helping … |
20 May 2019 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - Crédit Agricole CIB and SEB conference - " Implementing the French-Swedish partnership for innovation and green solutions " - Paris – 20 may 2019 … - " Implementing the French-Swedish partnership for innovation and green solutions " - Paris – 20 may 2019 … … participants address the new challenges, encouraging innovation in support of sustainable finance, providing … - " Implementing the French-Swedish partnership for innovation and green solutions " - Paris – 20 may 2019 … … |