06 June 2017 | AMF news release | The Coordination Committee of the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) publishes its 2016 annual report For over seven years, the Coordination Committee of the ACPR and the AMF has fulfilled its role of protecting retail investors in the banking, insurance and financial services sectors. At a press conference held today, Claire Castanet, Coordination Committee coordinator and Director of Retail Investor Relations at the AMF, and Olivier Fliche,… … regulatory agenda, which includes the entry into force of MiFID 2 (revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive), … |
10 May 2017 | AMF news release | AMF consults on changes to its General Regulation ahead of MiFID II As part of the reform of its markets in financial instruments directive, on 7 April 2016 the European Commission adopted a delegated directive that sets out provisions on the safeguarding of financial instruments and funds, product governance and inducements. Ahead of the directive's transposition into the General Regulation, the Autorité des… … AMF consults on changes to its General Regulation ahead of MiFID II … The European directive of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments (MiFID II) will enter into force on 3 January 2018. Transposition of MiFID II into French law has already been partially achieved … |
03 May 2017 | Public statements | Europe at a crossroads The vote for Brexit is not a good news for Europe, but the EU must continue on its path. Editorial extracted from the No. 23 of the AMF Financial Regulation Newsletter. … Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) and some provisions of MIFID II, include provision for third-country passport or … |
02 May 2017 | News | AMF priorities in the EMIR review While in November 2016 the European Commission undertook a review of EMIR on derivative products traded over-the-counter, the AMF is publishing two position papers on its priorities under the EMIR review and on the conditions under which post-market infrastructures based outside the European Union can benefit from the equivalence regime. … not be purely technical. EMIR, like other European texts (MiFID/MiFIR in particular), specifies an equivalence … |
28 April 2017 | Public statements | Speech by Guillaume Eliet, AMF Managing Director - AFME/FAMA Conference MiFID II Seminar - 27 April 2017 … Eliet, AMF Managing Director - AFME/FAMA Conference MiFID II Seminar - 27 April 2017 … Check against delivery … the new conditions for the funding of research imposed by MiFID II will come into force in January 2018. It means that … are incompatible with the principles of best execution. MiFID II sets out to close these loopholes. replaces opacity … |
31 March 2017 | Professional guide | MiFID II - Guide for Asset Management Companies This guide aims to help asset management companies implement the new measures introduced by MiFID II. It will be updated to take account of the additional texts of the directive. The AMF has covered all the key topics of the directive for asset management companies, including product governance, "independent" investment advice, fees or best… … MiFID II - Guide for Asset Management Companies … Télécharger … companies implement the new measures introduced by MiFID II. It will be updated to take account of the … "independent" investment advice, fees or best execution. MiFID II - Guide for Asset Management Companies … … |
14 February 2017 | News | AMF publishes its feedback from the public consultation on the rules for the funding of research Given the forthcoming implementation of the revised European framework on markets in financial instruments ( MiFID II), the AMF today publishes a summary of feedback from the consultation on the new provisions on payment for research services used by investment firms (IFs) providing independent investment advice or portfolio management. … of the new rules governing the funding of research under MiFID II. The AMF’s aim was twofold: to explain its … As such, the funding of research is now governed by MiFID II, in order to protect investors and limit the risks … for the funding of research by investment firms under MiFID II The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) consults … |
09 February 2017 | Public consultation | Feedback from the public consultation on the new rules for the funding of research by investment firms under MiFID II Given the forthcoming transposition of the revised markets in financial instruments directive (MiFID II) and the Delegated Directive published on 7 April 2016, the AMF launched a public consultation from 12 September to 28 October 2016 to open a dialogue with industry participants and industry representatives on the principles for the operational… … for the funding of research by investment firms under MiFID II … Télécharger le contenu Given the forthcoming … of the revised markets in financial instruments directive (MiFID II) and the Delegated Directive published on 7 April … for the funding of research by investment firms under MiFID II … … |
25 January 2017 | AMF news release | A new market surveillance system to help the AMF keep markets safe and transparent The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), ever determined to remain at the forefront of detecting market abuse and other violations, is launching an effort to modernise its monitoring system, enhancing its ability to detect, analyse and investigate suspicious activity. … derivative trading, in early 2018 the revised MiFID II and MiFIR regulations will strengthen national … 2017, ICY will gradually be rolled out to start receiving MiFID II data from 3 January 2018. Once the process is … |
19 January 2017 | AMF news release | Appointments to the AMF Corporate Accounting Directorate and Legal Affairs Directorate Marie Seiller has been appointed Executive Director of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) Corporate Accounting Directorate. Delphine Charrier-Blestel has been appointed deputy to the Executive Director of the AMF Legal Affairs Directorate, in charge of the "Regulation, policy and disputes" unit. … for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID 2). … About the AMF … The AMF is an independent … |