26 April 2019 | AMF news release | The French authorities grant Euroclear France its CSDR license Euroclear France, the French central securities depository has been authorised by Autorité des marchés financiers under European regulation n° 909/2014 on central securities depositories, placing this entity under the European regulatory framework.… of securities settlement offered by those systemic infrastructures. The AMF College decided to grant the CSDR … authorities grant Euroclear France its CSDR license … Market infrastructures … |
23 April 2019 | Policy | Instruction DOC-2019-05 Instruction 2019-05 clarifies the conditions for the recognition of foreign markets. The revised procedure specifies that a foreign market does not require any recognition provided that non-professional clients are not solicited to carry out transactions on financial instruments tradable within it, either directly or indirectly through a market…… Procedure of recognition of foreign exchanges … Market Infrastructures Markets Policy Instruction 2019-05 clarifies … markets. The revised procedure specifies that a foreign market does not require any recognition provided that … |
27 February 2019 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - 'Innovation and regulation: The french approach to crypto' - 3rd Annual Fintech Conference - Brussels - 26 February 2019 … be it in banking, in asset management, or in post- trade market infrastructures. And inevitably, with a large and partly … speak for themselves: On 8 January 2018, the combined market capitalization of crypto-assets peaked at an estimated … |
11 February 2019 | Policy | Instruction DOC-2007-01 … de négociation ou d'une chambre de compensation … Market Infrastructures Post-trade Infrastructures Compliance Policy … /en/regulation/policy/doc-2007-01 … DOC-2007-01 … Policy … Market Infrastructures … Post-trade Infrastructures … Cartes … |
25 January 2019 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - 2019 New year wishes - Thursday 10 January - Palais Brongniart … year in our sector. This was the case in terms of market performance, as well as for the financing of our … investments. The observed fall from grace of non-money market funds and their investments in equities is a powerful … our policy of openness. Equivalence decisions for market infrastructures in conjunction with trading and clearing … |
30 November 2018 | Policy | Instruction DOC-2017-11 This page is not available in English… limits for commodity derivatives traded on Powernext … Market Infrastructures Derivatives or structured products Policy … … for commodity derivatives traded on Powernext … Policy … Market Infrastructures … Position limits for commodity … End of applicability on 31 December 2019 |
16 April 2018 | AMF news release | The AMF notes ESMA's negative opinion concerning the project to introduce a new accepted market practice governing liquidity contracts The European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) issued a negative opinion on the AMF's project related to an accepted market practice on liquidity contracts. The AMF regrets the negative nature of this opinion and will duly consider how to follow it up.… opinion concerning the project to introduce a new accepted market practice governing liquidity contracts … In accordance with the European regulation on Market Abuse in force since 3 July 2016, the AMF notified … parties (issuers, financial intermediaries, investors, infrastructures). About the AMF The AMF is an independent … |
15 March 2018 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - 'From Brexit to financial innovations, new challenges for financial regulation', OMFIF - Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum - 15 March 2018 … significant cross-border insurance activities; Financial market activities are at an intermediate stage with a growing … order to take into account the promotion of the internal market for financial services and the protection of financial … targeting systemically important financial institutions or infrastructures. Coordination between authorities has also … |
22 February 2018 | AMF news release | The AMF publishes the summary of responses to the public consultation on initial coin offerings (ICO) Among the 82 responses made to the Autorité des marchés financiers' consultation, a large majority of respondents expressed support for setting up an appropriate legal framework for this new type of fundraising. The AMF Board has decided to continue work on definition of a specific legal framework for ICOs.… economy players, individuals, finance professionals, market infrastructures, academics and law firms. The respondents … |
28 December 2017 | AMF news release | The AMF consults on amendments to its General Regulation with regard to central securities depositories Taking into account the European Regulation on central securities depositories, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is launching a public consultation until 28 February 2018 on amendments to Book V of its General Regulation, on market infrastructures.… The AMF must now amend Book V of its General Regulation on market infrastructures, in order to finalize the adaptation of the … outside the European Union to become participant of post-market infrastructures; adjusting the provisions relating to … |
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