16 July 2026 | News | Mystery shopping visits to bank branches: the AMF calls on professionals to improve the quality of client questioning and the presentation of fees The new risk-averse/risk-loving mystery shopping visit campaign carried out by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) between September 2025 and February 2026 among banking institution advisors has revealed that the quality of the questions asked of prospects is insufficient and has deteriorated compared to the two previous campaigns, and that… … marketing practices and ensure compliance with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), which … marketing practices and ensure compliance with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), which … marketing practices and ensure compliance with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), which … |
16 July 2026 | Household Savings Newsletter | AMF Household Savings Newsletter - No. 66 - July 2026 The Letter sets out the key findings of the risk-averse/risk-loving mystery shopping campaign carried out by the AMF in bank branches in 2025. The results are down on those of the previous campaign, but remain better in terms of product sales, although they do not fully comply with the requirements. The campaign also examined savers’ purchasing… … their capital and have a good knowledge of the financial markets. ◼ Risk-averse profile Risk-loving profile 2018 2022 … |
16 July 2026 | Report / study | Results of the 2025 risk-averse and risk-loving mystery shopping campaigns In 2025, the AMF carried out a campaign of mystery visits to bank branches, targeting both risk-averse and risk-loving customers, in collaboration with the market research organisation IPSOS. These mystery visits were designed to assess the sales practices of banking institutions in light of MiFID II regulations. … investments whose performance is linked to the financial markets). In 2022, you opened a securities account and … investments whose performance is linked to the financial markets). Total financial assets of €85,000, most of which is … to invest a little of your capital in the financial markets and can tolerate a small part of the capital invested … |
16 July 2026 | News | The AMF publishes a study on market-based financing in Paris for the period 2007–2025 Given the growing financing needs of the European economy, particularly in the areas of the green, digital and defence transitions , the development of capital markets is emerging as a key issue for Europe’s competitiveness and the strengthening of its strategic autonomy. Against this backdrop, the AMF has published a study on market-based… … the attractiveness and capacity of European financial markets to finance businesses. In this regard, the decline in … indeed exerting increasingly fierce competition on stock markets. Furthermore, major European companies have recently … favouring a listing abroad. Transfers from growth markets to regulated markets have also dried up. Conversely, … |
16 July 2026 | Report / study | Market-based financing in Paris, 2007-2025 Given the growing financing needs of the European economy, particularly in the areas of the green, digital and defence transitions , the development of capital markets is emerging as a key issue for Europe’s competitiveness and the strengthening of its strategic autonomy. Against this backdrop, the AMF has published a study on market-based… … and defence transitions , the development of capital markets is emerging as a key issue for Europe’s … and defence transitions , the development of capital markets is emerging as a key issue for Europe’s … and defence transitions , the development of capital markets is emerging as a key issue for Europe’s … |
15 July 2026 | Report / study | The influence of social media on retail investor trading in CAC 40 stocks The AMF has published a study on the behaviour of retail investors towards CAC 40 stocks in the age of social media. … it has become easier for individuals to access the stock markets. The growth in retail trading has led to increased … section. 1. LITERATURE REVIEW: SOCIAL MEDIA AND FINANCIAL MARKETS 1.1. MARKET SENTIMENT SPREADING TO ASSET PRICES The … Mechanism) system, managed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), which enables each authority to … |
15 July 2026 | Article | Blacklists of unauthorized companies and websites: Forex, binary options, miscellaneous goods, crypto-assets derivatives, usurpations This is a list of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) blacklisted companies or websites, warnings and/or usurpations of regulated companies.Caution: these lists are regularly updated but cannot be exhaustive, new unauthorized companies and websites regularly emerge.You can download 5 specific lists by clicking on "Download".Click here to… … www.allianz-brokers.com 17/06/2016 www.alternative-markets.com 19/12/2014 www.angels-investors.com 24/03/2016 … 19/11/2015 www.bo-bank.com 19/11/2015 www.bo-markets.com 13/05/2015 www.bocapital.com 24/02/2014 … www.brokerofgeneve.net 23/09/2014 www.brokersoptions-markets.com 24/03/2016 www.brookfield99.com 28/12/2016 … |
10 July 2026 | Article | List of DASPs delisted You will find the list of DASPs delisted by the AMF … to the end of the MiCA transition period E2024-112 BCB MARKETS (Europe) SAS 25/06/2024 Digital assets custody … to the end of the MiCA transition period E2024-112 BCB MARKETS (Europe) SAS 25/06/2024 Digital assets custody … to the end of the MiCA transition period E2024-112 BCB MARKETS (Europe) SAS 25/06/2024 Digital assets custody … |
09 July 2026 | AMF news release | The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against several entities offering in France investments in the unregulated foreign exchange market (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 blacklists of websites identified as offering investments in Forex and in derivative products whose underlying assets include crypto-assets, without being authorized to do so. … financial information, and maintains orderly financial markets. Through its engagement with European and … financial information, and maintains orderly financial markets. Through its engagement with European and … financial information, and maintains orderly financial markets. Through its engagement with European and … |
09 July 2026 | News | The Autorité des Marchés Financiers publishes a summary of its anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism inspections As part of its 2026 supervisory priorities and its Impact 2027 strategic orientations, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is publishing a summary of the main lessons learned from its inspections involving a component looking at Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) and the Automatic Exchange of Information… … poses a major challenge for the integrity of the financial markets and the prevention of financial crime. The market … poses a major challenge for the integrity of the financial markets and the prevention of financial crime. The market … poses a major challenge for the integrity of the financial markets and the prevention of financial crime. The market … |
