01 February 2024 | Article | Data Quality: MiFIR transaction reporting (article 26 of MiFIR) – Fields related to the identification of retail investors In the context of a data quality campaign related to the identification of retail investors in MiFIR transaction reporting, AMF has identified frequent mistakes related to:the identification code for retail investors as buyers or sellers (e.g. CONCAT code for French natural persons),their first and last names,their birth date.AMF reminds that… … European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) … |
26 January 2024 | Public statements | Speech by Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, AMF Chair - New Year address to the financial centre - Thursday 18 January 2024 … that 2024 will be the year of the relaunch of the Capital Markets Union. that Paris will be the leading centre for … guarantee the smooth operation and integrity of financial markets, by giving the AMF modern and rapid means of action. … may still have a significant impact on certain assets and markets. Against this backdrop, we are playing a very active … |
18 January 2024 | AMF news release | The AMF publishes its action plan and supervisory priorities for 2024 Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, Chairwoman of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), outlined the AMF’s priorities for the coming twelve months to the press, in line with the “Impact 2027” strategic guidelines defined in 2023. All these priorities reflect the AMF’s commitment to strive each day to protect investors and enhance the attractiveness of… … centre, and at European level, the revival of the Capital Markets Union initiative. At national level, the AMF will … be a driving force behind proposals to relaunch Capital Markets Union. In particular, it will support the mission … The AMF also supervises the orderly operations of markets.Visit our website https://www.amf-france.org/en … … |
15 January 2024 | News | Market manipulation identified and reported by the AMF sanctioned by the Paris Tribunal Correctionnel The Paris Tribunal Correctionnel (Criminal Court) has sanctioned a market manipulation case reported to the Financial Prosecutor (Parquet national financier) by the AMF. The court also approved four plea bargains (“Comparution sur reconnaissance préalable de culpabilité”, or “CRPC”). The AMF, which had joined the proceedings as a civil party, was… … the AMF sanctioned by the Paris Tribunal Correctionnel … Markets … MAR … Corporate action … Shares … |
10 January 2024 | Warning | The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in 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 black lists of websites identified as offering investments in the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market and in derivative products whose underlying assets include crypto… … www.crytomerge.com www.ellandroadcapital.com gainful-markets.com gestiondupatrimoine.net guardianinvest.co … The AMF also supervises the orderly operations of markets. Visit our website https://www.amf-france.org/en … |
20 December 2023 | Policy | Position - Recommendation DOC-2020-03 Position-Recommendation DOC-2020-03 sets out the information on the consideration of non-financial criteria that French collective investment undertakings and foreign UCITS authorised for marketing in France may disclose. These provisions are described for the various regulatory documents (key investor information documents, prospectus) and… … the definition used by market indices (e.g. MSCI Emerging markets) AMF Position-Recommendation - DOC-2020-03 - … the definition used by market indices (e.g. MSCI Emerging markets) AMF Position - Recommendation - DOC-2020-03 - … including allowing CIUs to gain exposure to costly markets or whose performance is difficult to track (e.g. … |
19 December 2023 | Public statements | Closing speech by Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, AMF Chair - 20 years of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers - Thursday 23 November 2023 … finance ministers calling for the relaunch of the Capital Markets Union. This is a major challenge for Europe, as … supporting initiatives aimed at relaunching the Capital Markets Union. In this context, I would remind you that we … a strengthening of the role of the European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, whose Chair, Verena Ross, has just … |
18 December 2023 | AMF news release | AMF proposes enhanced investor information when evaluating boards of listed companies In the 2023 edition of its report on corporate governance and executive compensation in listed companies, the AMF reviews the regulatory developments of recent months and assesses the quality of the information published. In a section dedicated to the assessment of boards of directors, the AMF makes recommendations to improve the information… … the AMF will ask the High Committee for the Financial Markets in Paris (HCJP) whether it would be appropriate to … The AMF also supervises the orderly operations of markets.Visit our website https://www.amf-france.org/en … … |
14 December 2023 | Policy | Position - Recommendation DOC-2012-19 … Article L. 423-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The markets addressed in this section refer to the markets defined above but also to markets which do not fit in these categories but whose … |
12 December 2023 | Form/Reporting | Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) - Registration/Optional licensing application forms - Forms & declarations To submit your registration or optional licensing application, you must fill in the following five forms, which specify the required information and documents. … licensing application forms - Forms & declarations … Markets … Innovation … |