26 June 2020 | AMF news release | The AMF announces the appointment of Jacqueline Eli-Namer as Chair of the Financial Skills Certification Board On 1st July, Jacqueline Eli-Namer, who has been on the AMF Board since January 2019, will succeed Bernard Coupez as Chair of the Financial Skills Certification Board. The Certification Board is responsible for providing opinions on the AMF's professional certification system and its updates.… of Jacqueline Eli-Namer as Chair of the Financial Skills Certification Board … The Financial Skills Certification … and 31 December 2019, more than 84,000 people passed the professional certification exam with one of the 15 training … Financial Skills Certification Board, the AMF reviewed its professional certification policy and created two common … |
27 November 2019 | Warning | The Autorité des marchés financiers calls on retail investors to exercise the greatest vigilance in usurpation cases Following numerous reports from investors, companies and professional associations, the regulator warns the public against the numerous cases of websites usurping the names, adresses, logo and approval number of authorised financial actors or products. This is a phenomenon that particularly affects SCPIs and their asset management companies.… intermediary trying to sell you a product (authorisation/certification, company history, location of head offices, … Following numerous reports from investors, companies and professional associations, the regulator warns the public … … Following numerous reports from investors, companies and professional associations, the regulator warns the public … |
06 September 2019 | Warning | AMF warns the public about an aggressive marketing technique called "boiler room" The AMF warns the public about this fraudulent practice that encourages investors to purchase financial products on the basis of sales pitches unrelated to the real value of the assets in question and with the promise of extremely high price increases. The AMF calls on retail investors to exercise the greatest vigilance.… intermediary trying to sell you a product (authorisation/certification, company history, location of head offices, … you have any doubts, you must always consult a certified professional to make the right investment. … About the AMF … |
08 April 2019 | AMF news release | Professional certification: the Autorité des Marchés Financiers consults on amendments to its General Regulation and on an Instruction with a view to establishing a common examination base With a view to improving the quality of the examination certified by the AMF, the regulator wants to gather the opinions of all the parties interested in a draft common examination base aiming to pool the sets of questions used by the certified organisations and enrich the examination programme.… Professional certification: the Autorité des Marchés Financiers consults … by the AMF is an official recognition of a core of professional knowledge and strengthens the quality and … by the departments of the AMF and the Financial Skills Certification Board (HCCP). At the end of 2017, the HCCP … |
25 April 2018 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, President of the AMF, to the 'Virtual Currencies' fact-finding mission set up by the National Assembly Finance Committee Chairman: Eric Woerth, Rapporteur: Pierre Person - 5 April 2018 … "the question of the use of blockchains and other ledger certification technologies". The AMF has been alerted to this … allowed regulated funds in France (in a specific case a professional specialised investment fund) to invest in … to advertise crypto-assets and eligibility for AIFM-type professional specialised investment funds, retail private … |
24 December 2017 | General regulation | General regulation of the AMF into force from 24/12/2017 to 02/01/2018 … 9 TITLE III - CERTIFICATION OF STANDARD AGREEMENTS FOR TRANSACTIONS IN … for information purposes only CHAPTER III – RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS … 73 SECTION 4 – PROFESSIONAL LICENCES … be extended until the end of the transaction. TITLE III - CERTIFICATION OF STANDARD AGREEMENTS FOR TRANSACTIONS IN … |
20 November 2017 | General regulation | General regulation of the AMF into force from 20/11/2017 to 23/12/2017 … 9 TITLE III - CERTIFICATION OF STANDARD AGREEMENTS FOR TRANSACTIONS IN … 67 CHAPTER III – RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS … OF REAL-ESTATE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT UNDERTAKINGS, PROFESSIONAL REAL-ESTATE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT UNDERTAKINGS, … be extended until the end of the transaction. TITLE III - CERTIFICATION OF STANDARD AGREEMENTS FOR TRANSACTIONS IN … |
30 July 2017 | General regulation | General regulation of the AMF into force from 30/07/2017 to 19/11/2017 … 11 TITLE III - CERTIFICATION OF STANDARD AGREEMENTS FOR TRANSACTIONS IN … 69 CHAPTER III – RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS … OF REAL-ESTATE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT UNDERTAKINGS, PROFESSIONAL REAL-ESTATE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT UNDERTAKINGS, … be extended until the end of the transaction. TITLE III - CERTIFICATION OF STANDARD AGREEMENTS FOR TRANSACTIONS IN … |
20 June 2017 | AMF news release | The AMF is conducting a consultation regarding changes to its general regulation and policy for assessing knowledge and competence The Autorité des Marchés Financiers is conducting a public consultation on changes to its General Regulation and policy on investment services provider requirements regarding knowledge and competence assessments. The consultation will end on 20 July 2017.… date. The AMF notes that: individuals who have earned AMF certification for professional knowledge are considered to possess the … |
11 May 2017 | General regulation | General regulation of the AMF into force from 11/05/2017 to 29/07/2017 … 11 TITLE III - CERTIFICATION OF STANDARD AGREEMENTS FOR TRANSACTIONS IN … 69 CHAPTER III – RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS … OF REAL-ESTATE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT UNDERTAKINGS, PROFESSIONAL REAL-ESTATE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT UNDERTAKINGS, … be extended until the end of the transaction. TITLE III - CERTIFICATION OF STANDARD AGREEMENTS FOR TRANSACTIONS IN … |
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