03 February 2022 | AMF news release | The AMF proposes targeted measures to make financial markets more attractive for companies The AMF supports the European Commission’s objectives to make public capital markets more attractive for EU Companies and facilitate access to capital for SMEs by simplifying the listing process with targeted adjustments.… obligation to draw up an EU Prospectus in the case of a public offering of securities by companies whose securities … the publication of the prospectus and the closing of the offer for primary offerings to three working days instead of … MAR. This could discourage SMEs from seeking to list on public markets and to accelerate the de-listing trends that … |
26 January 2022 | Article | Obtaining approval for an initial coin offering (ICO) What are the conditions to be complied with to obtain approval for an initial coin offering (ICO) ? How to submit my draft information document to the AMF? Find here all the useful information for preparing your transaction.… To do so, you must compile a file and ensure that your offer includes certain characteristics (in particular: … Regulation . This information document, intended for the public, must be concise and understandable to allow … approval will therefore continue to be legal, only those public offers that have received the AMF approval may be … |
14 January 2022 | AMF news release | More than one million new retail investors have entered equity markets in France over the last 3 years, according to the AMF's dashboard The fifth edition of the Active Retail Investor Dashboard published by the AMF shows that the number of retail investors in equity markets remained high throughout 2021. Transaction volumes remained close to the high levels recorded in 2020.… of the second quarter, when volumes were boosted by a public offer. Among these active investors, 217,000 had never … jurisdiction. … About the AMF … The AMF is an independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings … |
22 December 2021 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman – AMF Annual Conference: "Financing, green transition: the role of financial markets in the recovery" – Tuesday 30 November 2021 … build labels and indices and those who design, manage and offer financial products. It is also built on the foundations … to provide more complete analyses on this basis and to offer products that are well suited to the challenges of … markets in the recovery" – Tuesday 30 November 2021 … Public statements … Other professionals … Executive & other … |
20 December 2021 | Warning | The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so The Autorité des Marchés Financiers regularly updates its black lists of new websites and entities proposing atypical investments to investors in France without being authorized to do so. … The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical … or thematic order are not intended to be exhaustive. Any offer to invest in miscellaneous assets must be registered … AMF website. … About the AMF … The AMF is an independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings … |
17 December 2021 | 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…… The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in … 61 names to the list of sites that are not authorised to offer Forex investments, double the number from last year (30 … … About the AMF … The AMF is an independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings … |
09 December 2021 | Policy | Position DOC-2010-05 … savings invested in financial instruments sold to the public and admitted to trading on a regulated market or in any other public offerings1, has decided to publish a position on the … market15. Meanwhile, investment services providers that offer, recommend or market financial instruments: “1. Shall … |
05 October 2021 | AMF news release | AMF position to encourage retail participation in EU capital markets In-line with the AMF’s response to the consultation of the European Commission on a retail investment strategy, the regulator outlines its recommendations to meet retail investors’ needs. The main objectives is to empower them with adequate knowledge, information and advice, while ensuring investor protection for safe cross-border investments…… support their investments. The objective of improving the offer as well as the access to financial products for retail … their access to capital markets AMF’s response to the public consultation on a retail investment strategy for … |
01 October 2021 | 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…… The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in … Lists of all websites that are not authorized to offer investments in Forex or in crypto-assets derivatives … … About the AMF … The AMF is an independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings … |
30 September 2021 | Warning | The AMF warns against the Initial Coin Offering of the company Air Next The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is warning the public about the risks of fraud associated with the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) prepared by the company Air Next.… legal guarantees associated with the AMF approval. This offer has allegedly been directly marketed to the public in France, in infringement of Article L. 341-10, 6° of … Monetary and Financial Code, the AMF is sending the Paris public prosecutor's office the information it has concerning … |
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