25 January 2019 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - 2019 New year wishes - Thursday 10 January - Palais Brongniart … nature, involving private operators, and those of a regulatory nature, involving the public authorities. The AMF … to open our market organisations to these newcomers. The regulatory aspect is equally necessary. The aim is above all … for innovation and efficiency. The AMF is also supporting developments in the area of sustainable finance. We recently … |
21 December 2018 | Bilateral MoU | Fintech cooperation agreement AMF - FSC (2018) 2018 - Fintech cooperation agreement between the Autorités des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Financial Services Commission Mauritius (FSC)… by law. “Regulation” refers to any regulation or regulatory requirement applicable to an Authority within the … and help them to evolve in the framework of the regulatory system, by advising them during the … That may include, among other things: a) market trends and developments; b) regulatory questions concerning innovation … |
21 December 2018 | Bilateral MoU | MAS - 2018 - Fintech cooperation agreement 2018 - Fintech cooperation agreement between the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)… Authority. j) “Regulations” means any regulation or regulatory requirement applicable in the jurisdiction of an … startups and projects holders and help them navigate the regulatory system, providing them advice in their … Financial Services; b) Emerging market trends and developments; c) Any other relevant issues on FinTech. 2. … |
28 November 2018 | AMF news release | The AMF publishes its roadmap for sustainable finance Sustainable finance is one of the AMF's eight top priorities for 2018 and a building block of its "#Supervision 2022" strategy published at the start of the year. This roadmap describes how the AMF intends to respond to trends observed on the market and to integrate sustainable finance goals into all its activities.… sustainable finance action plan last March, several developments have played a role in shifting the perceptions … regulators and participating in European and international regulatory work; educating savers in order to help them … |
29 October 2018 | Policy | Recommendation DOC-2018-12 … on one or more specific topics, depending on the latest developments or on the problems encountered. In 2018, … non-financial statement in the management report. This new regulatory framework aims to improve transparency on aspects … companies remain relevant despite the developments in the regulatory environment. Recommendation Summary of the … |
26 October 2018 | Report / study | Key figures for asset management in 2017: profile of management companies The French asset management industry has seen sustained growth and continues to offer professional opportunities in a slightly more favourable European environment despite the numerous instances of geopolitical tensions during 2017. The dynamism in the sector stems primarily from the increase in the number of new boutique firms created. This…… at 26% at the end of 2017. In fact, to meet the increasing regulatory requirements, in recent years we have seen an … real estate, or private equity. Thanks to developments in technology, they are also positioned in … |
23 October 2018 | News | Asset management: some reminders ahead of the 2018 post-summer holiday period Money market funds, securitisation: management companies need to prepare for new regulatory deadlines in the coming months. At the same time, the AMF intends to continue its support initiatives relating to the new markets in financial instruments framework, MiFID II. Overview of the main texts to watch out for, with Xavier Parain, deputy Secretary…… to ensure that savers can still, in this more stringent regulatory environment, access a wide range of investment … to adapt to the new framework. … Where are we in terms of regulatory changes affecting the securitisation system? … … agenda that we need to bear in mind? … Xavier Parain: New developments in French regulations should be monitored as the … |
05 October 2018 | AMF news release | The AMF updates its policy on voting at general meetings Following discussions led on an initiative by its Consultative Commission for Retail Investors and pursued by a working group created by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers whose report it publishes today, the AMF updates its policy so as to strengthen the transparency and effectiveness of the votes of shareholders at general meetings.… via a voting document or form compliant with legal and regulatory requirements; recommend to shareholders and … The AMF is also issuing proposals on legislative or regulatory changes aimed at: strengthening the transparency … its policy on voting at general meetings … Regulatory developments … |
01 October 2018 | Public statements | Speech of Robert Ophèle, AMF chairman - AFME Annual European Compliance and Legal Conference - London, 1 October 2018 … markets participants are very quick to adapt to any new regulatory environment, in some cases by circumventing … switch from regulated venues to OTC. We also face rapid developments in market microstructure, such as periodic … amongst NCAs on these topics can bear severe consequences (regulatory arbitrage, migration of trading volumes from the … |
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 … and banking supervision, I joined the financial markets regulatory circle just a few months ago and it would be most … one is confronted with three very different stages of regulatory/supervisory harmonization; this is true at both … Institutions Forum - 15 March 2018 … Brexit … Regulatory developments … |
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