06 July 2021 | Report / study | 2021 Markets and Risk Outlook The AMF has issued its 2021 Markets and Risk Outlook, a yearly assessment of trends and vulnerabilities. Pandemic-focused analysis covers financing of the economic activity, financial markets' structure, asset management industry and households’ savings. … structure, asset management industry and households’ savings. 2021 Markets and Risk Outlook … … structure, asset management industry and households’ savings. … 2021 Markets and Risk Outlook … Report / study … … and Risk Outlook … Markets … Asset management … Savings protection … Financing the economy … |
05 July 2021 | Report / study | Marketing of financial products to vulnerable elderly people: summary of AMF-ACPR working group workshops This document presents a summary of five thematic workshops of the working group on the marketing of financial products to vulnerable elderly people, organised by the AMF and the ACPR. It also features international insights and contributions from other professionals and institutions. … summary of AMF-ACPR working group workshops … Marketing … Savings protection … |
01 July 2021 | AMF news release | The AMF has published an impact analysis on the liquidity of French equity options following the introduction of a speed bump on the Eurex trading venue This study analyses changes in the liquidity of French equity options following the implementation of a speed bump on Eurex, the German derivatives market, in June 2019. Based on transaction data between January and December 2019, the AMF has noted the beneficial effects of such a mechanism, with improved spreads and increased depth at the best… … launched a pilot programme to provide passive liquidity protection (PLP) for market makers. The mechanism, known as … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … Impact of the Implementation of Eurex's Passive Liquidity Protection on French Equity Options Characteristics of the … |
28 June 2021 | Warning | The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) regularly updates its black lists of new websites and entities proposing atypical investments to investors in France without being authorized to do so. … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … atypical investments without being authorized to do so … Savings protection … Miscellaneous assets … Warning … |
25 June 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… … are not required to comply with basic rules of investor protection, information disclosure and claims handling. … Do … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … derivatives without being authorized to do so … Savings protection … Forex and binary options … Crypto-assets … |
24 June 2021 | Warning | The AMF warns the public against Sinclair Upton Capital Management After receiving several complaints from investors, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is warning the public about the activities of Sinclair Upton Capital Management, a company that is offering unauthorised discretionary portfolio management services and financial investment advice in France on its website https://www.sucm.com. … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … the public against Sinclair Upton Capital Management … Savings protection … Asset management … Investment advice … Warning … |
16 June 2021 | AMF news release | The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment publishes its 2020 annual report In 2020, in the context of the health crisis, the Joint Unit of the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) continued to monitor and control commercial practices and to fight against financial scams. Ten years after it was created, the Joint Unit has established itself in the regulatory… … informative content and videos on key topics, including savings projects, online on the website abe-infoservice.fr , … sustainable finance arguments. The offer of more dynamic savings is in line with a continuing environment of low … enhanced cooperation between the two authorities, for the protection of financial sector clients. The ACPR and AMF … |
10 June 2021 | AMF news release | The AMF publishes a study on funds present on the balance sheet of insurers The AMF has reviewed the 4,923 French funds present in the portfolio of French insurers including those distributed through unit-linked products via life insurance. For this study, the regulator also analysed the presence of liquidity management tools in these funds, which protect investors in case of important redemptions. … tools in French funds provides an estimate of the protection level of funds invested by insurers against … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … |
04 May 2021 | AMF news release | The AMF draws the public's attention to the risks associated with the investment offer of ISEA GLOBALISATION LTD The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) draws the public’s attention to investments presented under the name ISEA GLOBALISATION LTD, due to the lack of clear and precise information about the nature of the investments and their related risks. … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … with the investment offer of ISEA GLOBALISATION LTD … Savings protection … |
16 April 2021 | Retail investors dashboard | The Active Retail Investor Dashboard - No2 - April 2021 The Active Retail Investor Dashboard provides quarterly updates on individuals who have carried out at least one transaction on financial instruments in the past three months. … 2021 … Shares … Investment services … Financial products … Savings protection … |