28 June 2023 | AMF news release | The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment publishes its 2022 annual report In 2022, the Joint Unit of the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) continued its efforts to combat financial scams and monitor commercial practices, alongside its theme-based work. In an economic environment marked by inflation and rising interest rates, investor protection remains… … and influencers in financial product marketing and new savings offers was widely acknowledged in 2022. The … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … marked by inflation and rising interest rates, investor protection remains a key concern for both authorities. The … |
26 June 2023 | AMF news release | Impact 2027: six main strategic guidelines for 2023-2027 Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, AMF Chair, presents the AMF's strategic guidelines for the coming years: be a demanding regulator for a leading financial centre, conduct strong international action, protect retail investors, promote more sustainable finance and support innovation. The AMF will also maintain an internal priority, as an essential basis… … regulations where there is no major issue of investor protection. To achieve this objective, the AMF will continue … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … |
23 June 2023 | Warning | The AMF warns the public about the fraudulent investment offers in Forex and crypto-assets by Immediate Connect After receiving dozens of enquiries and complaints from retail investors, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is calling on the public to be extremely vigilant about the automated trading service offered by Immediate Connect, which is being promoted on the Internet through advertisements using the names of prominent personalities and well… … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … Forex and crypto-assets by Immediate Connect … Warning … Savings protection … Forex and binary options … Crypto-assets … |
27 April 2023 | AMF news release | Equity savings plans : the AMF working group proposes avenues for improvement The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published the report of the working group set up in September 2022 to analyse the difficulties encountered by some retail investors in using their equity savings plans (PEAs), in particular with transfer times. The report sets out some 15 practical proposals aimed at remedying the problems identified… … Equity savings plans : the AMF working group proposes avenues for … and find practical solutions for this tax-efficient equity savings product, which is popular with French retail … working group proposes avenues for improvement … Savings protection … Equity Savings Plan … Shares … Long term … |
06 April 2023 | 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 … Warning … Savings protection … Forex and binary options … |
28 March 2023 | Report / study | Proposals to improve the readability of financial product fees in European law As part of the ongoing discussions on the European Commission's Retail Investment Strategy, the AMF is publishing, following work with the Financial Sector Consultative Committee (FSCC), a proposal for a new presentation of costs for the subscription of financial instruments to improve savers’ understanding of these fees. … readability of financial product fees in European law … Savings protection … Long term investment … |
08 March 2023 | Report / study | AMF Barometer special edition: women and equity investments Based on its Savings and Investment Barometer, which surveys 2,000 men and women each year about their attitudes and perceptions of investing, this analysis looks at women's responses to their ownership of financial products, their knowledge, their use of an advisor, their openness to risk and their interest in equity investments. … equity investments … Télécharger le contenu Based on its Savings and Investment Barometer, which surveys 2,000 men and … … Based on its Savings and Investment Barometer, which surveys 2,000 men and … special edition: women and equity investments … Savings protection … Marketing … Shares … Financial products … |
06 March 2023 | Household Savings Newsletter | AMF Household Savings Newsletter - No. 51 - March 2023 This letter of the AMF Household Savings Newsletter presents the main results of the mystery shopping campaign in bank branches conducted by the AMF in 2022. Progress has been made, but MiFID 2 is still not fully implemented. … AMF Household Savings Newsletter - No. 51 - March 2023 … Télécharger le contenu This letter of the AMF Household Savings Newsletter presents the main results of the mystery … but MiFID 2 is still not fully implemented. AMF Household Savings Newsletter - No. 51 - March 2023 … … Newsletter - No. 51 - March 2023 … Marketing … Savings protection … |
02 March 2023 | Warning | The AMF warns the public about fraudulent investment offers through trading robots The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is calling on the public to be extremely vigilant regarding automated Forex trading offers from entities that are not authorised to provide investment services in France. These offers also rely on affiliate programs and particularly target the French overseas departments and territories. … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … investment offers through trading robots … Warning … Savings protection … Forex and binary options … |
17 February 2023 | AMF news release | The AMF calls on listed companies to improve investor information regarding the risks incurred in the case of dilutive financing transactions With a view to the protection and satisfactory information of investors, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers is reinforcing its policy and recommends that companies which resort to financing via the issuance of equity securities or securities giving access to the capital spread over time should adopt a standard press release and warning regarding… … for this purpose (see insert below). Its duties of protection of savings and investor information may lead the AMF to publish … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … |