14 December 2022 | Public statements | Speech by Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, AMF Chair - AMF Annual Conference 2022: "New marketing practices for savings products" - Tuesday 22 November 2022, Pavillon Cambon … - AMF Annual Conference 2022: "New marketing practices for savings products" - Tuesday 22 November 2022, Pavillon Cambon … turn to the subject of the AMF Annual Conference. Investor protection is central to the AMF's mission. This year, the … - AMF Annual Conference 2022: "New marketing practices for savings products" - Tuesday 22 November 2022, Pavillon Cambon … |
21 November 2022 | Warning | The AMF warns the public about fraudulent offers to invest in the energy transition Following numerous reports from retail investors, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is calling for the utmost vigilance with regard to proposals to invest in "eco-parks" or solar parks, generally impersonating large companies. … may involve proposals such as investing in a "hydrogen savings account", sometimes in an "oil" or "solar" version, … return" (6% to 12% per year), that will "supercharge your savings", sometimes in the form of "crowdfunding contracts". … offers to invest in the energy transition … Savings protection … Warning … |
27 October 2022 | Article | Bringing about regulatory change The AMF enacts the rules that apply to the players and products that fall within its remit: financial markets, listed companies, financial transactions, financial intermediaries, collective investment products, etc. In addition, the Authority participates in the development of European and international regulation. … describe how the laws and regulations concerning issuers, savings products and financial market participants are … intermediaries, professional associations and investor protection associations. It then submits the final text to … and integrity of financial markets as well as investor protection. It is a member of the IOSCO board and is the … |
21 October 2022 | AMF news release | The AMF issues a request for candidates for its consultative commissions The AMF is renewing its five consultative commissions and is looking for new profiles and expertise to help inform the Board's decisions on changes to regulations and practices of professionals, listed companies or retail investors. Applications may be submitted until 14 November 2022. … Board decisions that are likely to have an impact on the protection of their interests; the purpose of the Disclosures … trading platforms and over-the-counter trading), investor protection, issues related to market data and market indices, … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … |
12 October 2022 | AMF news release | The AMF calls on investment fund depositaries to strengthen their arrangements for the onboarding and monitoring of asset management companies Following a series of short inspections of the practices of five depositaries of collective investments, the AMF has identified significant differences in the quality of the arrangements examined. It has outlined the good and poor practices observed in a summary document. … management companies … To provide a high level of investor protection, the European UCITS V and AIFM Directives on … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … |
03 October 2022 | 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. … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … without being authorised to do so … Miscellaneous assets … Savings protection … Warning … |
30 September 2022 | 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 … |
15 September 2022 | AMF news release | The AMF creates a working group on equity savings plans (PEAs) The AMF Board has decided to look into the difficulties encountered by some retail investors in using their equity savings plans (PEAs). The working group will identify the most contentious issues and propose solutions. … The AMF creates a working group on equity savings plans (PEAs) … PEA-related complaints doubled last … by the professional or the client. This tax-advantaged savings product was created in 1992 and is very popular with … Legal Affairs, Markets, Retail investor relations and protection). Marielle Cohen-Branche, the AMF Ombudsman, will … |
01 September 2022 | Warning | The AMF calls for vigilance against fraudulent sites usurping its name The AMF has noted the recent creation of several internet domain names using the AMF acronym. It urges retail investors and financial professionals to check carefully that they are visiting the AMF’s real website. … independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that … for vigilance against fraudulent sites usurping its name … Savings protection … Warning … |
11 August 2022 | AMF news release | The AMF informs the public of the partial suspension by the CySEC of VPR Safe Financial Group Limited’s authorisation to operate in France The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) issued on August 3, 2022 a decision to partially suspend the authorisation of the investment firm VPR Safe Financial Group Limited to exercise activities and provide investment services in France, due to suspicions of allegated violations of the relevant regulation. … authorisation to operate in France … Investment services … Savings protection … Europe & international … |