30 January 2020 | News | Money laundering and terrorist financing: the AMF publishes its sector risk assessment The AMF publishes its sector risk assessment on money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF). This is a version, for professionals under AMF supervision, of the national risk assessment (NRA) published on 20 September 2019 by the Steering Committee on the Fight against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (COLB: Conseil d’orientation de la… … and financial services, for the obliged entities under its supervision. It analyses and assesses the various risks to … to improved focusing, for 2020, of the AMF's AML/CFT supervision activities. It also serves as a guide for the obliged entities under its supervision, without replacing the more refined analyses that … |
28 January 2020 | Report / study | Sector risk assessment on money laundering and terrorist financing The AMF's Sector Risk Assessment (SRA) on money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) adapts, for the professionals under its supervision, the National Risk Analysis (NRA) published on 20 September 2019 by the Steering Committee on the Fight against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (COLB: Conseil d’orientation de la lutte contre le… … financing (ML/TF) adapts, for the professionals under its supervision, the National Risk Analysis (NRA) published on 20 … financing (ML/TF) adapts, for the professionals under its supervision, the National Risk Analysis (NRA) published on 20 … |
17 January 2020 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - 2020 New year wishes - Wednesday 8 January - Palais Brongniart Check against delivery … tools and means of intervention. Our approach to supervision is now organised around a number of clearly … potential violations. Each year, we publish our detailed supervision priorities and, without prejudice to routine … which corresponds to the French component of a European supervision priority defined and coordinated by ESMA), the … |
15 January 2020 | AMF news release | The AMF publishes a study assessing its action regarding the complexity of structured products The study measures the impact of a policy published jointly with the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) in 2010 and updated in 2016 which has the objective of limiting the complexity of structured products offered to the public in France. It concludes that the guidance has a positive effect, but this is partially offset by an… … performers. In addition to a strict policy and regular supervision of the market, the AMF accompanies professionals … |
08 January 2020 | AMF news release | The Autorité des Marchés Financiers unveils its priorities for 2020 During his New Year address to the press, AMF Chairman Robert Ophèle presented the regulator’s priorities for action and supervision for 2020. As the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union, the AMF is working to make financial markets more efficient, better integrated and more attractive. … for action for 2020, which is the third year of its #Supervision 2022 strategic plan. The AMF has defined five … of employee savings schemes; The regulatory framework and supervision of asset management with the aim of supporting a … or products to the client’s profile as defined by MiFID 2, Supervision of financial investment advisers. About the AMF … |
08 January 2020 | Annual Report | 2020 priorities for the Autorité des Marchés Financiers This document sets out the AMF's priorities for action in 2020. They are based on the strategic objectives defined by the institution in its plan #Supervision2022. In 2020, our priorities for action will concern the following themes: the attractiveness of financial markets, regulation and supervision of asset management, preparation for the post… … the attractiveness of financial markets, regulation and supervision of asset management, preparation for the … the attractiveness of financial markets, regulation and supervision of asset management, preparation for the … |
16 December 2019 | AMF news release | The AMF publishes a review of its thematic inspections of the cybersecurity systems in place in asset management companies In accordance with its supervision priorities for the current year, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers reviewed the cybersecurity systems of five asset management companies. Based on its observations, it highlights the good practices noted. … … During these short thematic inspections called "SPOT" (Supervision des Pratiques Opérationnelle et Thématique - operational and thematic supervision of practices), the regulator examined: the … a Group (most of the tested sample), inadequate internal supervision of the services (relating to IT, cybersecurity … |
16 December 2019 | News | The AMF publishes its new guidelines on the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorismand the financing of terrorism Combating money laundering and financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) is one of the AMF’s key supervisory priorities in 2019. This year, the AMF has conducted a full recast of its AML/CFT policy and has published the new guidelines relating to the risk-based approach, obligations of vigilance with respect to clients and their beneficiaries, the concept… … professionals subject to AML/CFT that are placed under its supervision. The purpose is to assist them in preparing and … |
16 December 2019 | Spot Inspections | Summary of SPOT inspections on cybersecurity systems of asset management companies As announced in the AMF's supervision priorities for 2019, the first series of SPOT inspections for 2019 targeting asset management companies consisted of a review of the cybersecurity systems of five market participants. … … Télécharger le contenu As announced in the AMF's supervision priorities for 2019, the first series of SPOT … … As announced in the AMF's supervision priorities for 2019, the first series of SPOT … systems of asset management companies … Asset management … Supervision … |
09 December 2019 | Spot Inspections | Summary of SPOT inspections on EMIR reporting governance As part of its new Supervision#2022 strategy, the AMF announced its intention to conduct short, theme-based inspections known as “SPOT” (Supervision des Pratiques Opérationnelle et Thématique – operational and thematic supervision of practices) inspections, as well as its willingness to share the lessons learned from these exercises. It is now… … governance … Télécharger le contenu As part of its new Supervision#2022 strategy, the AMF announced its intention to conduct short, theme-based inspections known as “SPOT” (Supervision des Pratiques Opérationnelle et Thématique – operational and thematic supervision of practices) inspections, as well as its … |