12 August 2022 | News | Sustainability requirements in the distribution of financial instruments: update on upcoming legislation and its implementation dates On 2 August 2022, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1253 comes into force, amending the MiFID II framework by introducing sustainability preferences. Further legislation will subsequently come into force, affecting not only investment services providers (ISPs) from 22 November 2022, but also financial investment advisers (FIAs) from 1 January 2023. … Following the publication of its action plan on Financing Sustainable Growth, which aims to redirect capital flows towards sustainable investments, the European Commission adopted two … and its implementation dates … MIFID … Sustainable Finance … Asset management … |
27 July 2022 | News | AMF's response to the International Sustainability Standards Board’s consultation on the exposure drafts on international sustainability disclosures The AMF publishes a position paper, complemented by a technical appendix, in response to the ISSB (International Sustainability Standards Board) consultation on the exposure drafts on sustainability disclosure standards. … Group). In a context of multiple regulatory initiatives on sustainable reporting, the AMF calls for convergence and … … Regulatory developments … Europe & international … Sustainable Finance … Periodic & ongoing disclosures … |
27 July 2022 | AMF’s EU positions | AMF's response to the ISSB consultation on the exposure drafts on sustainability disclosures The AMF welcomes the ambition, announced at COP26, to develop a set of international standards for sustainability disclosures by the ISSB (International Sustainability Standards Board). In its position paper, complemented by a technical appendix, the AMF shares its main recommendations namely to improve the interoperability of international… … … Regulatory developments … Europe & international … Sustainable Finance … Financial disclosures & corporate financing … |
27 July 2022 | News | AMF's response to the EFRAG consultation on the draft European sustainability reporting standards In this position paper and its responses to the EFRAG's (European Financial Reporting Advisory Group) questionnaires, the AMF welcomes the ambition of the EFRAG’s work to develop European standards covering the broad range of ESG topics and adopting a double materiality approach. The AMF also draws attention to important points of vigilance. … … Regulatory developments … Europe & international … Sustainable Finance … Periodic & ongoing disclosures … |
27 July 2022 | AMF’s EU positions | AMF's response to EFRAG public consultation on the draft European sustainability reporting standards In this position paper and its responses to the EFRAG's (European Financial Reporting Advisory Group) questionnaires, the AMF welcomes the ambition of the EFRAG’s work to develop European standards covering the broad range of ESG topics and adopting a double materiality approach. The AMF also draws attention to important points of vigilance. … … Regulatory developments … Europe & international … Sustainable Finance … Periodic & ongoing disclosures … |
26 July 2022 | Policy | Instruction DOC-2010-09 … be a provider of training and examinations in the field of finance and investment services and be registered as a … be a provider of training and examinations in the field of finance and investment services, approved by the French … 2010, amended on 2 February 2021 27 of 34 8.7 15 C Sustainable finance: Socially Responsible Investment and ESG … |
21 July 2022 | AMF news release | The AMF and the ARPP are stepping up their cooperation to promote clear and responsible advertising of financial products The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP) have signed an amendment to their partnership agreement on communication in the financial services sector, extending it to include the new field of crypto-assets. The two authorities will also work together on the conduct of influencers… … which will include the provisions of the AMF's policy on sustainable finance communications. It is also planned to update the ARPP … will also work together on the conduct of influencers in finance. The AMF and the ARPP are stepping up their … |
07 July 2022 | AMF news release | Grégoire Vuarlot is appointed coordinator of the ACPR and AMF Joint Unit starting 1st July 2022 Grégoire Vuarlot, Director of Business Practices Supervision at the ACPR, takes over from Claire Castanet, Head of Retail Investor Relations and Protection at the AMF, as coordinator of the Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment from 1st July 2022 until 30 June 2024.
… work on digital marketing, vulnerable elderly people, and sustainable finance. “Our activities continue in a context of uncertainty … in marketing communications for so-called green or sustainable financial products,” explained Grégoire Vuarlot. … |
15 June 2022 | AMF news release | The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment publishes its 2021 annual report In a highly dynamic capital markets environment, the Joint Unit of the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) continued its theme-based work in 2021, and also continued to monitor and oversee commercial practices. The two authorities also stepped up their cooperation in the fight… … in the autumn to review their progress. With regard to sustainable finance, a working group was set up in the spring of 2021 to … |
02 June 2022 | News | The AMF reiterates its call for a European regulation of ESG data, ratings, and related services In its response to the European Commission's public consultation on ESG ratings, the AMF reiterates the need for a European regulatory framework for providers of ESG data, ratings and related services. … ratings, and related services … Europe & international … Sustainable Finance … Asset management … |