The action plan covers investor education and supervisory cooperation, among others.
The regulator's supervisory themes focus on various categories of market participants.

Monday, 09/01/2023 | 21:18 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo

Retail FX

French Regulators Uncover 15 Illegal Forex Platforms

The number of blacklisted forex sites dropped 30% to 49 in 2022.
The number of French retail investors declined by 35% during Q3 2022.

Wednesday, 21/12/2022 | 18:01 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo

FinTech

Neobroker BUX Gets French DASP Registration, to Offer Crypto in 2023

French users will be able to trade over 58 cryptocurrencies on BUX Zero.
The firm recently acquired the Spanish neobroker, Ninety Nine.

Tuesday, 20/12/2022 | 22:11 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo

Retail FX

New French Investors Are Skeptical about Equities Investments: AMF Survey

The survey received input from a sample of about 2,000 French people.
However, most believe that stock market investments have been profitable in the last five years.

Tuesday, 20/12/2022 | 12:09 GMT by Arnab Shome

Executive Moves

France’s AMF Names Marie-Anne Barbat-Layan as New Chair

She spent 20 years of her career in the civil service.
She is the permanent replacement for Robert Ophèle, who stepped down in July.

Thursday, 27/10/2022 | 10:52 GMT by Arnab Shome

Retail FX

The Number of French Retail Investors Declined by 35% in Q3: AMF

The number of both equities buyers and sellers declined significantly in the period.
8.8 million equities transactions were executed in Q3 2022.

Friday, 21/10/2022 | 11:23 GMT by Arnab Shome

Retail FX

France’s AMF Launches Consultation on ‘End of Life’ of Private Equity Funds

Board Member Muriel Faure chaired the AMF-initiated working group.
Acceptance of contribution to end on October 14, 2022.

Thursday, 28/07/2022 | 14:05 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo

Retail FX

AMF Fines 123 Investment Managers EUR 200,000

The Committee accused the firm of breaching its professional obligations.
It was related to procedures concerning the disclosure of information to third parties.

Monday, 18/07/2022 | 21:26 GMT by Felipe Erazo

Retail FX

French Regulators Blacklist 20 Unauthorized Forex Trading Platforms

28 FX platforms and one crypto platform which are operating illegally were added in 2022.
The list now adds hundreds of illegal platforms offering forex and crypto derivatives services.

Tuesday, 28/06/2022 | 09:21 GMT by Arnab Shome

Institutional FX

French Regulator AMF Toughens Criteria for Authorizing DASPs

The action is part of the AMF's policy update on Position DOC-2020-O7.
DASPs are to use language understood by all French customers.

Friday, 10/06/2022 | 21:44 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo

CryptoCurrency

After France's Nod, Binance Faces Germany to Deepen Ties in Europe

Binance is seeking an operating license from BaFin.
The exchange received France's AMF DASP registration last month.

Friday, 20/05/2022 | 15:25 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo

Brokers

AMF Issues a Warning against Website Belonging to Omega Pro Ltd

The Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority (ACPR) signed the advisory.
Omega Pro Ltd has no license to operate in France or in its overseas territories.

Friday, 20/05/2022 | 01:23 GMT by Felipe Erazo

Regulation

Binance Gets Green Light from French Regulators

The company got a Digital Asset Service Provider registration.
The ACPR monitors French banks and insurance companies on an independent basis.

Wednesday, 04/05/2022 | 23:42 GMT by Felipe Erazo

Retail FX

AMF Fines a Financial Investment Advisor, Imposes a Ban on Its Manager

The AMF banned its Chairman, Serge Emery.
The case happened between February 2017 and October 2019.

Wednesday, 04/05/2022 | 19:43 GMT by Felipe Erazo

Op-ed

Regulation

Op-ed

Cross-Border Client Onboarding: Why Harmonising & Automating Is The Ideal Solution

Regulators in Europe are quarrelling over cross-border client onboarding issues
Cross-border client onboarding issues are being taken more seriously

Thursday, 21/04/2022 | 20:24 GMT by Remonda Kirketerp-Møller

Executive Moves

AMF Promotes Jessica Reyes to Director of the Asset Management Regulation Division

Reyes joined the AMF in 2020 as Senior Policy Advisor.
She is currently working as Senior Policy Officer.

Monday, 04/04/2022 | 23:12 GMT by Felipe Erazo

Institutional FX

French Authorities Blacklist Nine Websites, Warn against Fake FX, Crypto Dealers

AMF, ACPR fingered eight FX, one crypto derivatives unauthorized sites.
They urged citizens to consult the register of authorized investment service providers.

Thursday, 31/03/2022 | 06:43 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo

Institutional FX

AMF Warns French Retail Investors against Fraudulent Share Offers

Victims of fake investment proposals report an average loss of €55,000.
AMF reiterates caution against offers to buy FDJ shares.

Tuesday, 29/03/2022 | 07:40 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo

Retail FX

French Stock Market Added 150K Retail Traders in Early Pandemic Months

Euronext Paris dominates the French stock market in execution.
The higher liquidity on the exchange attracted traders.

Wednesday, 16/03/2022 | 12:29 GMT by Arnab Shome

Analysis

The Days of Regulatory Arbitrage Are Numbered. Will Brokers Be Forced to Shut Down?

The overlooked problem in financial trading – cross-border regulation and enforcement.
A look at what the Dutch and French regulators are trying to achieve.

Sunday, 13/02/2022 | 11:19 GMT by Remonda Kirketerp-Møller

Institutional FX

AMF Warns against Unauthorized Firms Offering Alternative Investments

The AMF regularly updates its blacklist of new entities offering authorized investments.
New online platforms have a huge influence on young investors.

Tuesday, 21/12/2021 | 08:33 GMT by Nicholas Otieno

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