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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
Retail FX

French AMF Sees Rise in Retail Investors, Neo-Brokers’ Popularity

  • The average age of retail investors on neo-brokers is 36 years old.
Tuesday, 30/11/2021 | 11:30 GMT by Arnab Shome
Executive Moves

The AMF Has Named Kheira Benhami as Chief Economist and Director

  • Benhami is involved in international discussions as she regularly participates in working groups like ESMA.
Wednesday, 17/11/2021 | 12:11 GMT by Tom Hazan
Regulation

French AMF Slaps €300K Fine on Polish Broker XTB

  • The broker is yet to decide if it wants to appeal against the decision.
Wednesday, 10/11/2021 | 12:24 GMT by Arnab Shome
Regulation

AMF Warns on ICO Launched by Air Next

  • The watchdog believes that operators behind the ICO could be potential fraudsters.
Thursday, 30/09/2021 | 18:19 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Regulation

AMF Head Calls for Changes to Crypto-Asset Regulation

  • Robert Ophèle proposed the ESMA to be the competent authority for this new field of regulation.
Monday, 08/02/2021 | 19:28 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Retail FX

French Regulators Blocklist 17 FX and Cryptocurrency Websites

  • The warning comes as Paris is seeking to police crypto activities.
Tuesday, 07/04/2020 | 20:14 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

ESMA Issues Positive Opinion on France’s Short-Selling Ban

  • The AMF has issued a one-month short-selling ban, which will be lifted on the 16th of April, 2020.
Thursday, 19/03/2020 | 06:12 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Analysis

Lee Elbaz Goes to Prison, Robinhood Fined: Editor’s Pick

  • Stay up to date with the most interesting stories in the crypto and FX space.
Sunday, 22/12/2019 | 12:36 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Another Regulator Warns Against Kuvera: Belgium’s FSMA

  • The entity has the characteristics of a pyramid scheme, according to the Belgian regulator.
Wednesday, 09/10/2019 | 12:17 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

France’s AMF Blacklists 7 Forex and 3 Crypto Entities

  • The regulator has flagged the entities alongside the Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority (ACPR).
Tuesday, 08/10/2019 | 12:12 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

France Watchdog Continues Crackdown on Binary Options Brokers

  • Several European countries, including France, have permanently banned the sale of binary options to retail customers.
Friday, 04/10/2019 | 14:46 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

FCA: Forex, Crypto Scams Cost Brits £27 Million Last Year

  • The British regulator is going to launch a new campaign - ScamSmart - to tackle fraud on social media
Monday, 20/05/2019 | 23:01 GMT by David Kimberley
Analysis

Fidelity to Launch Crypto Trading, Beeks Acquires CNS: Editor’s Pick

  • Find out the most interesting news in the FX and crypto space over that past week.
Sunday, 12/05/2019 | 09:40 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

AMF Set to Make ESMA Rules Permanent in Summer

  • Writing in its annual report, the French regulator said it does not want to keep relying on ESMA's temporary measures
Tuesday, 07/05/2019 | 11:20 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

France’s AMF Blacklists Investview’s Subsidiary Kuvera

  • Investview was previously fined $150,000 by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) back in 2018.
Tuesday, 09/04/2019 | 16:18 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

Regulators Keep an Eye on Scams, FCA & AMF Flag New Entities

  • The FCA flagged a clone firm of Fortrade Limited, whereas the AMF blacklisted five unauthorised entities.
Wednesday, 27/03/2019 | 14:12 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Brokers

French AMF Proposes to Permanently Introduce ESMA Measures

  • The French regulator is aiming to reduce its reliance on temporary product intervention measures
Monday, 25/03/2019 | 10:46 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Regulation

AMF Adds Crypto and Wine Trading Scams to its Warning List

  • The French regulator says the companies have been offering their services without proper licensing.
Friday, 14/12/2018 | 11:21 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

AMF Blacklists Several FX, Binary Options, and Crypto Brokers

  • The one size fits all reasoning that the AMF gives is that these companies might be running scam operations.
Thursday, 13/12/2018 | 21:34 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
News

AMF Criticizes Tobacconists' Bitcoin Scheme

  • The French regulator said Keplerk is unregulated and its products are unsuited to retail investors.
Monday, 26/11/2018 | 10:02 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

Japan’s FSA Inks Deal with French Regulators to Promote Innovation

  • The FSA signed an agreement with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution.
Monday, 19/11/2018 | 11:19 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

France’s AMF Discloses Compliance Issues of Client Suitability Tests

  • To stay on top of compliance, financial services operators have to gain insights into the financial situation of their client.
Thursday, 18/10/2018 | 19:02 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

France's Financial Watchdog Blocklists New Group of Crypto Websites

  • European regulators are concerned that inexperienced traders suffer heavy losses on the underlying and derivative markets.
Thursday, 27/09/2018 | 16:32 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
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