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France Had Over 1.5 Million Active Stock Market Investors in 2022: AMF

  • The French market added about 195,000 new investors last year.
  • Equities were the most preferred investment instruments among investors.
Monday, 23/01/2023 | 12:03 GMT by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

French Regulator Unfolds Action Plan and Supervisory Themes for 2023

  • 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
CryptoCurrency

French Clients File Complaint against Binance over Crypto Promotions

  • The investors claimed they lost over €2.4M from the Terra-LUNA collapse.
  • Binance has denied the claim.
Monday, 26/12/2022 | 14:36 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
News

Crypto.com Secures Presence in France with New License

  • It has gained several other regulatory permissions over recent months.
  • Binance and eToro received the French license earlier.
Wednesday, 28/09/2022 | 10:42 GMT by Arnab Shome
CryptoCurrency

Israelis Suspected of Defrauding the French Treasury and Laundering the Money via Crypto

  • Millions of euros were illegally obtained from the French Treasury during the pandemic.
  • Arrests were made; England and Canada have approached the Israeli police for assistance.
Tuesday, 23/08/2022 | 13:41 GMT by Matti Williamson
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

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

The French Binance License: Is Paris Planning to Become Europe’s Crypto Hub?

  • Earlier this month, Binance became a fully regulated Digital Asset Service Provider in France.
  • However, analysts remain skeptical about the potential of Paris as a crypto leader in Europe.
Saturday, 21/05/2022 | 10:57 GMT by Bilal Jafar
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
Analysis

Forex in France. A Large Country, but a Small Number of Traders?

  • Around 38,000 retail traders from France were trading in leveraged OTC markets by June 2021.
  • The French market is similar to Germany, Italy and Spain: clients are very professional.
Wednesday, 20/04/2022 | 08:37 GMT by Damian Chmiel
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
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
Retail FX

France Added 1.1 Million Retail Investors over Last 3 Years

  • Demand in the retail investment market soared after the pandemic.
  • The number of equities transactions is hovering around the peak.
Friday, 14/01/2022 | 13:10 GMT by Arnab Shome
FinTech

Amundi Completes Acquisition of Lyxor

  • Amundi announced that it has completed acquisition of Lyxor
  • Societe Generale sold Lyxor in order to cut costs.
Friday, 31/12/2021 | 19:20 GMT by Nicholas Otieno
Brokers

German Broker FXFlat Expands into France

  • The broker was founded in 1997.
  • FXFlat is also operating in the Netherlands.
Friday, 24/12/2021 | 08:23 GMT by Arnab Shome
News

French, Swiss Central Banks Conclude Major CBDC Payments Test

  • The participants primarily tested the wholesale use of CBDC in cross-border transactions.
Thursday, 09/12/2021 | 07:03 GMT by Arnab Shome
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