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06/04/2018

MIF 2 – Gouvernance Produit & Marché Cible – Publication du Q&A de l'European MiFID Template (EMT)

Le 21 novembre dernier l’AMAFI avait mis à disposition de ses adhérents le document de questions-réponses (Q&A) explicitant les modalités d’alimentation et d’interprétation des données renseign&eacute...

26/03/2018

PRIIPs

The entry into force of PRIIPs on 1 January 2018 has generated worrying issues for AMAFI’s members, manufacturers and distributors alike. The methodology used to draft KIDs (key information documents) in accordance with the regulation frequently leads to ove...

26/03/2018

The marketing of CFDs and binary options

In mid-February the International Organization of Securities Commissions, IOSCO, launched a consultation report proposing policy measures to protect investors of OTC leveraged products (CFDs and binary options). Seven proposals were selected, informed in particula...

26/03/2018

Public listing for SMEs

In late 2017 the European Commission launched a consultation on the creation of a proportionate regulatory environment to support SME IPOs. AMAFI stressed the importance of removing certain obstacles to the listing of SMEs, stemming primarily from administrative c...

26/01/2018

MiFID 2

MiFID 2 The MiFID 2 framework's entry into application on 3 January has not resulted in any major difficulties, at least for now. AMAFI continues to work on various aspects, while widening its scope to look at a broader spectrum of issues. Paying for re...

25/01/2018

Le renforcement du contrôle des marchés après la crise était nécessaire

Accédez à l'interview de Pierre de Lauzun (Amafi) : « Le renforcement du contrôle des marchés après la crise était nécessaire » http://www.magazine-decideurs.com/news/le-renforcement-du-controle-des-m...

25/01/2018

"MIF2 va modifier les structures des marchés"

Accédez à l'Interview de Stéphane Giordano "MIF2 va modifier les structures de marchés"  http://www.agefi.fr/financements-marches/actualites/hebdo/20180125/mif-2-va-modifier-structures-marches-237456 …

25/01/2018
25/01/2018

Prudential framework for investment firms

In mid-December, the European Commission published a legislative proposal on the prudential requirements and supervision of investment firms in the Union. Comprising a directive and a regulation, the proposal aims to improve the oversight of investment firms by ad...

25/01/2018

Initial coin offerings (ICOs)

AMAFI teamed up with LabEx ReFi, a financial regulation research centre, to prepare feedback to the public consultation on initial coin offerings (ICOs) launched by the AMF in late October (AMAFI / 18-02). In sharing their thoughts on the framework for ICOs, which...