The MiFID 2 Project Leaders Group set up at end-2015 continued its work between May and July 2016, holding three thematic meetings on product governance and cost & expense reporting. It is currently preparing an implementation guide on product governance. ...
PRIIPs : Les associations professionnelles du secteur financier et d’épargnants unies pour la défense de l’information et de la protection des consommateurs français
AMAFI Annual General Meeting took place in Paris, 9 June 2016.
L’AMAFI et les Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie ont lancé le premier Cercle d’entreprises du monde de la finance désireuses de soutenir les projets de l’institution culturelle. Le Cercle Mécénat e...
On 10 February the European Commission proposed amendments to the MiFID 2 package and suggested a delay in its entry into force, initially intended for 3 January 2017. The delay has yet to be approved by the European Council and Parliament, which could also introd...
The new Market Abuse Regulation will come into force on 3 July. Some of the Level 2 measures, including the implementing regulations and the delegated regulation, were recently published in the OJEU. One of the main thrusts is the Implementing Technical Standards...
L’EFSA, European Forum of Securities Associations, regroupement informel des associations représentant les activités de marchés en Allemagne, Danemark, Espagne, France, Italie, Pologne, Royaume-Uni et Suède, s’est réu...
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) held its forty-first Annual Conference in Lima (Peru), from 9 to 12 May 2016. Alongside the public sessions, the International Council of Securities Associations (ICSA) held its annual round o...
The new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) came into effect on 3 July. After the last remaining Level 2 documents were released between March and June 2016, AMAFI published a briefing paper in mid-July on the main features of the new system (AMAFI / 16-32). AMAF...
The French government recently approved a draft legislative package (‘Sapin 2’) on transparency, the fight against corruption and economic modernisation. It incorporates numerous provisions relevant to financial market participants on which AMAFI was c...
