On January 13, 2022, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced that it and Quebec’s Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) have entered into an amended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the European Securities and...more
A number of regulators across the globe responded to recent market volatility by introducing temporary short selling bans and/or market restrictions. Such bans have since expired as of 18 May 2020. Other regulators (including...more
To mitigate the risks faced by French financial markets during this unprecedented period of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) announced on April 15, 2020, that it will...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has confirmed the renewal of the emergency restrictions on short selling and similar transactions by the Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) of Austria, the Financial Securities and...more
Further bans on all types of short selling have been extended by financial regulators in Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Italy and the UK (in respect of the shares identified by the Spanish and Italian regulators) and now...more
Le règlement (UE) n°2019/834 (EMIR Refit ou EMIR 2.1) publié au JOUE le 28 mai 2019 est entré en vigueur le 17 juin 2019. L'objectif majeur d’EMIR Refit est de limiter l'application du règlement (UE) n°648/2012 (EMIR) aux...more
Implementation of AMF position 2019-03 on "certain aspects of the MiFID II adequacy requirements" - The AMF position DOC-2019-03 incorporates the ESMA guidance on "certain aspects of the MiFID II adequacy requirements"...more
Money Market Funds - The AMF published a guide describing the main impacts of the application of the MMF Regulation, as well as the details of the authorization procedures specific to such money market funds, notably...more
Monitoring of promotional documentation: the AMF changes its approach regarding various financial products for private individuals - The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the AMF, the French financial markets authority)...more
MiFID II update - The Autorité des Marchés Financiers continues to update its doctrine following the entry into force of MiFID II. As a result, on 26 June, the AMF published updated versions of 14 of its positions,...more
UCITS/AIFs’ Share Classes and Hedging - Pursuant to the ESMA Opinion n° 34-43-296 relating to share classes of UCITS, the AMF updated its regulations and doctrine with respect to the hedging possible when a fund (or a...more
Proposals to make French funds more attractive for international marketing - A working group set up by Euroclear France, Ailancy, professional associations and different actors of the asset management industry, presented...more
AMF Consultations - Corporate Finance Advice and Intermediation in Miscellaneous Assets - The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the “AMF”, the French financial markets authority) has recently launched two public...more
MIF 2 Directive – AMF Guide - The AMF published a guide on the implementation of the MIF 2 Directive. The document is drafted as a Q&A on several issues with respect to the implementation of the MIF 2 Directive, subject...more
Update of the AMF Doctrine on French Professional Specialized Funds - The AMF updated its Instruction n° 2012-06 specifying the rules to be followed (i) for the drafting of the prospectus of a French Professional...more
AFG and Amafi's Response to ESMA on MiFID II/MiFIR - The AFG, (Association Française de Gestion), the association representing French management companies, replied to ESMA’s consultation paper on MiFID II and MIFIR on 2...more