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DeFi Regulatory Developments in France: AMF Publishes Summary of Responses on DeFi Regulatory Approach

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the financial markets regulator in France, has published a summary report on the regulatory issues surrounding decentralized finance (DeFi). The AMF has published the feedback it...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

L’Autorité des marchés financiers publie sa Ligne directrice sur la gestion des risques liés aux changements climatiques

Le 4 juillet 2024, l’Autorité des marchés financiers (l’« Autorité ») a publié la Ligne directrice sur la gestion des risques liés aux changements climatiques (la « Ligne directrice »). Cette dernière vise à renforcer la...more

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The Long Arm of Canadian Securities Laws: Supreme Court Confirms Cross-Border Reach of Securities Enforcement

In its recent decision, Sharp v Autorité des marchés financiers, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) upheld the jurisdiction of Québec’s Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal (FMAT)—a specialized provincial securities...more

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Foundational Regulation: UK Competition & Markets Authority Outlines Vision for Competition Regulation of AI Foundation Models

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On September 18, 2023 the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published its initial report regarding competition and consumer protection issues implicated by artificial intelligence (“AI”) foundation models (the “CMA...more

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The French Financial Markets Authority Takes a Stand on Climate Resolutions through Shareholder Dialogue

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On 8 March 2023, the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des Marchés Financiers – AMF) issued a statement on the management of environmental and climate-related concerns within the framework of shareholder dialogue....more

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International Bodies Confirm Application of Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures to Systemically Important Stablecoin...

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures have published guidance on the application of the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures to...more

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The French Financial Markets Authority has reaffirmed its strict interpretation of what constitutes reverse solicitation

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French Financial Markets Authority, Enforcement Committee (Commission des sanctions), Decision No. 4 dated 26 April 2022 (SAN-2022-05) The Enforcement Committee of the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulations (SFDR) Are Now Applicable

Financial market participants and advisers in the EU now need to comply with the ESG disclosure regime. The key terms of the SFDR are applicable on 11 March 2021. Financial firms will have entity level and financial...more

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Short selling bans and market restrictions – Considerations for investors (Updated June 2020)

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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

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Austria, Belgium, France, Greece and Spain Extend Short Selling Ban Until 18 May 2020

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

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EU Short Selling Bans Prolonged

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

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State of the Markets – Speech by Mark Steward

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On 6 February 2020, Mark Steward, Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), spoke at the 19th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe. His speech,...more

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