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November 24, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

AMF holds consultations on changing rules governing future performance simulators

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has announced that wants to help guide investment professionals operating in France, while also protecting investors' investments and ensuring they have access to reliable information. Consequently, it is taking a closer look at the performance simulators firms are offering to private investors prior to providing advisory or investment services.…

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November 24, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

The Vinci share price tumble, AMF considers the consequences of a serious market dysfunction

Yesterday, following the circulation of false news releases disseminated by the press agencies, the Vinci share temporarily lost 18% during the day’s trading before making a rapid recovery. The false statement said the company would revise its 2015 and 2016 accounts after supposed accounting errors. In a response posted on its website, Vinci denied all…

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October 24, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

The French AMF warns the public about the Keystone Fund

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is warning French investors about the Keystone Fund. This Luxembourg alternative investment fund (AIF), which takes the form of a UCITS, is not authorised for sale in France. Keystone Fund is a Luxembourg alternative investment fund (AIF) known as a Specialized Investment Fund (SIF) and has two sections: KEYSTONE REAL…

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October 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

AMF warns against the activities of several websites and entities proposing Forex investments

The ACPR (Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution) and the AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) have published a list of new websites and entities offering investments on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market in France, without authorisation to do so. Here is the list of new websites recently identified: www.bloomcapitalmarkets.com / ORIGINAL MARKETS LTD www.ksftrade.com…

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September 29, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

The ACPR and the AMF are simplifying and speeding up licensing procedures in the context of BREXIT

As all players in the Paris financial market are gearing up for the challenges posed by Brexit, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) are getting ready to welcome British-based institutions that wish to locate their business in France. The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the…

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September 28, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

The AMF is launching AGILITY, a welcome program for management firms and FinTech companies based in the UK

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is pursuing its commitment to making the Paris financial market more appealing by launching AGILITY, a program devoted to guiding financial firms through the French authorisation process. It will provide a range of services, notably helping financial firms authorised in the UK set up in France. With 2WeekTicket pre-authorisation,…

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September 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

AMF issues a public warning against the activities of unauthorised websites offering binary options trading

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published a list of new websites offering binary options trading, for which no authorised investment services provider could be clearly identified. Here is the list of new websites recently identified: www.b4trade.com www.bosscapital.com www.brevan-invest.com www.limited-binary.com www.loyalbinary.com www.sc-options.com www.swiss-capitalinvest.com A list of all unauthorized sites to offer trading of binary options is…

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