Tag: Autorité des Marchés Financiers

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January 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

The AMF warns on the product VIAGEFI 6 LIMITED

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning French investors about VIAGEFI 6 LIMITED. This English alternative investment fund (AIF) is not authorised for sale in France. VIAGEFI 6 LIMITED has been offered to French investors, in many cases via financial investment advisers (FIA). However, this fund, which is an AIF (alternative investment fund) authorised…

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January 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

New member admitted to AMF Board

The French Minister of Finance has appointed a new member to the decision-making body of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). By way of an order dated 26 December 2016 (and published in the Official Journal on 3 January 2017), the French Minister of Finance has appointed Muriel Faure to the AMF Board because of…

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January 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AMF warns about proposals to invest in diamonds

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public about proposals to invest in diamonds. Seemingly highly attractive, and often presented as a safe investment, these proposals make glowing promises of exceptional and even unrealistic returns. The AMF is calling on individual investors to exercise the greatest vigilance. The AMF is observing a strong…

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January 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AMF lauches a consultation on modifications to its general regulation

The Autorité des Marches Financiers (AMF) is launching a public consultation, running until 31 January 2011, on the modifications to some of the provisions in its General Regulation. The intermediation in miscellaneous property system concerns two types of transactions: proposals in the form of advertising and direct marketing inviting individuals to subscribe to life annuities…

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December 01, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

The AMF consults on the conditions for implementing redemption gates on open-end funds

The possibility of providing redemption gates, which is currently offered to funds of alternative funds, professional investment funds and real-estate collective investment undertakings, has been extended by a provision of the “Sapin II” bill. It is now up to the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) to determine the cases and conditions under which asset management…

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November 30, 2016 BY admin

Québec financial regulator adds 12 binary options websites to warning list

Once again, the Autorité des marchés financiers (the AMF) the organization responsible for financial regulation in the Canadian province of Québec is sounding the alarm and alerting Québec consumers to the dangers of unauthorized binary options websites. The AMF wishes to stress that no business is currently authorized to market or offer binary options in…

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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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