ESAP Regulation
The European Single Access Point (ESAP) Regulation provides for the creation of a single access point for the financial and […]
Product governance & ESG
With MiFID II provisions on integrating sustainability factors into product governance requirements (Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1269) becoming applicable by 22 […]
MiFID II Review
MiFIR – AMAFI’s priorities As part of ongoing European work on the MiFIR review, AMAFI Chairman Stéphane Giordano, accompanied by […]
Small-Business Financing – Listing Act
AMAFI teamed up with the French Association of Securities Professionals (AFTI) and the French Banking Federation (FBF) to respond to […]
Eurofi Forum, Paris, 23-25 February 2022
AMAFI attended the Eurofi Forum in Paris on 23-25 February. It was represented by Chairman Stéphane Giordano, Director of European […]
Listing Act
AMAFI, together with AFTI and FBF, responded to the European Commission's consultation on the listing act, which aims to make […]
Which distribution model for retail investors?
The European directive on markets in financial instruments known as "MiFID II" now imposes strict conditions on the collection by […]
Anti-money laundering – ACPR guidelines
In late December, the ACPR published the final version of its revised guidelines on customer identification, ID verification and KYC […]
ICSA Interim Meeting, 1 December 2021
On 1 December, the International Council of Securities Associations (ICSA), to which AMAFI belongs, met with Martin Moloney, Secretary General […]
IOSCO Annual Meeting and ICSA meetings, 8-16 November 2021
The 2021 annual meeting of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and […]
Liquidity contracts – Accepted market practice
As planned, following a two-year observation period, the French securities regulator, AMF, conducted an overall review of the accepted market […]
Commodities – Position limits
ESMA held a consultation earlier this year on technical standards for position limits in commodity derivatives markets. AMAFI said in […]