Anti-money laundering: Tracfin overwhelmed by suspicious transaction reports

At the third edition of the forum organised by the body responsible for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism, Tracfin and the ACPR took the view that the quality of declarations should take precedence over their quantity. Particular emphasis was placed on crypto-assets, where the risk is deemed to be “very high”, at a time when ...
/ Regulation, Trend, Featured

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Latest publications

Mutual funds: distribution accounts for almost 50% of costs borne by investors

Esma (the European Securities and Markets Authority) has published a study on UCITS and hedge fund fees in Europe. The report highlights the very high level of trailer fees and the wide disparity in costs between Member States, in a context of ...
/ Regulation

The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctions a financial investment adviser and its two directors

In its decision of 5 November 2025, the Enforcement Committee imposed pecuniary penalties of €300,000, €200,000 and €2 million respectively on Carat GP and its directors, Jimmy Guinet and Sébastien Renaud ...
/ Press release, Regulation

Ombeline Michallet, Quantitative Manager at Crédit Mutuel Asset Management

Crédit Mutuel Asset Management, the asset management company of the La Française group (160 billion in assets under management and 1,000 employees), has announced the appointment of Ombeline Michallet, 30, to the quantitative management team, responsible for supporting the development of ...
/ Appointment

Avis d'expert

Liberté d’expression politique et abus de marché : la CJUE invitée à arbitrer entre débat public et protection des émetteurs

Dans une décision à venir aux forts enjeux, la juridiction européenne doit déterminer le niveau de protection accordé aux responsables ...
/ Avis d'expert, Règlementation

Du sommet à la côte : investir dans un tourisme à la croisée des chemins

Entre adaptation climatique et quête de sens, le tourisme se redéfinit. Pour les investisseurs responsables, ce secteur en mutation offre ...
/ Avis d'expert, Partenariat
Frank Martin Laprade

De l’importance du vocabulaire en matière quasi-pénale

En 2021, la Commission des sanctions de l'AMF (Autorité des marchés financiers) avait infligé à une société allemande et à ...
/ Avis d'expert, Règlementation

Le Conseil constitutionnel valide la taxe GAFA : quelles implications pour les investisseurs?

Le Conseil constitutionnel, dans sa décision n° 2025-1157 QPC du 12 septembre 2025, a jugé conforme à la Constitution la ...
/ Avis d'expert, Règlementation

Loi nouvelle et recouvrement de créances

Dans un arrêt rendu le 10 septembre 2025, la Cour de cassation a clarifié les conditions d’application de la loi ...
/ Avis d'expert, Règlementation
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Strategy

Will the “Students Challenge” participants overcome their behavioural biases?

Natixis IM is inviting international students to take part in the sixth edition of its investment management ...
/ Operation, Strategy

“There is nothing to stop a Tibi fund investing 100% in US equities”.”

[Finascope interview] Jacques-Aurélien, co-head of equity management at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management and manager of the Big Data fund, ...
/ Innovation, Strategy

Infrastructure confirms its appeal in an uncertain environment

The ninth edition of Paris Infraweek takes place from 3 to 7 November. The recent fund-raising by ...
/ Strategy, Trend

MP Eric Ciotti proposes allowing crypto-assets to be held in PEAs

The chairman of the UDR, allied with the Rassemblement National, has tabled a bill to bring France into the European Union.
/ Innovation, Strategy

Fundsight opens a branch in Paris

Rebranded last June, the former Lemanik Asset Management intends to strengthen its presence in France, to support French institutional investors and asset managers ...
/ Strategy
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Regulation

Anti-money laundering: Tracfin overwhelmed by suspicious transaction reports

At the third edition of the forum organised by the anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism ...
/ Regulation, Trend, Featured

Mutual funds: distribution accounts for almost 50% of costs borne by investors

Esma (the European Securities and Markets Authority) has published a study on UCITS and hedge fund fees in Europe ...
/ Regulation

The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctions a financial investment adviser and its two directors

In its decision of 5 November 2025, the Enforcement Committee imposed a fine on Carat GP and its directors, Messrs ...
/ Press release, Regulation

Climate transition: “France is not one of the most advanced European countries”.”

With COP30 due to kick off next week in Belem, Brazil, Ethifinance has conducted a survey of 2767 companies ...
/ Regulation, Trend

Freedom of political expression and market abuse: the CJEU asked to arbitrate between public debate and protection of issuers

In a forthcoming high-stakes ruling, the European Court of Justice will determine the level of protection afforded to ...
/ Avis d'expert, Regulation
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Operation

Will the “Students Challenge” participants overcome their behavioural biases?

Natixis IM is inviting international students to take part in the sixth edition of its investment management ...
/ Operation, Strategy

IVO Capital Partners launches a new litigation financing fund

IVO Legal Strategies Fund IV is targeting €150 million in assets under management and the financing of 40 different types of litigation. Entrepreneur Invest launches ...
/ Operation

“We are in great demand from other European development banks”

Finascope interviewed Gorka Gonzalez Garcia, who attended the LPEA Insights event in Luxembourg on Thursday. The head of the retail business ...
/ Operation, Strategy

No direct bitcoin, but a blockchain fund: Suravenir adjusts its offering

Crédit Mutuel Arkea's subsidiary refers to the Global Blockchain Equity fund managed by Tobam, while bitcoin ...
/ Operation, Strategy

Private equity: Magellim completes its range with an evergreen fund of funds

The Group, which is stepping up its diversification into private equity, has also just announced the launch of two new impact funds ...
/ Operation, Strategy
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Innovation

“There is nothing to stop a Tibi fund investing 100% in US equities”.”

[Finascope interview] Jacques-Aurélien, co-head of equity management at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management and manager of the Big Data fund, ...
/ Innovation, Strategy

The Eurosystem launches the next stage of the digital euro project

The new phase involves completing the technical preparations for the launch of the first issue. If ...
/ Press release, Innovation

MP Eric Ciotti proposes allowing crypto-assets to be held in PEAs

The chairman of the UDR, allied with the Rassemblement National, has tabled a bill to bring France into the European Union.
/ Innovation, Strategy

Lise inaugurates Europe's first tokenised stock exchange

Co-founded at the end of 2017 and headed by Mark Kepeneghian, Lightning Stock Exchange (Lise) has just obtained its authorisation from the ACPR in the...
/ Innovation, Regulation

SG-Forge is stepping up initiatives to promote its stablecoins

Société Générale's digital assets subsidiary is strengthening its partnership with Bitpanda in decentralised finance. There ...
/ Innovation, Strategy
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Trend

Anti-money laundering: Tracfin overwhelmed by suspicious transaction reports

At the third edition of the forum organised by the anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism ...
/ Regulation, Trend, Featured

Climate transition: “France is not one of the most advanced European countries”.”

With COP30 due to kick off next week in Belem, Brazil, Ethifinance has conducted a survey of 2767 companies ...
/ Regulation, Trend

Individuals remain very active on the markets in the third quarter of 2025

The number of equity investors remained at a high level in the last quarter, while ETF activity ...
/ Press release, Trend

Infrastructure confirms its appeal in an uncertain environment

The ninth edition of Paris Infraweek takes place from 3 to 7 November. The recent fund-raising by ...
/ Strategy, Trend

Commodities: between risk hedging and speculative boom

Natural resources and precious metals are regaining their place in investment strategies, buoyed by solid fundamentals and the ...
/ Trend
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Communiqués

La Commission des sanctions de l’AMF sanctionne un conseiller en investissements financiers et ses deux dirigeants

Dans sa décision du 5 novembre 2025, la Commission des sanctions a infligé à Carat GP et ses dirigeants, MM ...
/ Communiqué, Règlementation

Les particuliers restent très actifs sur les marchés au troisième trimestre 2025

Ce dernier trimestre, le nombre d’investisseurs en actions s’est maintenu à un niveau élevé, tandis que l’activité sur les ETF ...
/ Communiqué, Tendance

La BCE laisse ses taux directeurs inchangés

Le Conseil des gouverneurs a décidé ce jour de laisser inchangés les trois taux d’intérêt directeurs de la BCE. L’inflation ...
/ Communiqué

L’Eurosystème ouvre la prochaine étape du projet d’euro numérique

La nouvelle phase consiste à mener à bien les préparatifs techniques en vue du lancement de la première émission. Si ...
/ Communiqué, Innovation

Sanctions et transactions : l’AMF enregistre les montants les plus élevés en Europe en 2024

Selon le deuxième rapport consolidé de l’Autorité européenne des marchés financiers (ESMA) sur les sanctions et les transactions, l’AMF se ...
/ Communiqué, Règlementation
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Appointments

Ombeline Michallet, Quantitative Manager at Crédit Mutuel Asset Management

Crédit Mutuel Asset Management, the asset management company of the La Française group (160 billion in assets under management and 1,000 employees), has announced ...
/ Appointment

Patrick Archer leaves BlackRock for Broadridge

Patrick Archer has been appointed head of buy-side sales at Broadridge Financial Solutions for France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and ...
/ Appointment

Nawale Aoutar, Director of Partnerships at Archinvest

Archinvest, the digital platform providing access to unlisted assets, has announced the arrival of Nawale Aoutar as Director of Partnerships. She will ...
/ Appointment

Guillaume Brusson joins Sanso Longchamp AM

Sanso Longchamp Asset Management (€3 billion in assets under management) has announced the arrival of Guillaume Brusson, to manage and develop the ...
/ Appointment

Eron Angjele joins Banque Delubac, now a MiCA-accredited bank

On the occasion of obtaining its MiCA (Markets in Crypto-assets) authorisation, Banque Delubac & Cie announces the recruitment of Eron ...
/ Appointment
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