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 ...
SUBSCRIBE and benefit from our complete offer:
- Follow our exclusive news, our decipherings, our in-depth interviews and our analyses on the financial markets and investments in Paris and in France
- Access all of our articles in French and English
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and activate real-time notifications
- Consult our archive of thousands of articles: a real working tool.
- Discover our subscription offers reserved for students and individuals with reduced VAT at 2.1%.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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, ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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.
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...