Monthly and quarterly rankings of French equity funds
Which investment funds investing in French blue chips and small caps performed best last month and over three months? Discover our ranking based on Morningstar data. Finascope also lists the main net fund inflows by European asset management companies in ...
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Latest publications
The European Commission simplifies transparency rules for sustainable financial products (SFDR)
The European Commission has proposed a series of amendments to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the EU transparency framework for financial products with environmental or social objectives. The amendments are aimed at ...
Asset management : BDL Capital Management blasts the ACPR's “Value for Money” initiative
According to Bertrand Merveille, chief executive of the independent asset management company and industry spokesman on this controversial issue, the mechanism for monitoring the cost-to-value ratio of funds is ill-calibrated, illegal and penalises the French asset management industry ...
Philippe de Verdalle becomes manager of the Uzès Boscary Sélection fund
Uzès Gestion, the management company of Financière d'Uzès (€2 billion of assets under management), announces the appointment of Philippe de Verdalle as manager of the Uzès Boscary Sélection fund, which invests mainly in European small- and mid-cap stocks. His ...
Avis d'expert
Placement non garanti : définition réglementaire et obligations des acteurs
L’essor des actifs non cotés et la diversification des canaux de distribution confèrent une importance croissante au service de placement ...
Plus près des étoiles
Par Christophe Pouchoy, gérant d’Echiquier Space, La Financière de l’Échiquier (LFDE) Fabrication en microgravité, stations spatiales privées, données satellitaires… Le ...
Affaire Eternam : la requalification des club deals en FIA, un tournant majeur pour la régulation de la gestion d’actifs
Le 9 septembre 2025, la commission des sanctions de l'Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) a condamné la société de gestion ...
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 ...
Strategy
Less and less receptive to ESG rhetoric, savers want something local and concrete
Institutional investors continue to support the energy transition. However, the environmental and social dimensions remain marginal in the investment criteria of ...
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.
Regulation
The European Commission simplifies transparency rules for sustainable financial products (SFDR)
The European Commission has proposed a series of amendments to the Regulation on the publication of sustainable financial information ...
Asset management : BDL Capital Management blasts the ACPR's “Value for Money” initiative
According to Bertrand Merveille, Managing Director of the independent asset management company and industry spokesman on this controversial issue, ...
Non-guaranteed investment: regulatory definition and obligations of participants
The growth of unlisted assets and the diversification of distribution channels are giving increasing importance to the investment service ...
Less and less receptive to ESG rhetoric, savers want something local and concrete
Institutional investors continue to support the energy transition. However, the environmental and social dimensions remain marginal in the investment criteria of ...
ACPR and AMF help professionals to take account of customers' sustainability preferences
The ACPR and the AMF have jointly developed a pragmatic supervisory approach aimed at facilitating the effective application of regulatory requirements ...
Operation
Kaleon launches second IPO of the year in Paris
The Italian company, which specialises in managing the cultural heritage of Lake Maggiore, has announced a capital increase of at least ...
Real estate and cryptos: an unprecedented transaction without conversion into euros
Valued at over €500,000, the sale of a residential property combines payment in ether and stablecoin with ...
Several development institutions invest in Ardian's “nature” fund
Launched in September 2023, the Averrhoa NBS strategy is aimed at funding projects to restore forests, wetlands ...
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 ...
Innovation
Real estate and cryptos: an unprecedented transaction without conversion into euros
Valued at over €500,000, the sale of a residential property combines payment in ether and stablecoin with ...
“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...
Trend
Monthly and quarterly rankings of French equity funds
Which investment funds investing in French blue chips on the one hand, and small caps on the other, have made the biggest gains in ...
Bubble or no bubble: markets question AI, the CAC 40 flounders
The Paris Bourse's flagship index gave up 1.86 % on Tuesday, falling below 8000 points. As ...
Less and less receptive to ESG rhetoric, savers want something local and concrete
Institutional investors continue to support the energy transition. However, the environmental and social dimensions remain marginal in the investment criteria of ...
Initial public offerings: public support fails to revive the machine
Although not binding on management companies, public initiatives such as the Tibi funds or the fund of funds of ...
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 ...
Communiqués
La Commission européenne simplifie les règles de transparence pour les produits financiers durables (SFDR)
La Commission européenne a proposé une série de modifications du règlement sur la publication d'informations en matière de finance durable ...
L’ACPR et l’AMF accompagnent les professionnels dans la prise en compte des préférences de durabilité des clients
L’ACPR et l’AMF ont conjointement élaboré une approche de supervision pragmatique, visant à faciliter une application efficace des exigences réglementaires ...
Rapport sur la durabilité (CSRD) et devoir de vigilance (CS3D): les députés soutiennent la simplification
Les rapports sur la durabilité sont allégés et seulement obligatoires pour les plus grandes entreprises. Les obligations liées au devoir ...
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 ...
Appointments
Philippe de Verdalle becomes manager of the Uzès Boscary Sélection fund
Uzès Gestion, the management company of Financière d'Uzès (€2 billion in assets under management), announces the appointment of Philippe ...
LBP AM European Private Markets recruits Gaëlle Allet
LBP AM European Private Markets (€9.3 billion of funds raised at the end of June), the European private asset platform of ...
Gabrielle Capron, Senior Analyst at Crédit Mutuel Asset Management
Crédit Mutuel Asset Management, a company in the La Française group (Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale group), announces the arrival of Gabrielle Capron, 52 ...
Romain de Beco, Head of Distribution and Insurance for the French market at Natixis IM
Natixis Investment Managers (€1,300 billion in assets under management) has announced the appointment of Romain de Beco, 40, as ...
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 ...