IPO: Rising Stone attempts to turn the page on a dismal primary market
The luxury property developer is launching the first IPO of the year in Paris, for around €30 million. Only two IPOs took place in 2025. Rising Stone, creator and builder of luxury real estate, is launching the first IPO of the year in Paris on Euronext Growth. The ...
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ECB leaves key rates unchanged
The Governing Council today decided to leave the ECB's three key interest rates unchanged. Its updated assessment confirms once again that inflation should stabilise at its target of 2 % over the medium term...
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Louis d'Arvieu, Chairman of Amiral Gestion
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Avis d'expert
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Strategy
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“I'm calling for a value for money freeze”.”
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Fundcraft opens an office in Paris
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Regulation
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AI already widely adopted by financial market players
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Why financial advisors love structured products
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Insurers relegate regulatory risk to second place
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Operation
IPO: Rising Stone attempts to turn the page on a dismal primary market
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Private equity: platforms open up the US market to private clients
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An “industrial investment fund” to capture French savings?
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Asset managers want to mobilise savings in the service of sovereignty
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Innovation
AI and financial markets: Polytechnique and Ensae create a new master's degree in Paris
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Banque de France and Euroclear to switch short-term debt to blockchain
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Crypto-assets: traditional finance adapts to demand from private individuals
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Private IPOs: towards a hybrid market between the stock market and private equity?
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Trend
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Private equity: a measured revival in confidence
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Yomoni benefits from the growing popularity of ETFs
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Communiqués
La BCE laisse ses taux directeurs inchangés
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La Commission des sanctions de l’AMF sanctionne Makor Securities et son dirigeant
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L’AMF renouvelle ses commissions consultatives
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L’AMF fixe ses priorités 2026 pour des marchés financiers plus profonds, sûrs et résilients, et ouverts à l’innovation
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Appointments
Louis d'Arvieu, Chairman of Amiral Gestion
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Three new hires at Weinberg Capital Partners
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Yanis Ben Slimene, Head of Operations at Adan
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Dimitry Debenay, Managing Director of Finance Innovation
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Emmanuelle Assouan, Secretary General of the ACPR, Xavier Debrun, Chief Economist at the Banque de France
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