Every week, Finascope publishes opinion pieces and columns by local experts: solicitors, lawyers, market specialists and economists. These contributions provide useful and accurate insights into financial trends, economic data and regulatory developments. Here are the ten most-read expert opinions from the past year. And while you wait for the next legal column, coming tomorrow, Finascope wishes you a very happy 2026!  

AMF vs OCABSA: do the ends justify the means?

Eternam case: the reclassification of club deals as FIAs, a major turning point for the regulation of asset management

Club Deals and other FIAs: qualification and liability issues

Cross-border fund distribution: the European Commission raises questions, but limits remain

Société de Libre Partenariat Spéciale: a new investment vehicle under French law 

Non-guaranteed investment: regulatory definition and obligations of participants

Takeover bid by a controlling shareholder and delisting: a CJEU ruling could change the rules of the game

ESMA clarifies the qualification of crypto-assets as financial instruments

Pledging of crypto-assets enshrined in the French Monetary and Financial Code