Expert opinion / Regulation

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

On 9 September 2025, the Enforcement Committee of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) ordered the asset management company...

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30 December 2025 à 04:13

Arnaud Touati (Hashtag Avocats)

Innovation

AI and financial markets: Polytechnique and Ensae create a new master's degree in Paris

Designed to meet the growing needs of financial institutions for hybrid profiles, the MaQI master's programme aims to train experts capable of...

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29 December 2025 at 07:36

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Regulation

Sanctions imposed on Eternam and Altaroc: the AMF strikes hard against kickbacks

By imposing heavy fines on two asset management companies, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has reopened the debate on the...

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26 December 2025 at 09:59

Regulation

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,...

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24 December 2025 at 00:11

Bertrand Merveille (BDL Capital Management)

Innovation / Strategy

Banque de France and Euroclear to switch short-term debt to blockchain 

[Finascope exclusive] The "Pythagoras" project, which is being carried out on the NEU CP market, marks the first large-scale...

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23 December 2025 at 00:07

Emmanuelle Assouan (Banque de France)

Trend

Asset management: what were the inflows in Europe in November?

Which management companies recorded the largest inflows or outflows in Europe last month?…

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19 December 2025 à 07:24

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Trend

Private equity: over 500,000 jobs created in five years, according to France Invest and EY

Two studies by France Invest and EY, completed in the 2024 financial year, highlight the positive social impact of private equity. Jobs...

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19 December 2025 à 07:17

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Press release / Regulation

The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctions Caceis Bank for breaches of its professional obligations

In its decision of 17 December 2025, the Enforcement Committee imposed a sanction on CACEIS Bank...

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18 December 2025 at 18:27

Press release

ECB leaves interest rates unchanged and raises growth forecasts

The Governing Council decided today to leave the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. Its...

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18 December 2025 at 14:47

Christine Lagarde (ECB)

Press release / Regulation

Retail investment strategy: Council and Parliament reach agreement

The Council and the European Parliament have agreed on an updated framework for retail investment aimed at improving the quality of...

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18 December 2025 at 08:48