Regulation / Strategy

New legal tools, AI: the AMF flexes its supervision strategy

The Chair of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, unveiled the AMF's priorities at a press conference....

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14 January 2026

Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani (AMF)

Press release / Regulation

The AMF sets out its 2026 priorities for deeper, safer and more resilient financial markets that are open to innovation

Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani set the course for the year at her New Year's address to the press: the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)...

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13 January 2026

(Credit: AMF)

Expert opinion / Regulation

Securitisation at the service of data centres?

Data centre construction projects around the world, particularly in the United States and Europe, have now reached...

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13 January 2026

Clément Vandevooghel (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP)

Regulation / Strategy

“The system is not designed for independent asset managers”.”

A year ago, Claire Bourgeois launched Alpha Conseils Co, a wealth management advisor (CGP) whose mission is to...

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13 January 2026

Regulation / Strategy

European supervision: ESG rating agencies enter a new era

From this year, providers of extra-financial ratings operating in the European Union (EU) will be supervised by Esma. This...

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9 January 2026

Julia Haake, Commercial Director of EthiFinance and President of Easra, the European federation of ESG rating agencies.

Regulation

Cheval Blanc Patrimoine has reached an administrative composition agreement with the AMF

Established on 3 September, the settlement was made public before the Christmas holidays. Without admitting his guilt,...

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8 January 2026

Expert opinion / Regulation

Human intervention versus artificial intelligence in the financial sector

Faced with the rise of artificial intelligence, financial players must adapt their governance to reconcile automation with...

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6 January 2026

Press release / Regulation

The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctions M Capital Partners and its directors

In its decision of 31 December 2025, the Enforcement Committee imposed sanctions on M Capital...

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5 January 2026

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Regulation / Trend

The TOP 10 most read expert opinions in 2025 on Finascope

Every week, Finascope publishes opinion pieces and columns by local experts: solicitors, lawyers, market specialists and...

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5 January 2026

Expert opinion / Regulation

Non-guaranteed investment: regulatory definition and obligations of participants

The growth of unlisted assets and the diversification of distribution channels are making investment services increasingly important...

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2 January 2026

Valentine Baudouin (Regvantage)