Innovation / Regulation

Crypto-assets, the new financing vector for jihadist terrorism

The growing use of crypto-assets is one of the trends identified in Tracfin's latest annual report on money laundering...

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11 October 2023

Press release / Regulation

MEPs approve standard defining green bonds

 Issuers complying with the standard commit to adopting green transition plans. The rules also apply to reviewers...

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9 October 2023

Regulation

SFDR: asset managers fear prolonged uncertainty

The new version of the regulations governing the publication of sustainable information in the financial sector may only be implemented...

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9 October 2023

Philippe Setbon (AFG)

Appointment / Regulation

Budget 2024: the AMF obtains a further increase in its workforce

The Finance Bill provides for 5 additional recruitments at the regulator for sustainable finance missions...

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6 October 2023

Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani (President of the AMF) and Sébastien Raspiller, her future General Secretary.

Regulation / Strategy

"The choice of Paris would be an opportunity for the European Union"

In December 2022, the government entrusted Robert Ophèle, former chairman of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), with the responsibility...

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4 October 2023

Chairman of the Autorité des Normes Comptables (ANC), Robert Ophèle was Deputy Governor of the Banque de France, Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) and then Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF).

Expert opinion / Regulation

The delicate art of sustainable information

CSRD, SFDR, the recent news on these two pillars of the green finance action plan shows the difficulties of providing...

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19 September 2023

Regulation / Strategy

At the Convergences Forum, impact finance seeks new paths

Shock therapy or small touches, the speakers at a round table discussed ways of moving finance...

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6 September 2023

Appointment / Regulation

Sébastien Raspiller to replace Benoît de Juvigny at AMF

The current Secretary General of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers announced his retirement at the asset management summer university...

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1 September 2023

Regulation / Trend

"5 % of Section 9 funds comply with regulations"

Despite the spate of Section 8 downgrades, only 36 "dark green" funds out of a sample of 652 have...

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August 7, 2023

Hortense Bioy (Morningstar): "In fact, there is nothing comparable between Article 9 funds.

Regulation / Strategy

Consolidated tape: battle for the future of European markets

At the heart of the Capital Markets Union project, the "consolidated tape" opposes two camps. Some argue that it is a matter of...

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August 3, 2023

Giulia Pecce (AFME): "We believe that the consolidated tape will be beneficial for the market as a whole and for investors"