The usefulness of securitization as a source of financing

Six years after the European securitization regulation came into force, the European supervisory authorities are calling for ...
/ Avis d'expert, Regulation

Private equity returns and fees: AMF publishes comprehensive study

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers has examined the performance of unlisted retail asset funds. Total fund inflows ...
/ Regulation, Strategy, Trend

ESMA clarifies the qualification of crypto-assets as financial instruments

By Sébastien Praicheux, member of the Paris Bar, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, associate lecturer at the University ...
/ Avis d'expert, Regulation

“Chez Euronext, il y a un vrai problème de prise en compte de l’avis des actionnaires”

For the second year running, the stock market operator's shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) overwhelmingly rejected ...
/ Regulation, Strategy

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

Created by Ordinance no. 2024-662 of July 3, 2024, the Société de Libre Partenariat Spéciale ("SLPS") is a new type of ...
/ Avis d'expert, Regulation

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

On March 19, the European Commission unveiled its strategy for an "Investment and Savings Union". The stated aim is to ...
/ Avis d'expert, Regulation
Frank Martin Laprade

AMF vs OCABSA: do the ends justify the means?

The AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers), which regularly warns of the alleged dangers of hybrid bonds such as OCABSA ...
/ Avis d'expert, Regulation

NAV financing, a growing trend

Highly developed in the United States, net asset value (NAV) financing - financing based on NAV (net asset value) - ...
/ Avis d'expert, Regulation

Unlisted assets: AMF targets Eltif funds' sales pitches

The regulator reiterates the importance of clear information for funds invested in unlisted assets and distributed to the general public ...
/ Regulation, Trend

L’émission des EMT et des ART sous MiCA, comparaison et conditions

Depuis le 30 juin 2024, l’émission des stablecoins dans l’Union européenne est strictement encadrée par le règlement MiCA. Deux catégories ...
/ Avis d'expert, Regulation