For several years, the AMF has focused its attention on exposing the danger posed to retail investors by highly speculative products such as forex and binary options trading. In addition to calls for public awareness campaigns, the regulator introduced and now commends the measure included in the “Sapin II” law to ban electronic advertising for…
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UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) just shared its opinion on the impact of new requirements from the AMF, a supervisor of IG's activities, on the advertising of its products in France. Following the passing of the Sapin 2 law at the end of 2016, the general rulebook of the AMF has now been…
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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public about proposals to invest in diamonds. Seemingly highly attractive, and often presented as a safe investment, these proposals make glowing promises of exceptional and even unrealistic returns. The AMF is calling on individual investors to exercise the greatest vigilance. The AMF is observing a strong…
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The Cypress Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced that AirFinance Ltd, a company under CySEC supervision that provides investment services through the websites www.ytftradeltd.com, www.investing-area.com, www.buzztrade.com, www.binaryroyal.com and www.cfdroyal.com has decided to renounce its authorisation. The authorization of AirFinance Pro Ltd was suspended on 17 June 2016, and the company has informed on 9…
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The Autorité des Marches Financiers (AMF) is launching a public consultation, running until 31 January 2011, on the modifications to some of the provisions in its General Regulation. The intermediation in miscellaneous property system concerns two types of transactions: proposals in the form of advertising and direct marketing inviting individuals to subscribe to life annuities…
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France's financial regulator the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has launched a formal open consultation on its plan to regulate Corporate Finance Advisory services providers. The AMF announced that it is reviewing the opportunity of intervening in the regulation of entities that advise businesses on company mergers and acquisitions (or M&A), business transfers, external growth…
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The AMF is publishing a list of new websites offering binary options trading, for which no authorized investment services provider could be clearly identified. Here is the list of new websites recently identified: www.atos-limited.co.uk www.boursotrad.com www.brookfield99.com www.chs-fnds.com www.colonus-hedging.com www.comexpartners.com www.lesoptionsduweb.com www.londonglobalmarkets.com www.tradobourse.com www.silverbinary.com A list of all unauthorized sites to offer trading of binary options…
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The AMF and the ACPR just published a list of new websites and entities offering investments on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market in France, without authorisation to do so. Here is the list of new websites recently identified: - www.financikatrade.com / FINANCIKA (SHARP TRADING) LTD - www.gninvest-ag.com / usurpation de GN INVEST AG -…
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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has warned French investors against marketing material issued by BLUE STONE LTD via several web sites proposing offers to invest in diamonds. BLUE STONE LTD, whose head office is located at 3rd Floor, 120 Baker Street, London, England, W1U 6TU, proposes offers to investors residing in France to invest…
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The possibility of providing redemption gates, which is currently offered to funds of alternative funds, professional investment funds and real-estate collective investment undertakings, has been extended by a provision of the “Sapin II” bill. It is now up to the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) to determine the cases and conditions under which asset management…
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