Insurance & Pensions regulatory updates from France.
Annual report Savings protection Marketing Retail investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment has published its 2024 Annual Report
Sustainable Finance Periodic & ongoing disclosures Corporate Sustainability Reporting directive (CSRD): EFRAG and the European Commission publish implementation guidance and FAQs
The AMF publication announces implementation guidance and FAQs on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) released by EFRAG and the European Commission, aimed at clarifying reporting standards under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). This matters for compliance professionals as it provides actionable tools to meet expanded sustainability disclosure requirements, ensuring audit-ready reporting amid phased rollouts and third-party assurance mandates. It supports harmonized EU-wide compliance for nearly 50,000 companies, enhancing data comparability and investor transparency. #
Annual report Savings protection Marketing Retail investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment has published its 2023 Annual Report
Asset management Pan-European Personal Pension Products: the AMF complies with EIOPA guidelines
Annual report Savings protection Marketing Financial products Retail investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment publishes its 2022 annual report
Markets Periodic & ongoing disclosures The AMF has requested the suspension of ORPEA's financial instruments
On October 24, 2022, France's Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) suspended all financial instruments (shares, debt securities, and related instruments) issued by ORPEA S.A., a major European care homes operator, pending disclosure of material information under the European Market Abuse Regulation. This enforcement action reflects serious governance and disclosure failures at a publicly listed company facing allegations of operational malpractice and undisclosed financial difficulties.
Regulatory developments Europe & international Sustainable Finance Periodic & ongoing disclosures AMF's response to the EFRAG consultation on the draft European sustainability reporting standards
The AMF's position paper responds to EFRAG's 2022 public consultation on the first set of draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the CSRD, welcoming their ambition on ESG topics and double materiality while urging proportionality, international interoperability, materiality focus, and alignment with EU laws like SFDR. This matters for compliance professionals as it shapes final ESRS, influencing mandatory sustainability disclosures for EU firms and financial market participants from 2024 onward, with potential simplifications affecting reporting burdens. https://www.amf-france.org/en/news-publications/news/amfs-response-efrag-consultation-draft-european-sustainability-reporting-standards #
Annual report Savings protection Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment publishes its 2021 annual report
Europe & international Sustainable Finance Asset management The AMF invites providers, users and rated entities to respond to ESMA's Call for evidence on the ESG rating market in Europe
The AMF is urging French stakeholders—ESG rating providers, users, and rated entities—to respond to ESMA's 2022 Call for Evidence on the EU ESG rating market to inform European Commission efforts on improving transparency and reliability. This matters as it contributes to the foundational data driving the ESG Ratings Regulation (EU 2024/3005), which imposes authorization, disclosure, and conflict-of-interest rules on providers, affecting sustainable finance compliance across the EU. With the regulation applying from 2 July 2026, early engagement helps shape final rules amid ongoing ESMA consultations on technical standards. #