Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Other professionals Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its directors for breaches of their professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctioned financial investment advisor Kerdiz Finance et Conseil with a €300,000 fine and its directors Anthony Finck and Marc Peuvrier with €75,000 fines each, plus a 5-year ban on advisory activities, for multiple breaches of professional obligations from 2020-2023. This case underscores AMF's strict enforcement against unauthorized product marketing, conflict of interest mismanagement, product governance failures, and AML shortcomings, serving as a warning for advisors to prioritize client best interests and regulatory compliance. It matters because it highlights personal liability for directors and escalating penalties for systemic procedural lapses.
What Changed
- This is an enforcement decision, not a new regulation, but it reinforces existing AMF requirements under French financial advisor rules (e.g., derived from MiFID II and AIFMD implementations):
- Accurate representation: Advisors must not misrepresent authorization status or claim unapproved services like investment services provision.[Source URL:...
- Conflict of interest management: Procedures must identify and mitigate risks from commercial/ownership ties (e.g., to Vivat Multitalent group), beyond mere shareholding disclosures.
- Product governance: Collect and review product information to ensure investor protection; verify asset managers/depositaries for securities.
- Marketing limits: Prohibit advising prohibited securities (e.g., Multitalent AG bonds without French authorization) or high-risk offers like Guyane Agricole exceeding initial contributions.
Suggested Considerations
- Immediate review: Audit marketing materials, website, and client communications for accurate authorization claims; cease any unapproved representations.
- Enhance procedures: Update conflict of interest policies to fully identify/mitigate risks from promoter ties; implement robust product governance collecting issuer details (e.g., asset managers, depositaries, marketing eligibility in France).
- Product due diligence: For all recommended securities/offers, verify French marketing authorization (e.g., AMF registration, prospectus, AIFMD passport); document high-risk features like loss exceeding contributions.
- AML/CFT strengthening: Ensure full compliance with due diligence and inspector cooperation; conduct gap analysis against AMF guidelines.
- Training and governance: Train directors/staff on personal liability; test procedures via internal audits.
Key Dates
28 June 2023; Period of breaches investigated
Date of AMF Enforcement Committee decision imposing fines and 5-year ban
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High – This demonstrates AMF's pattern of heavy fines (€300k+ firm, €75k personal) and long bans (5 years) for procedural failures, with director accountability. It matters amid rising enforcement on unauthorized AIF/alternative product marketing (see related cases), risking similar sanctions for non-EU promotions; firms should prioritize audits now to preempt inspections.
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Supervision Asset management Compliance Journalists Investment management companies The Autorité des Marchés Financiers publishes the findings of its SPOT inspections on asset management companies’ compliance and internal control systems
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Long term investment Shares ETF Retail investors Journalists The stock market attracted a record number of retail investors in 2025
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Appointment Institutional Sophia Bennani appointed AMF Director of Inspections
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Supervision Sustainable Finance Marketing Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The AMF publishes the findings of its inspections on the consideration of client sustainability preferences
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Warning Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets The AMF is warning the public against several entities proposing to invest in miscellaneous assets without being authorized to do so
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Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers AMF Enforcement Committee fines the depositary CACEIS Bank for breaches of its professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee fined CACEIS Bank €3.5 million and issued a warning on 17 December 2025 for breaches of its professional obligations as depositary for seven French-law UCITS funds managed by H2O AM LLP (later transferred to H2O AM Europe). This decision underscores the AMF's strict enforcement of depositary oversight duties, particularly in verifying fund managers' investment monitoring systems, asset valuations, and compliance with prospectus constraints like issuer limits and security ratings. It matters for compliance teams as it highlights personal accountability risks and potential fines for inadequate due diligence in fund depositary roles, signaling heightened scrutiny amid past H2O fund issues.
What Changed
- This is an enforcement action, not a regulatory change; it reinforces existing obligations under French UCITS rules (transposing UCITS Directive V) for depositaries. Key upheld objections include:
- Failure to perform sufficient checks on the asset management company's (AMC) systems for monitoring UCITS investment ratios and valuing unlisted securities.
- Inadequate verification of investment decision legality, such as compliance with prospectus limits on debt security ratings, derivative types, and the 10% single-issuer bond exposure cap.
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Suggested Considerations
- Conduct gap analysis: Review depositary control frameworks against AMF expectations for verifying AMC investment monitoring, unlisted asset valuations, and prospectus compliance (e.g., 10% issuer limits, ratings).
- Enhance oversight processes: Implement robust, documented checks on AMC systems, including independent testing of ratios, legality of investments, and derivatives.
- Training and audits: Train staff on UCITS depositary duties; perform internal audits of ongoing fund oversight, prioritizing illiquid/unlisted exposures.
- Monitor appeals: Track any CACEIS appeal, as outcomes could set precedents; update policies if upheld.
- Reporting: Ensure timely escalation of suspected AMC breaches to AMF if identified.
Key Dates
- AMF Enforcement Committee decision date: €3.5M fine and warning imposed on CACEIS Bank
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - This recent (Dec 2025) decision directly impacts depositaries with €3.5M precedent for oversight failures, amid AMF's pattern of multi-million fines (e.g., €5.67M total in related 2024 case involving CACEIS). It elevates risks for UCITS/AIF depositaries handling non-standard assets, demanding immediate control reviews to avoid personal sanctions, warnings, or business restrictions, especially post-H2O scandal.
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Long term investment Shares Artificial intelligence Retail investors Journalists AMF 2025 Barometer: in search of autonomy, many French people turn to artificial intelligence when they want to invest
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Governance Annual report Executive & other private individuals Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF examines the transparency of executive succession plans as part of its 2025 Corporate Governance Report
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Sustainable Finance MIFID Investment advice Long term investment Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The ACPR and the AMF present their joint approach helping...
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Sanctions & settlements Anti-money Laundering Governance Investment advice Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its two directors a total of €2.5...
The AMF Enforcement Committee fined financial investment advisor Carat GP €300,000 and its directors Jimmy Guinet (€200,000) and Sébastien Renaud (€2 million) a total of €2.5 million on 5 November 2025, imposing permanent bans on Carat GP and Renaud, and a 10-year ban on Guinet, for breaches including inadequate documentation, failure to act honestly and professionally in clients' interests, AML failures, lack of conflict detection systems, and insufficient cooperation with inspectors. This decision marks the first time the Committee held directors personally liable for breaches, signaling heightened personal accountability for senior managers in French investment firms. It matters as it reinforces AMF's focus on governance, AML, and client protection, with severe sanctions serving as a deterrent amid rising enforcement trends.
What Changed
- This is an enforcement action, not a regulatory change, but it clarifies and strengthens application of existing AMF rules for conseillers en investissements financiers (CIFs) under French...
- Mandatory compliant documentation (e.g., investment proposals).
- Obligation to act honestly, fairly, and professionally in clients' best interests, including systems to prevent managers exploiting positions for undocumented investments.
- AML/CFT compliance, including prohibitions on directors receiving client funds in personal accounts.
- Annual training for directors and diligent cooperation with AMF inspections.
Suggested Considerations
- Audit documentation: Ensure all investment advice is fully documented and compliant; implement traceability for proposals.
- Strengthen governance: Deploy systems to detect/prevent conflicts, especially manager-led undocumented investments; enforce annual director training.
- Enhance AML/CFT: Prohibit personal receipt of client funds; conduct KYC and transaction monitoring.
- Improve inspection readiness: Train staff for diligent, honest cooperation with AMF; maintain secure archives.
- Senior manager reviews: Assess personal compliance liabilities; update senior managers regime policies.
Key Dates
- Relevant period of breaches for Carat GP
- AMF Enforcement Committee decision issued, imposing fines and bans
- French version of press release published
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - Recent (November 2025) decision with record €2.5m fines and novel personal director liability elevates risks for CIFs and managers, amid AMF's pattern of escalating sanctions on governance/AML failures (e.g., similar cases in 2019-2025). Firms must act promptly to avoid parallel enforcement, as breaches spanned years and AMF emphasizes educational deterrence through decisions.
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Long term investment Savings protection Investing wisely Retail investors Journalists The Autorité des Marchés Financiers is running a new financial education campaign aimed at young investors
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Warning Warning Savings protection The AMF warns the public against fraudulent communications offering investment services impersonating Financière du Nogentais
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Europe & international Sanctions & settlements Publication of the annual ESMA Report on Sanctions and Measures for 2024: AMF imposes the highest amounts in Europe
The ESMA Annual Report on Sanctions and Measures for 2024, published on 16 October 2025, aggregates enforcement data from EEA national competent authorities (NCAs), highlighting that the French AMF imposed the highest total sanctions at €29.4 million—nearly a third of the EEA's €100 million aggregate—primarily under MAR and MiFID II. This matters for compliance professionals as it signals intensified enforcement focus on market abuse and investor protection across Europe, with France leading in both fine amounts and settlement usage, underscoring a trend toward higher penalties and agile resolution mechanisms.
What Changed
This is not a new regulation but a retrospective report documenting 2024 enforcement trends; no direct regulatory changes are introduced. Key observations include a significant rise in total fine amounts to over €100 million (from €71 million in 2023) despite stable sanction volumes (975 vs. 976), with MAR (377 sanctions, €45.5 million) and MiFID II/MiFIR (294 sanctions, €44.5 million) dominating. Notable shifts: increased settlement usage (94 agreements for €21.9 million, 22% of total), with AMF at 18% of its penalties via settlements (vs.
Key Dates
- ESMA publishes second consolidated Annual Sanctions Report for 2024 data
Compliance Impact
Urgency: medium – This report reinforces existing rules without new requirements, but signals escalating financial penalties (up 40% YoY) and settlement trends, pressuring firms to prioritize MAR/MiFID compliance to avoid outsized AMF-style fines, especially in France or cross-EEA operations. Matters for resource allocation toward surveillance and remediation, as NCAs like AMF demonstrate willingness for multimillion-euro penalties.
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Supervision Asset management Governance Journalists Investment management companies The Autorité des Marchés Financiers publishes the findings of its thematic inspections on governance and role of senior managers at asset management companies
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Savings protection Warning Retail investors Journalists Listed companies and issuers AMF announces resumption of trading in Mexedia shares
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Warning Identity theft The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning professionals about the extensive fraudulent and malicious use of its name engaging people into running a malicious computer program.
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Long term investment Sustainable Finance Retail investors Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers Sustainable finance: retail investors have higher expectations of their financial advisors
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Warning Savings protection Warning The AMF warns the public about group chats providing tips on shares
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Supervision Other professionals Fintech Market Infrastructures Professional investors Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers European supervision of capital markets: the AMF calls for an enhanced...
Asset ManagerWealth ManagerBank Savings protection Withdrawal of KOREGRAF's authorisation as a crowdfunding service provider
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Warning Warning Miscellaneous assets Savings protection The AMF is warning the public against several entities proposing to invest in miscellaneous assets without being authorized to do so
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Shares ETF Retail investor activity in equities at its highest since 2020
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Asset management Marketing PRIIPs The AMF reminds distributors of their requirements regarding marketing of investment fund
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Long term investment Equity Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers French retail investor stock market activity: the AMF analyses changes in behaviour between...
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Asset management Collective investments Savings protection Crowdfunding: the AMF urges investors to exercise extreme caution due to the risks of project owner default or crowdfunding platform failure
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Supervision Professional certification Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF publishes the findings of its inspections on the verification and assessment of employee knowledge within asset management companies
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Shares ETF Retail investor activity up again
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Governance Journalists Listed companies and issuers Women on Boards Directive: the AMF is now the competent authority for analysing and monitoring gender balance among the directors of listed companies
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Fees Shares Collective investments AMF Household Savings Newsletter: financial investment fees continue their downward trend
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Cooperation Europe & international The AMF applies the joint guidelines issued by the European Supervisory Authorities to facilitate the exchange of information between National Competent Authorities
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Asset management Individual investment mandate Fees: the AMF updates its doctrine following the announcement of the abolition of transaction fees in situations of discretionary management
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Marketing Investment advice The AMF reminds financial investment advisors of their professional obligations when using financial product listing platforms
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Employee savings scheme Retail investors Journalists Employee savings: employees and firms are genuinely satisfied, but there is still a great need for support and education
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Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF introduces a fast-track approval procedure for “defence” investment funds
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Employee savings scheme Employee savings: a high level of satisfaction but a persistent need for support
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Markets Europe & international Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers The AMF calls on the European Commission for an ambitious strategy on the Savings and Investments Union project
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Asset management Publication of the 2023 asset management key figures report
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Supervision Asset management Collective investments UCIT Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The AMF publishes the findings of its thematic inspections of asset management...
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Asset management The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published an analysis of the performance of the French real estate crowdfunding market, based on data collected from the 10 largest platforms in terms of inflows.
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Shares ETF ETFs: strong growth for retail investors in 2024
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Asset management Marketing Publication of the first study on the performance of unlisted financial asset funds aimed at non-professional clients
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Europe & international Innovation Financial services providers Operational resilience – The AMF applies the Joint Guidelines on the oversight cooperation and information exchange under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
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Long term investment Shares Collective investments AMF 2024 Barometer: French equity investment intentions remain high
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Warning Savings protection Warning Forex and binary options The AMF warns the public about the fraudulent Forex investment offering on the LIVAXXEN trading platform
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Sustainable Finance Asset management The Autorité des Marchés Finances has decided to apply ESMA's Guidelines on funds' names
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Sustainable Finance Periodic & ongoing disclosures Journalists Listed companies and issuers Faced with dense and complex information, the AMF is encouraging financial institutions to continue their efforts to improve the transparency of their Taxonomy reporting
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Asset management Collective investments The AMF releases an updated stocktake of French funds equipped with liquidity management tools
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Short selling Equity Stock market tumbles: still a rare phenomenon on the Paris market
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ETF Equity MIFID Executive & other private individuals Professional investors Journalists Listed companies and issuers ETFs win over newcomers as they invest into the stock market
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Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Journalists Investment management companies The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor, two asset management companies and their directors, and a credit institution a total of €5,670,000
The AMF Enforcement Committee imposed total fines of €5,670,000 on a financial investment advisor (FIA), two asset management companies (AMCs), their directors, and a credit institution for breaches of professional obligations. This enforcement action underscores the AMF's rigorous scrutiny of operational controls, due diligence, and governance in investment services, serving as a critical reminder for firms to maintain robust procedures to avoid similar sanctions. It matters because it highlights personal liability for directors and escalating fines for systemic failures, potentially influencing peer reviews and audit priorities.
What Changed
- This is an enforcement decision, not a regulatory change introducing new rules. It reinforces existing AMF requirements under professional obligations, including:
- Implementation of operational procedures for investment/divestment processes, such as verifying lender authorizations.
- Systematic anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) due diligence on fund assets and liabilities.
- Justification of retrocessions (rebates) to distributors, proving enhanced client service quality.
- Honest, fair, and diligent business conduct with requisite skill and care, extending to marketing materials and advisory services.
No new requirements; emphasis on enforcement of MiFID II-aligned...
Suggested Considerations
- Conduct gap analysis of operational procedures for investments/divestments, ensuring lender authorization checks (reference AMF Position-Recommendation DOC-2020-05 on portfolio management).
- Review AML/CTF due diligence frameworks for fund assets/liabilities, aligning with AMF Regulation 2016-01.
- Audit retrocession practices to distributors, documenting service quality enhancements (per AMF doctrine on inducements).
- Update marketing materials and advisory processes for compliance with honesty/fairness standards.
- Enhance senior manager attestations and training on personal liability under CMF L.621-15-1.
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High – This signals intensified AMF enforcement on professional obligations in 2025 (multiple similar fines: €1.3M, €1.89M, €0.5M, €2.5M implied, €0.305M, €3.5M), with personal bans and multimillion fines. Matters due to director accountability trends, potential for follow-on audits, and educational role of Enforcement Committee decisions in clarifying regulations—non-compliance risks reputational damage and capital outflows.
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Shares ETF Investment services In Q3 2024, for the first time, new ETF investors outnumbered new equity investors
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Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several entities proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
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Long term investment Savings protection Retail investors Journalists The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) launches a major financial education campaign aimed at young investors
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AMF activity Institutional The AMF publishes its 2023 CSR Report
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Shares ETF Collective investments Long term investment The activity of retail investors active in equities and ETFs increased further in Q2 2024
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Asset management Notification forms for the cross-border exercise of the activities of passemanagement companies, and the marketing of UCITS and AIFs: the AMF updates its doctrine
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Sustainable Finance Asset management Other professionals Journalists Investment management companies The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) publishes the findings of three supervisory initiatives on sustainable finance
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Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
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Innovation Artificial intelligence AMF launches its "innovation workshops"
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Supervision Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF has published a summary of its SPOT inspections of financial management delegation arrangements at asset management companies
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Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Other professionals Journalists AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its director for breaches of their professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee has issued multiple enforcement decisions against financial investment advisors and their management for breaches of professional obligations, with the most recent and significant case involving Carat GP and its directors receiving combined fines of €2.5 million and permanent/extended bans from operating as financial investment advisors. These cases establish critical precedent regarding advisor duties around client disclosure, product authorization, conflict of interest management, and honest/fair conduct—requirements that apply across the entire financial investment advisory sector.
What Changed
The enforcement decisions clarify and reinforce several core professional obligations for financial investment advisors:
Transparency and Disclosure Obligations
Financial investment advisors must inform clients of any remuneration received for their advice and justify improvements to advisory services in return for compensation received.
Suggested Considerations
- *Immediate Compliance Review:
- *Governance and Documentation:
- *Training and Culture:
- *Regulatory Engagement:
Key Dates
- AMF Enforcement Committee decision against Invest Securities and financial advisors (€90,000 to €60,000 fines)
- AMF Enforcement Committee decision against DCT and Didier Maurin (€150,000 and €200,000 fines; 5-year ban)
- AMF Enforcement Committee decision against Salzillo Finance and Jean Salzillo (€20,000 and €80,000 fines; 3-year ban)
- AMF Enforcement Committee decision against Séquence 13 and Jean-Louis Lehmann (€15,000 fines each; 5-year ban)
- Conseil d'Etat judgment dismissing appeal by DCT and Didier Maurin
Compliance Impact
Urgency: HIGH
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Sustainable Finance Investment advice Long term investment Retail investors Journalists Mystery shopping visits to bank branches: the collection of client sustainability preferences remains fragmented
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Asset management Anti-money Laundering Money laundering and terrorist financing: the AMF publishes its sectoral risk analysis
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Asset management The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) withdraws the authorisation of the portfolio asset management company Wide Asset Management
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Mediation Annual report Retail investors Professional investors Journalists AMF Ombudsman publishes her 2023 Annual Report
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AMF activity Institutional The AMF has set up a CSR Committee
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Financial products The AMF publishes a research paper on French funds’ costs
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Markets Investment services Financing the economy Supervision ESMA's 20 recommendations for more efficient and attractive European markets
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Appointment AMF activity Retail investors Journalists France Mayer appointed Retail Investor Relations and Protection Director at the Autorité des Marchés Financiers
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Long term investment Equity ETF Retail investors Professional investors Journalists Dashboard of retail investors active on the stock market: sharp increase in retail ETF activity in Q1 2024
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Asset management The AMF completes its policy on gates in master-feeder structures
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Fees Collective investments Shares ETF Less expensive investment funds for savers in 2023 according to the AMF's Household Savings Newsletter
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Asset management ROSA Extranet: changes to authorisation and declaration processes for collective investments
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Warning Savings protection Warning Miscellaneous assets The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
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Asset management Anti-money Laundering Combatting money laundering and terrorist financing: AMF applies two sets of European Banking Authority guidelines
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Supervision Marketing MIFID Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies AMF calls on investment services providers to take account of the specific nature of temporary ownership dismemberment when marketing SCPI units
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Investment advice Asset management Definition of investment advice: AMF updates its doctrine
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Sustainable Finance Periodic & ongoing disclosures Journalists Listed companies and issuers AMF publishes an educational guide on companies’ climate transition plans prepared by its Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission
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Periodic & ongoing disclosures Sustainable Finance Consequences from 2024 of the transposition of the CSRD for large listed companies
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Supervision Investment services Journalists Investment services providers AMF encourages investment services providers to strengthen their procedures for handling client complaints
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Innovation MIFID The AMF reminds investment firms of the rules for identifying retail investors when reporting transactions
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AMF activity Institutional Journalists Astrid Milsan will act as Secretary General of the AMF until 15 April 2024
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Warning Savings protection Financial Scams Warning The AMF warns the public about fraudulent press advertisements proposing investments in car parks with electric charging points
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Sanctions & settlements Disclosure Obligations Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF Enforcement Committee fines seven people, four for price manipulation and three for failing to comply with reporting obligations
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Asset management Entry into force of the revised European Long-Term Investment Fund Regulation (ELTIF 2) - AMF clarifies fund authorisation requirements
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Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Other professionals Journalists AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its director for breach of professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee imposed sanctions on SPI (a financial investment advisor) and its director Vincent Rhodes on 9 January 2024 for breaching professional obligations. This case demonstrates the AMF's enforcement priorities regarding advisor conduct standards and establishes precedent for disciplinary action against both firms and individual managers who fail to meet regulatory requirements.
What Changed
- The decision does not introduce new regulatory requirements but rather clarifies enforcement of existing professional obligations for financial investment advisors.
- Comply with all applicable laws and regulations governing financial investment advisory activities
- Maintain professional standards in their dealings with clients and regulators
- Ensure their directors and managers operate within regulatory boundaries
The enforcement action reflects the AMF's interpretation and application of existing professional conduct standards rather...
Suggested Considerations
- *For Financial Investment Advisors:
- *Review compliance frameworks - Audit existing policies and procedures against the professional obligations that triggered this enforcement action
- *Enhance governance controls - Implement systems to ensure directors and senior management comply with regulatory requirements
- *Document compliance - Maintain records demonstrating adherence to professional conduct standards
- *Staff training - Ensure all personnel understand the scope of professional obligations and consequences of breach
Key Dates
- AMF Enforcement Committee decision imposing sanctions on SPI and Vincent Rhodes
- 2-year temporary ban on both respondents from exercising financial investment advisor activities commenced following the decision
Compliance Impact
Urgency: HIGH
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Warning Identity theft Savings protection Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning professionals about the extensive fraudulent and malicious use of its name, with links to various websites that could trick people into running a malicious computer program
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Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
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Long term investment Collective investments Shares Retail investors Journalists Equity investment: intentions on the rise again, driven by young people
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Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Investment advice Other professionals Journalists AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its director for breach of professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee imposed a five-year ban on financial investment advisor DCT (formerly Didier Maurin Finance) and its director Didier Maurin from practicing, plus fines of €150,000 on the firm and €200,000 on the director, for recommending unauthorized Samoan AIF investments to 64 clients, failing to manage conflicts of interest (e.g., no conflicts register), and breaching duties of competence, care, and diligence in clients' best interests. This matters as it reinforces AMF's strict enforcement on CIFs (Conseillers en Investissements Financiers) for product authorization checks, conflicts management, and client-centric obligations under MiFID II transposition in France, signaling heightened scrutiny on advisory integrity amid rising sanctions. The Conseil d'Etat upheld the decision on 9 September 2024, dismissing appeals and confirming sanctions.
What Changed
- This is an enforcement decision, not a new regulation, but it clarifies and reinforces existing requirements for CIFs:
- Product marketing authorization: CIFs must verify that recommended investments (e.g., AIFs) are authorized for sale in France before advising clients; recommending unauthorized products breaches...
- Conflicts of interest management: CIFs must maintain an effective conflicts register, identify risks (e.g., personal benefits), and implement operational procedures; absence or failure constitutes a...
- No aggravating factor for incomplete disclosures on unauthorized products absent specific rules, but core diligence duty remains absolute.
These align with AMF Position-Recommendation DOC-2017-15 on...
Suggested Considerations
- Immediate audit: Review client portfolios for unauthorized products (e.g., non-EU AIFs); cease recommendations and notify/remediate affected clients.
- Conflicts policy enhancement: Implement/maintain a conflicts of interest register; map all potential conflicts (e.g., personal investments, commissions); test procedures annually with scenarios.
- Training and documentation: Mandatory staff training on product authorization checks (e.g., via AMF registers); document all advice with diligence evidence; update compliance manuals per AMF DOC-2017-15.
- Monitoring: Enhance pre-approval workflows for recommendations; report material breaches to AMF under Article L.621-18 of Monetary and Financial Code.
- Director accountability: Senior managers must evidence personal oversight of compliance.
Key Dates
- AMF Enforcement Committee decision imposing bans and fines
- Conseil d'Etat judgment (no. 464877) dismissing appeals, upholding sanctions, and ordering €1,500 costs each to AMF
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - This upheld decision (post-2024 appeal) exemplifies AMF's pattern of escalating fines/bans on CIFs for conduct failures (e.g., €2.5M on Carat GP in 2025; €120K-€150K on Capexis upheld 2025), amid 2024-2025 enforcement wave on professional obligations. Matters for CIFs as it heightens personal liability for directors, risks business bans, and underscores client-best-interest primacy; non-EU product exposure amplifies fines in cross-border contexts.
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Supervision Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF publishes summary of third thematic inspection of asset management companies' cybersecurity systems
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Asset management UCIT Collective investments The AMF updates its policy on disclosures by collective investment schemes incorporating non-financial methods
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Asset management Requirements for investment committees and the affiliation of fund managers of asset management companies: the AMF updates its policy
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Governance Periodic & ongoing disclosures Journalists Listed companies and issuers AMF proposes enhanced investor information when evaluating boards of listed companies
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Long term investment Equity Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers An OECD study for the AMF profiles new French retail investors
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Marketing Savings protection Retail investors Professional investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF encourage financial institutions to continue their efforts to take account of the vulnerability of ageing clients
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Fees Savings protection Other professionals Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers The AMF ensures that retail investors are properly informed on fees of financial products
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Warning Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
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Asset management Investment advice Regime applicable to financial investment advisers: update of Position-Recommendation DOC-2006-23
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Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines the Association Nationale des Conseillers Financiers-CIF for breaches of its professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee fined the Association Nationale des Conseillers Financiers-CIF (ANACOFI-CIF), a professional association approved for investment advisors (CIFs), €250,000 with a warning, and its former president €20,000 with a warning, for breaching professional obligations in membership vetting, controls, archiving, and conflicts of interest management. This decision, dated September 5, 2023, underscores AMF's scrutiny of professional associations' gatekeeping and oversight roles in ensuring CIF compliance. It matters as it signals heightened enforcement against associations failing to uphold regulatory standards, potentially impacting CIF ecosystem integrity and prompting reviews of similar bodies.
What Changed
- This is an enforcement action, not a new regulation, but it reinforces existing obligations under French Monetary and Financial Code (CMF) for approved professional associations like ANACOFI-CIF.
- Failure to verify quality of CIF membership application dossiers and non-compliance with internal adhesion procedures.
- Non-respect of procedures for member controls, sanctions, and proper archiving of control dossiers.
- Violation of internal rules on conflicts of interest management.
No new requirements were introduced; the case reiterates enforcement of CMF Articles L.541-8 and L.541-8-1 on documentation,...
Suggested Considerations
- Review and strengthen internal procedures for CIF membership vetting, ensuring dossier quality checks align with approved protocols.
- Implement robust systems for member controls, sanctions processes, and secure archiving of all dossiers per CMF L.541-8 requirements.
- Update conflicts of interest policies and registers to fully comply with internal rules and CMF obligations, documenting all identifications.
- Conduct gap analyses on governance, documentation, and AML/KYC for CIF activities, training staff on operationalizing procedures.
- For CIF members: Verify personal compliance with association standards to mitigate contagion risks from association sanctions.
Key Dates
- AMF Sanctions Commission hearing where €500,000 sanction was initially sought (reduced in final decision)
- AMF Sanctions Commission decision issued, imposing fines and warnings on ANACOFI-CIF (€250,000) and M. Patrick Galtier (€20,000)
September 5, 2023; - Decision subject to potential recourse (appeal period not specified in public summaries, typically 1 month under AMF procedures)
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Medium - This 2023 decision is not imminent but remains highly relevant given ongoing AMF focus on CIF compliance (e.g., 2025 sanctions for similar breaches like archiving and AML failures). It matters for preventing fines, bans, or reputational damage, as AMF targets systemic weaknesses in associations and CIFs, amplifying risks for non-compliant entities in a post-MiFID II enforcement environment.
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Investment services Investment service: amendment of the French definition of reception and transmission of orders
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Institutional AMF activity Journalists The AMF pays tribute to Jacques Delmas-Marsalet
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Collective investments Asset management The AMF updates its policy on the information to be provided by collective investment schemes incorporating non-financial approaches
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Anti-money Laundering Asset management Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism: the AMF applies the guidelines of the European Banking Authority
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Regulatory developments Post-trading infrastructures Market infrastructures Central counterparties’ recovery and resolution: AMF complies with ESMA guidelines
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Long term investment Equity Retail investors Journalists Close to 40% of new equity investors are under 35
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Professional certification Sustainable Finance The AMF updates its instructions on AMF certification and the sustainable finance module
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Long term investment Sustainable Finance Collective investments Retail investors Journalists Sustainable investment: growing interest among French people, especially the youngest
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Innovation Savings protection AMF activity The AMF reinforces the visibility of its blacklists through Open Data
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Warning Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets The AMF warns the public against companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
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Supervision Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF examines the systems for valuation of the less liquid assets of UCITS and AIFs
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Sanctions & settlements Journalists Investment services providers By two decisions, the AMF Enforcement Committee fines two investment services providers for breaches of their professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee issued two decisions on 19 June 2023 fining Crédit Industriel et Commercial (€1 million) and Banque CIC Sud-Ouest (€250,000) for breaches of professional obligations in investment advisory services, including inadequate suitability assessments, client classification procedures, marketing of unsuitable instruments, and insufficient controls on costs and fees. This matters because it underscores AMF's strict enforcement of MiFID II-derived obligations, signaling heightened scrutiny on operational systems for client protection and potential for substantial fines based on breach duration and scale.
What Changed
- This is an enforcement action rather than new legislation, but it reinforces existing regulatory requirements under French Monetary and Financial Code and MiFID II transposition:
- Obligation to implement an effective operational system for assessing investment suitability in advisory services.
- Requirement for compliant client classification procedures aligned with regulations.
- Duty to market only financial instruments suited to client profiles.
- Mandate for effective control systems over investment advisory activities.
Suggested Considerations
- Conduct immediate gap analysis of investment advisory processes against AMF expectations for suitability assessments, client classification, product matching, and control systems.
- Enhance traceability and documentation of suitability checks, client categorizations, and cost disclosures to demonstrate operational effectiveness.
- Review and strengthen internal procedures for marketing instruments, ensuring alignment with client profiles and regulatory marketing authorizations (cross-reference to similar past cases).
- Implement or audit remedial measures, as considered in fine calculations, including staff training on professional obligations.
- Test controls for providing clear cost information to clients, avoiding misleading disclosures.
Key Dates
- AMF Enforcement Committee decisions issued, imposing fines and warnings
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High – Demonstrates AMF's willingness to impose multimillion-euro fines for systemic operational failures in core client protection areas, with penalties scaled by breach duration, number, and seriousness; firms with advisory services face elevated risk of audits or enforcement if controls are deficient.
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Asset management Employee savings funds: the AMF amends its policy on the simplified integration of liquidity management tools
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Supervision Asset management Sustainable Finance Journalists Investment management companies The AMF publishes a summary on the internal processes that aim to ensure compliance with non-financial contractual commitments by asset management companies of ESG/SRI funds
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Mediation Annual report Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The AMF Ombudsman publishes her 2022 Annual Report
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Asset management Sustainable Finance Organisational rules Reporting under Article 29 of the Energy-Climate Law: the AMF updates its policy on how to prepare and submit reports
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Savings protection Equity Savings Plan Shares Long term investment Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers Listed companies and issuers Equity savings plans : the AMF working group proposes avenues for...
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Supervision MIFID Financial services providers Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers Provision of market data: the AMF conducts a series of SPOT inspections and identifies shortcomings in compliance with requirements
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Collective investments Shares The AMF presents its proposals to improve the readability of financial product fees in European law
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF, France's financial markets authority) has proposed a new table for presenting subscription fees on financial instruments and an accompanying glossary to enhance investor readability and comparability, developed in collaboration with the Financial Sector Consultative Committee (FSCC) as input to the European Commission's Retail Investment Strategy. This matters because it targets reconciling MiFID 2 and PRIIPs disclosure requirements, which currently hinder clear fee communication, potentially influencing future EU-level amendments to improve retail investor protection without imposing new obligations.
What Changed
- - Alternative Fee Presentation Table: A proposed redesigned table for displaying costs associated with subscribing to financial instruments, emphasizing investor understanding rather than adding a...
- Glossary of Terms: A harmonized glossary defining key fee types, tested with non-professional investors using AMF consumer testing tools, to standardize terminology across professionals and aid...
- No changes to fee calculation methodologies; focus is solely on presentation and terminology.
Suggested Considerations
- Monitor and Respond: Review the proposed table and draft glossary (available in French); consider submitting feedback via FSCC or directly to European Commission consultations on Retail Investment Strategy.
- Internal Review: Assess current MiFID 2/PRIIPs fee disclosures for compatibility with the proposed format; prepare for potential regulatory evolution by mapping existing presentations to the new table.
- Testing and Training: Evaluate glossary integration into client communications; conduct internal consumer testing aligned with AMF tools if adopting early.
- No immediate obligations, as this is a non-binding proposal requiring EU law changes.
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Medium – This is a consultative proposal without firm deadlines or binding rules, but it signals likely EU-level shifts in fee disclosure under MiFID 2/PRIIPs, impacting retail investor-facing firms. It matters for proactive compliance, as early adoption of clearer formats could mitigate future enforcement risks amid Retail Investment Strategy scrutiny, especially given AMF's history of fee doctrine updates (e.g., turnover fee bans).
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Long term investment Equity Retail investors Professional investors Journalists The AMF has produced the standard profile of active investors in 2022
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Sustainable Finance Publication by the Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission: climate resolutions
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MIFID Supervision Retail investors Journalists Mystery shopping campaign to bank branches: progress made in the questioning to client, improvements needed in the information provided
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Warning Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options The AMF warns the public about fraudulent investment offers through trading robots
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AMF activity Asset management Contributions payable to the AMF: a new complaints form for a more effective follow-up
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Innovation Markets AI enthusiasts, the AMF challenges you
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Asset management Anti-money Laundering Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism: the AMF applies the guidelines of the European Banking Authority
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Asset management Anti-money Laundering Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: update of the COLB’s National Risk Assessment
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Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Investment advice Other professionals Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor for breaches of its professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee fined financial investment advisor Capexis €120,000 on 15 February 2023 for breaches including receiving prohibited payments from client loan repayments and failing to disclose commissions from SCPI usufruct subscriptions, with the Conseil d'Etat later increasing the fine to €150,000 on 3 March 2025. This enforcement action underscores AMF's strict oversight of **financial investment advisors (Conseillers en Investissements Financiers - CIFs)** on professional obligations like payment restrictions and transparency. It matters for compliance as it highlights personal liability risks and the educational role of such decisions in clarifying regulations.
What Changed
- This is an enforcement decision, not a new regulation, but it reinforces existing requirements under French financial regulations for CIFs:
- Prohibition on non-remunerative payments: CIFs cannot receive payments beyond fees for advisory services, such as loan repayments from clients.
- Commission disclosure: CIFs must inform clients of the nature, amount, or calculation method of any commissions received in connection with investment advice, e.g., from SCPI usufruct arrangements.
- No aggravating factor for incomplete information on unauthorized marketing absent specific provisions, but core duty to ensure authorized products and act in clients' best interests remains paramount...
Suggested Considerations
- Review payment structures: Audit all client interactions for prohibited receipts (e.g., loan repayments, indirect commissions); ensure only advisory fees are collected.
- Enhance disclosure policies: Implement mandatory client notifications on commissions, including SCPI or similar structures, with documented evidence.
- Conduct gap analysis: Assess compliance with best interests duty, conflict identification, and product authorization; maintain registers and procedures.
- Training and monitoring: Train staff on CIF obligations; monitor for similar breaches in fund marketing or client lending.
- Prepare for inspections: Ensure diligence in cooperating with AMF inspectors, as non-cooperation can lead to sanctions.
Key Dates
- AMF Enforcement Committee decision imposing €120,000 fine on Capexis
- Conseil d'Etat judgment increasing fine to €150,000, overturning some findings, and ordering publication on AMF website
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - This matters due to escalating fines (e.g., €120k to €150k on appeal), permanent/temporary bans in parallel cases, and director liability up to €2m. Recent 2024-2025 enforcements signal AMF's intensified focus on CIF misconduct amid fund scandals, risking reputational damage and operational bans for non-compliant firms. Immediate policy reviews are essential to avoid similar outcomes.
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Asset management Extension of the preparation of a Key Information Document to all collective investments: the AMF updates its policy
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Financial products Sustainable Finance Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation: the AMF proposes a targeted review to include minimum environmental criteria
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Sustainable Finance Periodic & ongoing disclosures Taxonomy Article 8 reporting: publication of Frequently Asked Questions by the European Commission
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Savings protection Marketing Marketing of financial products to ageing populations: publication of an independent academic research report on customer relations and sales processes
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Long term investment Equity Equity Savings Plan Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers Over 1.5 million retail investors bought or sold shares in...
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Warning Warning Savings protection The AMF warns the public about calls from fraudsters claiming to help recover funds
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Warning Warning Savings protection The AMF warns the public against certain platforms proposing investments in real estate as "royalties"
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Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
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Sanctions & settlements Journalists Investment management companies The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a portfolio asset management company for breaches of its professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee imposed a €150,000 fine on **Inocap Gestion**, a portfolio asset management company, for multiple operational and compliance failures between 2022 and the enforcement decision date. This case demonstrates the AMF's enforcement priorities around liquidity risk management, market abuse detection systems, and anti-money laundering (AML/CFT) procedures—critical control areas that asset managers must operationalize effectively to avoid substantial penalties.
What Changed
- The decision does not introduce new regulatory requirements but rather clarifies enforcement expectations for existing obligations:
- Liquidity Risk Management: Asset managers must establish procedures that are both adequate in design and operational in practice, not merely documented
- Market Abuse Detection Systems: Surveillance systems must specify conditions for participation in market surveys and establish clear consequences for non-compliance
- AML/CFT Procedures: Risk mapping and client onboarding procedures must be sufficiently detailed to identify and assess money laundering risks, including beneficial owner identification and...
- Compliance Function: The compliance and internal control officer must actively centralize and monitor information on market abuse across the organization
Suggested Considerations
- assessments across these areas:
- *Liquidity Risk Management: Review procedures for adequacy and operational effectiveness; ensure they address fund-specific liquidity profiles and stress scenarios
- *Market Abuse Detection: Audit surveillance systems to confirm they specify participation conditions in market surveys and document consequences for violations
- *AML/CFT Compliance: Enhance risk mapping to capture money laundering typologies; strengthen client onboarding procedures to verify beneficial owners and screen for PEPs
- *Compliance Monitoring: Establish centralized processes for the compliance officer to aggregate and review market abuse information across all business lines
Key Dates
- Enforcement Committee decision date against Inocap Gestion
- The decision addresses historical breaches; however, firms should immediately remediate similar deficiencies
Compliance Impact
Urgency: HIGH
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Europe & international Savings protection Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani to chair ESMA's Investor Protection Standing Committee
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Long term investment Shares Collective investments Retail investors Journalists The AMF’s latest savings barometer finds that the French are a little less inclined to invest in the stock market
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Governance Sustainable Finance Executive & other private individuals Journalists Listed companies and issuers Social and environmental responsibility, the focus of the AMF's 2022 report on corporate governance and executive compensation of listed companies
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Asset management The AMF is supplementing its policy on liquidity management tools
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Warning Savings protection Warning The AMF warns the public about fraudulent offers to invest in the energy transition
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Sanctions & settlements Investment advice Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee sanctioned financial investment advisor DCT (formerly Didier Maurin Finance) and its manager Didier Maurin with a five-year ban from practicing and fines of €150,000 and €200,000 respectively for recommending unauthorized Samoan AIF shares to 64 clients and failing to identify/manage conflicts of interest, including lacking a conflicts register. This decision, upheld by the Conseil d'Etat on 9 September 2024, underscores AMF's strict enforcement of client-best-interest and conflicts obligations under French regulations. It matters as it provides binding guidance on due diligence for product marketing authorization and conflicts procedures, signaling heightened scrutiny on financial investment advisors (FIAs).
What Changed
- This is an enforcement action, not a regulatory change, but it clarifies and reinforces existing obligations for FIAs under AMF rules:
- FIAs must verify marketing authorization of recommended products in France before advising clients; recommending unauthorized AIFs breaches competence, care, diligence, and client-best-interest...
- FIAs require effective, operational procedures for identifying and managing conflicts of interest, including maintaining a conflicts register; failure to do so is a standalone breach.
No new rules...
Suggested Considerations
- Immediate review: Audit client portfolios for recommendations in unauthorized products (e.g., non-French AIFs); remediate via disclosures or unwind if needed.
- Conflicts enhancement: Implement/maintain a conflicts of interest register; map, document, and mitigate all potential conflicts with operational procedures.
- Policy updates: Revise investment recommendation processes to include pre-advice marketing authorization checks via AMF registers or legal confirmation.
- Training: Mandatory staff training on FIA professional obligations, focusing on client diligence and unauthorized marketing risks.
- Documentation: Ensure all advice is fully documented; prepare for AMF inspections with honest, diligent cooperation.
Key Dates
- AMF Enforcement Committee issues decision SAN-2022-04, imposing bans and fines
- Conseil d'Etat judgment (no. 464877) dismisses appeal, upholds sanctions, and orders €1,500 costs each to AMF
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Medium - Not critical as no new rules or deadlines, but medium due to upheld precedent reinforcing FIA duties amid AMF's pattern of FIA sanctions (e.g., bans/fines in 2022-2025 cases). Matters for FIAs lacking controls, as breaches lead to personal liability, business bans, and fines scaling with client harm; signals AMF educational enforcement focus, increasing inspection risks.
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Financial disclosures & corporate financing Financial products Executive & other private individuals Professional investors Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF publishes a study on the share price performance of companies using dilutive...
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Asset management The AMF updates its policy on management fees for collective investment undertakings (CIUs)
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Governance Europe & international The AMF encourages French participants to provide feedback to ESMA’s call for evidence on the implementation of the Shareholders Rights Directive (SRD 2)
The AMF publication urges French market participants to submit feedback to ESMA's call for evidence evaluating the implementation of the Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II), which aims to enhance long-term shareholder engagement, transparency in voting processes, and issuer-shareholder dialogue across the EU/EEA. This matters for compliance teams as it signals ongoing regulatory scrutiny of SRD II transposition and operational compliance, potentially leading to harmonized amendments that could require process updates in shareholder identification, voting transmission, and engagement disclosures. French firms' input can influence future EU rules, mitigating risks of non-compliance with evolving standards.
What Changed
This AMF notice itself introduces no new regulatory changes; it promotes participation in ESMA's review of SRD II (Directive (EU) 2017/828), implemented via national laws by June 2019 and effective from September 3, 2020. SRD II's core requirements include: shareholder identification without delay, electronic/machine-readable transmission of voting and meeting information along the intermediary chain, confirmation of vote recording/counting, transparency on institutional investor and asset manager engagement policies/strategies, and extended scope to EEA-listed shares.
Suggested Considerations
- Submit feedback to ESMA: French participants must review ESMA's call for evidence and provide input on SRD II implementation challenges, such as intermediary processes, data transmission, and cross-border voting (immediate action urged by AMF).
- Review current compliance: Audit internal systems for SRD II adherence, including electronic formats (e.g., seev.008 messages, MT 260SRD mandates), vote confirmations, and engagement policy disclosures.
- Enhance processes if needed: Align with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 for shareholder ID requests, meeting notifications, and voting (e.g., VOTACCESS adaptations for French market).
- Monitor ESMA/EC outputs: Prepare for potential rule changes from the review, such as harmonized documentation or deadlines.
Key Dates
- EU Member States' transposition deadline for SRD II into national law (e.g., France via law of May 22, 2019)
- SRD II go-live date for operational requirements like shareholder identification and voting processes
- European Commission request to ESMA/EBA for SRD II input, contextualizing ESMA's ongoing review
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Medium - SRD II has been live since 2020, so core compliance is established, but ESMA's review could trigger targeted amendments (e.g., operational standardization), especially for French intermediaries handling cross-border flows. This matters for avoiding supervisory findings in ongoing AMF/ESMA exams, as non-participation in feedback risks unaddressed pain points becoming enforceable rules; proactive input now supports influence over final outcomes.
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Asset management The AMF updates its doctrine to facilitate the adoption of liquidity management tools
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Warning Miscellaneous assets Savings protection Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
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AMF activity AMF Chair: Proposal to appoint Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani
This AMF publication announces a proposal to appoint Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani as Chair of the AMF, France's financial markets authority responsible for investor protection, market supervision, and regulatory enforcement. It matters for compliance professionals because leadership changes at key regulators like the AMF can signal shifts in enforcement priorities, supervisory focus, or policy directions affecting investment firms, asset managers, and market participants across the EU. While not imposing immediate rules, it warrants monitoring for potential impacts on ongoing consultations and governance expectations.
What Changed
No specific regulatory changes or new requirements are outlined in this publication, as it solely concerns a leadership appointment proposal rather than substantive rule amendments. The AMF's standard process for such proposals involves board review and government ratification, but no alterations to the General Regulation, policies, or compliance obligations are proposed here.
Suggested Considerations
- binding appointment proposal without compliance obligations. Recommended steps include:
- Monitor AMF website (https://www.amf-france.org) for ratification confirmation and any inaugural statements on priorities.
- Review existing AMF relationships and prepare for potential shifts in supervisory engagement.
- Update internal governance logs noting key regulator personnel changes.
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Low – This is a procedural leadership announcement with no immediate regulatory or operational impacts. It matters for long-term strategic planning, as the new Chair could influence AMF's approach to MiFID II implementation, sustainability integration, or enforcement, but firms face no urgent adjustments today.
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Sustainable Finance AMF activity Journalists Call for candidates: renewal of the members of the Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission
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Warning Savings protection Warning The AMF calls for vigilance against fraudulent sites usurping its name
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MIFID Sustainable Finance Asset management Sustainability requirements in the distribution of financial instruments: update on upcoming legislation and its implementation dates
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Asset management Savings protection Journalists The AMF is conducting a consultation on the end of life of private equity funds intended for retail investors
The AMF is conducting a consultation on regulatory reforms governing the end-of-life management of retail private equity funds (FCPRs, FCPIs, and FIPs), with the objective of improving compliance with liquidation deadlines and enhancing investor protection through better information disclosure and operational safeguards. This initiative addresses systemic issues where fund managers have historically failed to respect contractual lifespan commitments, creating liquidity risks and investor communication failures.
What Changed
The AMF has amended its General Regulation and policy framework to implement several substantive requirements:
Liquidation Compliance & Warnings
A new Article 422-120-14-1 requires management companies to include a warning in promotional materials if, over the ten years preceding fund authorization, the company failed to respect the lifespan of at least 50% of retail or professional private equity funds under its management.
Suggested Considerations
- *For All Retail Private Equity Fund Managers:
- *Audit historical compliance with fund lifespan commitments over the preceding ten years to determine if warning requirements under Article 422-120-14-1 apply
- *Update promotional materials to include required warnings if materiality thresholds are met (managing/having managed at least one other retail PE fund and at least three funds that reached end-of-life)
- *Implement bank details collection for all funds established after December 5, 2024, incorporating requirements into subscription forms per Instruction DOC-2011-22
- *Establish prior notification procedures for substantial changes to fund structure, investment strategy, or operations, with one-month advance notice to the AMF
Key Dates
- Revised ELTIF Regulation came into application
- Enactment of Attractiveness Law No. 2024-537 (establishing 15-year maximum lock-up period)
- AMF decision approving amendments to General Regulation
- Effective date for new Article 422-120-16 (bank details collection requirement for newly established funds)
- Publication in Official Journal of the French Republic
Compliance Impact
Urgency: HIGH
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Sanctions & settlements Compliance Journalists Investment services providers The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a depositary for breaches of its professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee fined RBC Investor Services Bank France SA (RBC ISBF) €500,000 plus a warning on 20 July 2022 (published 08 January 2026) for breaches as a UCITS and AIF depositary, including 25 confirmed failures in tiered intervention procedures for investment ratio overruns and deficient monitoring of 14 questionable cash flows over 45 months. This decision underscores AMF's strict enforcement of depositary duties under French regulations implementing UCITS/AIFMD, emphasizing robust controls for ratio compliance, cash flow verification, and documentation. It matters for compliance teams as it provides precedent on what constitutes "irregular and deficient" oversight, potentially increasing scrutiny and fines for similar lapses in depositary functions.
What Changed
- This is an enforcement decision, not a new regulation, but it clarifies and reinforces existing depositary obligations under French UCITS/AIFMD rules (e.g., Articles L. 214-7 et seq.
- Ratio monitoring and intervention: Depositaries must implement tiered procedures for investment/asset composition ratio breaches (e.g., diversification limits); 25 of 28 alleged anomalies were upheld...
- Cash flow oversight: Must identify significant/inconsistent flows, verify instructions against laws, fund rules, prospectuses, and ensure ownership thresholds (e.g., 5% capital holding for advances);...
Suggested Considerations
- Review depositary controls: Audit tiered intervention procedures for ratio overruns; ensure unique tracking (even if not upheld here) and redundancy elimination in reporting.
- Enhance cash flow monitoring: For all inflows/outflows, collect "precise and convincing" docs (e.g., ownership proofs for advances >5% capital); flag inconsistencies with fund docs/prospectus.
- Conduct gap analysis: Sample historical flows (e.g., 45-month lookbacks) across AIFs/UCITS; test against AMF objections standards from this and similar cases (e.g., CACEIS).
- Update policies/procedures: Document controls for legality checks on instructions; train staff on evidentiary thresholds to avoid "deficient monitoring" findings.
- Appeal if applicable: Lodge appeal against decision (no deadline specified).
Key Dates
- AMF Enforcement Committee decision date imposing €500,000 fine and warning on RBC ISBF
- Public news release/publication date of the decision
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Medium – Recent publication (08 January 2026) signals ongoing AMF focus on depositary failings amid H2O-related probes, but stems from 2022 events with no immediate deadlines. Matters because it sets precedents for fine quantum (€500k) on procedural lapses, reinforces liability for cash/ratio controls, and aligns with pattern of multi-million fines (e.g., CACEIS €3.5m), urging preemptive audits to mitigate enforcement risk.
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AMF activity Appointment Journalists Grégoire Vuarlot is appointed coordinator of the ACPR and AMF Joint Unit starting 1st July 2022
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Warning Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
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Europe & international Sustainable Finance Asset management The AMF reiterates its call for a European regulation of ESG data, ratings, and related services
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Sanctions & settlements Other professionals Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee fined financial investment advisor Séquence 13 and its director Jean-Louis Lehmann €15,000 each and imposed a five-year ban from acting as financial investment advisors in its decision of 19 December 2023, due to failures in client disclosures, justifying remuneration, operating within regulatory limits, and managing conflicts of interest. This enforcement action underscores the AMF's strict enforcement of professional obligations for investment advisors, with personal liability for managers, serving as a deterrent against conduct breaches that harm client interests. Compliance teams should note this as part of a pattern of similar sanctions, emphasizing robust governance and documentation.
What Changed
- This is an enforcement decision, not a new regulation, but it reinforces core professional obligations under AMF rules for financial investment advisors (Conseillers en Investissements Financiers,...
- Client information on remuneration: Advisors must disclose any remuneration received for advice and justify service improvements relative to that pay.
- Regulatory scope compliance: Firms must operate strictly within authorized activities, avoiding unauthorized product recommendations.
- Conflict of interest management: Identify and mitigate conflicts to ensure client-best-interest advice.
- Manager accountability: Breaches by the firm are attributable to its director, with personal sanctions possible.
These align with ongoing AMF expectations for honest, fair, professional conduct, as...
Suggested Considerations
- Review and enhance policies: Update procedures for remuneration disclosure, conflict identification/mitigation, and scope-of-activity limits; ensure all advice justifies value against fees.
- Training programs: Mandate annual training for directors/managers on professional obligations, documentation, and inspection cooperation, as deficiencies led to personal liability.
- Client file audits: Conduct gap analysis on existing client files for disclosure completeness, product suitability, and conflict records; remediate as needed.
- Governance checks: Directors must verify firm compliance, implementing detection systems for misconduct (e.g., undocumented investments).
- Mock inspections: Prepare for AMF inspections by simulating reviews, focusing on diligence and honesty.
Key Dates
- AMF Enforcement Committee decision issued, imposing fines and five-year bans on Séquence 13 and Jean-Louis Lehmann
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - This decision highlights escalating AMF scrutiny on CIFs, with fines, bans, and personal accountability in multiple recent cases (2022-2025), signaling increased inspection risk and potential for director bans. It matters because failures in basic conduct rules lead to severe, long-term sanctions, disrupting operations and reputations; firms must prioritize immediate policy fortification amid AMF's 2026 priorities for resilient markets.
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Sanctions & settlements Investment advice Other professionals Executive & other private individuals Investment services providers The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee fined a financial investment advisor (FIA) firm and its manager for multiple breaches of professional obligations, including failure to provide mandatory documents, inadequate risk disclosure, poor KYC practices, misleading information, unauthorized placing activities, and improper third-party marketing mandates. This enforcement action underscores the AMF's strict scrutiny of FIAs, emphasizing due care, conflict management, and adherence to status limits, with fines and bans serving as deterrents. Compliance teams should review it for lessons on documentation, client suitability, and outsourcing controls to avoid similar sanctions.
What Changed
- This is an enforcement decision, not a regulatory change, but it reinforces and clarifies existing FIA obligations under French regulations (e.g., AMF General Regulation).
- Mandatory delivery of initial contact documents, engagement letters, and written reports to clients.
- Clear specification of remuneration terms and comprehensive risk information for recommended products.
- Thorough KYC to ensure suitability of advice.
- Prohibition on misleading information, such as incorrect guarantor details or omission of issuer financial weaknesses.
Suggested Considerations
- Conduct Documentation Audit: Verify all client interactions include mandatory forms (e.g., initial contact, engagement letter, suitability reports) and explicit risk/remuneration disclosures.
- Enhance KYC and Suitability Processes: Implement robust know-your-customer checks and product authorization verification before recommendations, especially for non-EU funds or unlisted securities.
- Strengthen Conflicts Framework: Maintain a conflicts register, identify/mitigate incentives from issuers, and document procedures.
- Review Activity Scope: Confirm no unauthorized placing or marketing beyond FIA status; limit third-party mandates to natural persons and accredited products.
- Training and Monitoring: Train managers on personal liability; perform gap analysis against AMF decisions and update policies accordingly.
Key Dates
AMF Enforcement Committee decision fining Novactifs Patrimoine €250,000 and CEO €100,000 for breaches from March 2014–July 2016
AMF Enforcement Committee decision imposing 5-year bans and fines (€150,000 firm, €200,000 manager) on DCT/Didier Maurin Finance; appeal dismissed by Conseil d'Etat on 9 September 2024
AMF fines totaling €5,670,000 on FIA Smart Tréso Conseil, asset managers, and CACEIS Bank for fund marketing/management breaches
AMF Enforcement Committee decision fining Carat GP and directors €2.5 million total, with permanent/10-year bans (French release: 6 November 2025)
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Medium. This matters as part of a pattern of escalating AMF enforcement against FIAs (fines up to €2.5M, lifetime bans in recent cases), signaling heightened focus on investor protection and governance amid complex products. Firms should prioritize audits now to preempt inspections, but no immediate deadlines apply. Non-compliance risks personal sanctions on executives, reputational damage, and business bans, particularly for smaller advisory firms.
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Sanctions & settlements Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations
The AMF Enforcement Committee imposed significant sanctions on DCT (formerly Didier Maurin Finance) and its manager Didier Maurin for recommending unauthorized alternative investment funds to clients and obstructing regulatory investigations. This case exemplifies critical compliance failures in product authorization verification and client suitability assessment, with enforcement upheld by France's highest administrative court in September 2024.
What Changed
- This enforcement action clarifies several regulatory obligations for financial investment advisors:
- Product Authorization Verification: Financial advisors must verify that recommended investment products are authorized for marketing in France before advising clients, regardless of the product's...
- Client Interest Prioritization: Recommending unauthorized products is inherently contrary to client interests and constitutes a breach of the duty to act with competence, care, and diligence.
- Cooperation with Regulators: Advisors must provide documents and information requested during regulatory investigations; refusal constitutes a separate breach of diligence and loyalty obligations.
Suggested Considerations
- *Immediate compliance measures for financial investment advisors:
- *Product Authorization Audit: Conduct comprehensive review of all recommended products to confirm authorization for marketing in France; document authorization status for each product in client files.
- *Pre-Recommendation Due Diligence: Establish mandatory procedures requiring verification of product authorization before any client recommendation; implement checklist systems for compliance documentation.
- *Client Suitability Documentation: Maintain written suitability reports for all recommendations, including product features, risks, and alignment with client profiles and objectives.
- *Regulatory Cooperation Protocol: Establish procedures ensuring prompt, complete responses to AMF information requests; designate compliance officer responsible for regulatory liaison.
Key Dates
- AMF Enforcement Committee issued original decision imposing five-year ban and fines
- Conseil d'État suspended enforcement of fines pending appeal
- Conseil d'État dismissed appeal, upholding all sanctions and ordering payment of €1,500 each to AMF
Compliance Impact
Urgency: HIGH
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