In his latest blog, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf argues that economists must adapt their analytical frameworks and expand their focus beyond traditional topics to address emerging challenges—such as geopolitical upheaval and defence spending—in order to provide robust evidence-based policy advice that serves the public interest.
FCA stunt launches new Firm Checker tool as around 700,000 people lose money to investment scams. Morning commuters at London Waterloo got more than their usual caffeine hit today when a mysterious 'ATM' promising to 'give away a fortune' stopped them in their tracks – and revealed an unexpected surprise.As curious passers-by approached the machine, the screen slid open to unveil Emil the Seal, the FCA's finance-friendly mascot, delivering a blunt message about the dangers of investment scams...
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF hat eine Änderung des Anhangs der Verordnung vom 16. Dezember 2022 über Massnahmen betreffend Haiti (SR 946.231.139.4) publiziert.
Central Bank of Ireland has successfully completed the sale of its Spencer Dock (East Wing) building to the Office of Public Works for €23.7m. The sale of Spencer Dock was a key element of the Central Bank’s longer term property strategy aligned to our decision to develop a single Dockland Campus through the purchase of our North Wall Quay building and subsequent purchase of our Mayor Street building. This sale of the East Wing, to Office of Public Works on 22 January 2026, follows the earlie...
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF hat eine Änderung des Anhangs der Verordnung über Massnahmen betreffend Guatemala (SR 946.231.137.6) publiziert.
The FCA has launched a review into the implications of advanced AI on consumers, retail financial markets and regulators. The Review will be led by Sheldon Mills and builds on the FCA’s existing work on AI. This includes its AI Discussion Paper, AI Sprint, and AI Lab including AI Live Testing and its groundbreaking Supercharged Sandbox supported by NVIDIA.AI is already embedded across financial services. Rapid advances in generative, agentic and emerging forms of AI mean the next phase of cha...
FINRA's Information Notice dated October 21, 2025, reminds member firms of NSCC's amendment to Rule 50, effective October 17, 2025, which removes the "Settle Prep Day" from the ACATS process, shortening full customer account transfers to 3-4 business days. This matters because it aligns with FINRA Rule 11870's requirements to expedite transfers, enhances operational efficiency, reduces risk, and improves client experience amid broader industry shifts like T+1 settlement.[original notice]
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What Changed
Removal of Settle Prep Day: NSCC Rule 50 amended to eliminate the settlement preparation stage from ACATS, effective October 17, 2025, streamlining the process for all securities transfers.[original notice]
Mutual Fund/Options Synchronization: Eliminates the extra day for processing mutual funds and options via Fund/SERV, aligning their settlement with other assets; also removes the second day of Fund/SERV pending acknowledgment.[original notice]
Overall Timeline Reduction: Full ACATS transfers
September 10, 2025- Federal Register publication of SEC approval (90 FR 43709).[original notice]
October 17, 2025- Effective date: Removal of Settle Prep Day and Fund/SERV changes; firms must support next-day settling assets.[original notice]DEADLINE
October 2026- Planned modernization of ACATS client interfaces (decommission of legacy formats; migration to JSON/MQ for enhanced messaging).
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Medium - Effective over three months ago (as of January 2026), with industry-wide accommodation confirmed; no new mandates but requires ongoing operational alignment to avoid Rule 11870 violations (e.g., delays in validation or exceptions). Matters for reducing transfer failures, enhancing
The FCA's PS25/22 establishes a new regulatory framework for **targeted support**—a form of financial guidance that allows authorised firms to provide ready-made suggestions to consumer segments without conducting individualised suitability assessments. This framework addresses the UK's "advice gap" by enabling firms to deliver affordable, scalable financial support to an estimated 18 million consumers within a decade, fundamentally shifting how retail investors and pension savers access guidance on investment and retirement decisions.
What Changed
The framework introduces several material regulatory changes:
*New Specified Activity Status**
Targeted support will be designated as a new specified activity under the Regulated Activities Order, meaning only FCA-authorised firms can provide this service. This creates a regulatory boundary distinct from both unregulated guidance and regulated investment advice.
*Purpose Statement Refinement**
The FCA amended its original purpose statement from "better outcomes" to "better position" to clarify
What You Need To Do
*Immediate (January–February 2026)
*Pre-Implementation (March 2026)
Consumer segment definitions with supporting rationale
Ready-made suggestion frameworks
Communication templates explaining the nature of targeted support
Key Dates
29/08/2025- Consultation period closed (CP25/17 and CP25/26)
11/12/2025- Policy Statement PS25/22 published with near-final rules
March 2026- Firms may begin applying for targeted support permission
06/04/2026- New rules expected to come into force (subject to Government legislation making targeted support a specified activity)
ASIC takes action against MWL Financial Services, former director Nicholas Maikousis, and Imperial Capital Group Australia over alleged Shield advice failures
We urge consumers thinking of investing in high-risk securities, such as mini-bonds and loan notes, to continue to be cautious. On 19 January 2026, the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading regime came into force. The regime sets new rules and standards about when an offer of securities to the public can be made.A security is a financial instrument that represents some type of financial value (for example, shares, bonds and stock) that can be traded on a financial exchange.The types of secu...
Speech by Sheree Howard at the FCA's Gateway to growth, Chicago Booth London Conference Centre. The first time I flew was in my teenage years, and like many of my generation, that was a flight to Europe for a family holiday. I didn’t make it further afield until I was in my mid to late twenties.Today, most, if not all of us, would think of international travel as the norm – especially given the global nature of our business.It is amazing, therefore, to think that right around this time in 197...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website bxforex(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against fixed-term deposit offers sent from the email address info[at]vcgmanagement.de. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown providers are conducting banking transactions without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from VC Germany Management GmbH. This is a case of identity theft.
The FCA's decision to ban Darren Antony Reynolds from working in financial services and fine him £2,037,892 has been upheld by the Upper Tribunal. The FCA's decision to ban Darren Antony Reynolds from working in financial services and fine him £2,037,892 has been upheld by the Upper Tribunal.Mr Reynolds was dishonest when he gave pension transfer advice and investment recommendations to his customers, causing them significant harm.Mr Reynolds showed a clear disregard for his customers’ intere...
On 16 January 2026, Logic Investments Ltd (Logic Investments) entered special administration. Alex Watkins and Ed Boyle of Interpath Ltd were appointed as joint special administrators. Logic Investments is FCA authorised and regulated to provide wealth management services. On 16 December 2025, Logic Investments agreed to an FCA requirement preventing it from accepting new clients, client money or assets; or moving existing client money or assets without FCA consent. This was done because of c...
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers from the website two-five-management(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering banking services, in particular fixed-term deposits, and financial services without the required authorisation. They give the impression that their offers originate from TwoFive Management GmbH, which is registered with BaFin as an AIF asset management company, Section 2 (4) of the Germa...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website whiterock-financial(.)eu and against the alleged operator White Rock Financial Consultancy Limited from London, United Kingdom. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
On 19 December 2025 the High Court approved the FCA’s proposals to distribute funds to Asset Land investors. The Court has directed the FCA to pay funds to investors in the Asset Land schemes who provide valid bank account details to the FCA on or before 20 February 2026.Investors who have not received previous communications from the FCA or who have not updated their contact information are requested to immediately contact the FCA using the details below.Please ensure this is completed no la...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on website fragfinanz(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, banking transactions, especially fixed-term deposits, financial or investment services are being provided by FragFinanz without the required authorisation.
Alleged employees of Brookfield Asset Management GmbH are contacting investors unsolicited by telephone and email without the necessary permission to offer them alleged fixed-term deposits and alleged pre-IPO shares. In the past, they have also used the website deu-brookfield(.)com, which is no longer accessible. They give the impression that they are cooperating with licensed banks and issuers of pre-IPO shares. This is not the case.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website fidelity-ag(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, banking transactions, especially fixed-term deposits, financial or investment services are being provided on this website without the required authorisation. The fixed-term deposit offers are sent, among others, from the email address festgeld[at]fidelity-ag(.)com. The offers do not originate from the Swiss company Fidelity Treuhand und Verwaltu...
Circular CSSF 19/708 mandates the electronic transmission of specified documents to the CSSF via secure platforms like e-file or SOFiE, effective from February 1, 2019, replacing prior paper or other methods. This updated annex (as amended by Circular CSSF 21/790 and further revisions up to April 1, 2025) standardizes submissions for investment funds and related entities, reducing administrative burdens while ensuring document integrity and CSSF accessibility. Compliance professionals must monitor the dynamic annex list on the CSSF website to avoid nullified submissions.
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What Changed
Mandatory Electronic-Only Submission: Documents listed in Annex I must be transmitted exclusively via e-file (http://www.e-file.lu) or SOFiE (http://www.cetrel-securities.lu/wp_static/what-do-we-offer/secured-reporting-channel-sofie-sort/), in PDF format supporting read access, printing, copy/paste, and word search; other methods post-February 1, 2019, are null and void.
Dynamic Annex Updates: The annex, published on the CSSF website, is regularly updated (e.g., latest noted April 1, 2025) and i
What You Need To Do
Register/access e-file or SOFiE platforms if not already (test/production environments available since February 2019)
Consult and adhere to the latest Annex I for document list, nomenclatures, and formats (PDF with full functionality)
Ensure submissions are final/official versions matching hard copies; use specified identifiers for UCIs/SIFs/SICARs
Implement processes for automatic/manual transmission (e
Train staff on responsibilities and integrate into reporting workflows; reference CSSF FAQs for closing documents
Key Dates
1 February 2019 - Entry into forceMandatory electronic transmission for listed documents; non-electronic submissions null and void.
28 January 2019 - Publication dateof original Circular CSSF 19/708.
22 December 2021 - Amendmentby Circular CSSF 21/790.
1 April 2025 - Latest annex updatenoted.
Ongoing - Regular checks requiredEntities must monitor CSSF website for annex updates.DEADLINE
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Low (for new implementations post-2019; medium for ongoing monitoring). This matters for operational efficiency and CSSF relations, as non-compliance risks rejected filings, delays (e.g., approvals under SFDR processes), or supervisory scrutiny, but long-standing rule (since 2019) with esta
According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons are using Telegram groups and chats to contact German investors. The initiators of these messenger groups purport to be the US company “MacKay Shields”. This is a case of identity fraud.
The European Supervisory Authorities and UK financial regulators sign Memorandum of Understanding on oversight of critical ICT third-party service providers under DORA 14 January 2026 Digital Finance and Innovation International cooperation The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of England (BoE), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This agreement...
The Financial Conduct Authority, Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority (UK regulators) have together signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Supervisory Authorities to enhance cooperation and oversight of critical third parties (CTPs) that fall under the UK’s CTP regime.
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF hat eine Änderung des Anhangs 2 der Verordnung vom 22. Juni 2005 über Massnahmen gegenüber der Demokratischen Republik Kongo (SR 946.231.12) publiziert.
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The Swiss Federal Department for Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF) updated Annex 2 of the Ordinance on Measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (SR 946.231.12) on January 12, 2026, modifying the list of sanctioned persons, companies, and organizations, with changes effective January 13, 2026, at 23:00 UTC. This matters for Swiss financial intermediaries as it triggers immediate asset freezing, reporting to SECO, and potential AML checks under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (GwG), ensuring compliance with Switzerland's implementation of international sanctions via the Embargo Act (EmbG).
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What Changed
Amendment to Annex 2 of SR 946.231.12, updating the list of sanctioned individuals, entities, and organizations subject to financial restrictions.
Integration into the SECO Sanctions Management (SESAM) database, with urgent publication on the SECO website.
Reinforcement of prohibitions: asset freezing, ban on making funds available, and reporting of affected business relationships to SECO; does not exempt from GwG Art. 6 due diligence or Art. 9 suspicious activity reports.
These align with ongoi
What You Need To Do
Screen client portfolios and transactions against the updated SESAM database immediately upon effectiveness
Freeze assets of newly listed sanctioned parties and prohibit making funds/resources available
Report affected business relationships to SECO without delay
Conduct GwG Art
Monitor MyFINMA for FINMA alerts and update internal sanctions screening tools
Key Dates
January 12, 2026- WBF publishes amendment to Annex 2.
January 13, 2026, 23:00 UTC- Changes enter into force; immediate implementation required.DEADLINE
December 12, 2026- Related EU sanctions extended to this date (Swiss alignment expected).
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - Immediate effect from January 13, 2026, 23:00 UTC demands rapid screening and freezing to avoid EmbG violations, which can trigger FINMA enforcement (e.g., fines, license actions). Matters due to sanctions lists' frequent updates (e.g., prior May 2024 change) and overlap with AML obl
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF hat Änderungen des Anhangs 1 der Verordnung vom 28. März 2018 über Massnahmen gegenüber Venezuela (SR 946.231.178.5) publiziert.
AI Analysis
On January 13, 2026, Switzerland's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) updated Annex 1 of the Ordinance on Measures against Venezuela (SR 946.231.178.5), reflecting changes to the list of designated persons and entities subject to Swiss asset freezing measures. This update is critical for Swiss financial institutions and regulated entities as it directly impacts sanctions compliance obligations and requires immediate verification of client and counterparty lists against the revised designations.
What Changed
The regulatory update modifies the designated persons list under Switzerland's unilateral freezing measures against Venezuela. While the search results reference a separate FINMA ordinance (RS 196.127.85) adopted on January 5, 2026, which froze assets of 37 persons in the context of Venezuela, the January 13 update to SR 946.231.178.5 represents an amendment to Switzerland's broader sanctions ordinance framework. The specific changes to Annex 1 require Swiss entities to:
Update their sanctions
What You Need To Do
*Immediate Screening
*Asset Identification
*Freeze Implementation
*Notification
*Transaction Review
Key Dates
January 5, 2026- FINMA ordinance on asset freezing (RS 196.127.85) enters into force at 11 a.m., freezing assets of 37 designated persons
January 13, 2026- SECO publishes updated Annex 1 to SR 946.231.178.5 (the update referenced in your query)
Immediate- Compliance obligations commence upon publication; no grace period for implementationDEADLINE
We reviewed how firms sell complex exchange traded products (ETPs) to retail consumers. Complex ETPs are a subset of the wider ETP market and include high-risk investment strategies that can be difficult for retail consumers to understand.We assessed how firms of different sizes and business models evaluate these products, communicate key risks and monitor outcomes under the Consumer Duty.Given the complexity and risk profile of ETPs, it is essential firms make sure investors have the knowled...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it will hold its third and final outreach event to help firms comply with amendments to Regulation S-P. The event, which is focused on small firms, is open to in-person or virtual attendance, and is…
The FCA has secured a confiscation order of £265,523.96 against Andrew Currie. Mr Currie was convicted in 2023 and sentenced to 2 years 6 months imprisonment for defrauding investors through the collapsed peer-to-peer lending platform Collateral (UK) Ltd.He diverted funds from Collateral investors and used them for personal gain, including the purchase of a property in Spain.At a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on 9 January 2026, Mr Currie was ordered to pay £265,523.96. This amount represen...
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation today published and delivered to Congress its 2025 staff report that serves as a comprehensive and data-rich resource on capital-raising dynamics…
Pension schemes must now publish transparent data on their performance, costs, and service quality, according to new proposals from the FCA, DWP, and TPR. Pension schemes will need to publish clear data on their performance, costs and quality of service, under proposals announced today by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR). If a pension offers poor value, firms and trustees must then fix it by moving savers to bet...
In the WhatsApp groups, investors are recommended to invest in financial instruments that can then be traded via the platform h5.bluealphasystem(.)net or the aforementioned app.
On 12 November the PRA hosted a roundtable meeting with Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of systemically important firms operating in the UK, to discuss Future Banking Data (FBD).
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers on the website capitalholdings(.)icu. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the websites are offering banking transactions and financial services without the required authorisation.
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about fixed-term deposit offers from the website sicherangelegt(.)de. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering banking services, in particular fixed-term deposits, without the required authorisation.
The FCA has fined 2 former finance directors for their part in misleading statements being issued by Carillion plc. Richard Adam and Zafar Khan were both aware of serious financial troubles in Carillion’s UK construction business but failed to reflect this in company announcements or alert the Board and audit committee, leading to poor oversight.Mr Adam and Mr Khan have been fined £232,800 and £138,900, respectively. The fines were imposed after Mr Adam and Mr Khan withdrew their challenges t...
ESMA publishes report on cross-border marking of funds including statistics on notifications 06 January 2026 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its third report on marketing requirements and marketing communications under the Regulation on cross-border distribution of funds . For the first time, the report includes statistics on notifications of cross-border marketing of funds. Drawing on input from Na...
The PRA Regulatory Digest is for people working in the UK financial services industry and highlights key regulatory news and publications delivered for the month.
The Swiss Federal Council adopted a new ordinance (RS 196.127.85) on 5 January 2026, mandating the immediate freezing of all assets in Switzerland belonging to Nicolás Maduro and 36 associated persons, under the Federal Act on the Freezing and Restitution of Illicit Assets held by Foreign Politically Exposed Persons (FIAA). This precautionary measure prevents asset outflows amid Venezuela's political upheaval, complementing existing sanctions since 2018, and enables future mutual legal assistance for potential restitution to the Venezuelan people. It matters for Swiss financial institutions as it imposes immediate reporting and freezing obligations with severe penalties for non-compliance.
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What Changed
Immediate asset freeze: All assets of any kind held by the 37 listed persons (Nicolás Maduro and associates) in Switzerland must be frozen without delay; this targets individuals not previously sanctioned under the Embargo Act.
Reporting obligation: Persons and institutions, including financial intermediaries, must report frozen assets or knowledge thereof to the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS) per FIAA provisions.
Duration: The freeze is valid for four years until 4 January
What You Need To Do
Screen and identify
Freeze assets
Report to MROS
Internal updates
Document compliance
Key Dates
5 January 2026, 11 a.m.Ordinance enters into force; immediate asset freezing and reporting required.DEADLINE
4 January 2030Asset freeze expires after four years, unless extended or revoked.
5 January 2026.
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Critical. This demands immediate action as the freeze took effect on 5 January 2026 at 11 a.m., with custodial penalties up to three years for failures; given today's date (25 January 2026), firms must confirm compliance now to avoid fines up to CHF 250,000 or enforcement. It heightens AML/
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has sufficient grounds to suspect that TPK Vermögensverwaltungs KG is offering securities to the public in Germany in the form of shares in AuA 24 AG without the required prospectus. There are no indications that the conditions for exemption from the prospectus requirement are met.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Cicely LaMothe, Deputy Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, has retired from the agency.“Cicely has gone above and beyond the call of duty over the past twenty-four years to serve…
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
The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.
Update of Circular CSSF 24/850 on the practical rules concerning the descriptive report and the self-assessment questionnaire to be submitted on an annual basis by support PFS, as well as the engagement of the réviseurs d’entreprises agréés (approved statutory auditors) of support PFS and practical rules concerning the management letter and the separate report to be drawn up on an annual basis.
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Circular CSSF 25/903 updates Circular CSSF 24/850, refining practical rules for support Professional of the Financial Sector (support PFS) in Luxembourg regarding their annual descriptive report, self-assessment questionnaire, and the roles of approved statutory auditors (réviseurs d’entreprises agréés). It specifies requirements for auditors' engagement, management letters, and separate annual reports. This matters for support PFS as it enhances supervisory oversight, ensures consistent reporting quality, and strengthens internal controls, directly impacting compliance and audit processes amid CSSF's focus on robust PFS supervision.
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What Changed
Updates to Descriptive Report and Self-Assessment Questionnaire: Refines content, format, and submission requirements for support PFS's annual submissions, emphasizing more detailed disclosures on operations, risks, and controls (building on CSSF 24/850).
Auditor Engagement Rules: Introduces specific practical guidelines for approved statutory auditors, including mandatory scope of work, independence confirmations, and standardized procedures for reviewing support PFS reports.
Management Letter
What You Need To Do
*Review and Update Processes
*Engage/Confirm Auditors
*Implement Templates and Testing
*Training and Governance
*Submit on Time
Key Dates
1 January 2026 - Effective DateApplies to annual reporting cycles starting for financial year 2025 onwards.
30 April (annually) - Submission DeadlineSupport PFS must submit descriptive report, self-assessment questionnaire, management letter, and separate auditor report to CSSF by 30 April following the financial year-end (first applicable: 30 April 2026 for FY 2025).DEADLINE
31 December 2025 - Preparation MilestoneAuditors must be engaged and initial scoping completed by year-end 2025 for FY 2025 compliance.DEADLINE
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High. This is high urgency for support PFS due to the impending 30 April 2026 deadline for FY 2025 submissions, with non-compliance risking supervisory fines, license reviews, or reputational damage under CSSF's PFS enforcement regime. It matters as it tightens audit accountability, potenti
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns against WhatsApp groups such as „S373 Robeco Kernmitgliedergruppe“, “M2 Robeco Value Investing Kreis“ and „999 Robeco Investment Strategiezentrum - Blockhandel“, which are allegedly operated by the Frankfurt a.M.-based company Robeco Deutschland, Zweigniederlassung der Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. („Robeco“). In the WhatsApp groups consumers are enticed to trade financial products via the app „RBC NL“. It is suspected that...
Practical rules concerning the descriptive report and the self-assessment questionnaire to be submitted on an annual basis by support PFS.Engagement of the réviseurs d’entreprises agréés (approved statutory auditors) of support PFS and practical rules concerning the management letter and the separate report to be drawn up on an annual basis.
AI Analysis
Circular CSSF 24/850, as amended by Circular CSSF 25/903, establishes practical rules for support Professional of the Financial Sector (support PFS) in Luxembourg to submit annual descriptive reports and self-assessment questionnaires, while also defining the roles of approved statutory auditors (réviseurs d’entreprises agréés) in issuing management letters and separate reports. This guidance standardizes supervisory reporting and audit processes to enhance oversight of support PFS, which provide essential back-office services to authorized PFS. It matters because non-compliance risks supervisory sanctions, reputational damage, and operational disruptions for entities reliant on support PFS structures.
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What Changed
Standardized Reporting Templates: Introduces detailed formats and content requirements for the annual descriptive report and self-assessment questionnaire, covering governance, risk management, internal controls, and operational metrics specific to support PFS activities (e.g., IT services, administrative support, custody).
Auditor Engagement Rules: Mandates approved statutory auditors to perform specific procedures, issue a management letter highlighting control weaknesses, and prepare a separa
What You Need To Do
Annual Reporting Cycle
February to review submissions, test controls, and issue management letter (flagging deficiencies) plus separate compliance report
Governance Updates
Auditor Coordination
Record-Keeping
Key Dates
31 March annually- Deadline for submission of descriptive report, self-assessment questionnaire, management letter, and separate auditor report to CSSF (first applicable for FY 2024 reporting due 31 March 2025).DEADLINE
1 January 2025- Effective date of original Circular CSSF 24/850.
15 December 2025- Effective date of amendments in Circular CSSF 25/903, applicable to 2025 reporting cycle onwards.
End of February annually- Support PFS must engage auditors and provide necessary data to enable timely report preparation.DEADLINE
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High – This is a recurring annual obligation with a firm 31 March deadline, where delays trigger automatic CSSF notifications and potential fines (up to €250,000 per Law 1993). It matters for support PFS as it intensifies scrutiny on operational resilience in a post-SFI (2021) landscape, wh
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
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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.
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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
What You Need To Do
Conduct gap analysis
Enhance oversight processes
Training and audits
Monitor appeals
Key Dates
17 December 2025- 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,
A growing number of investment schemes are being promoted unlawfully, are high risk and may even be scams. We've identified a growing number of investment schemes in holiday lodges and holiday homes being promoted to UK consumers by companies that are not FCA authorised.They may be unregulated collective investment schemes, where several investors invest their money. The schemes are being promoted unlawfully, are high risk and may even be scams. We remind consumers that if you invest in an un...
AI Analysis
The FCA has issued a consumer warning about unregulated investment schemes in holiday lodges and holiday homes, which are often promoted unlawfully by unauthorised firms, posing high risks or outright scams. These schemes typically involve collective investments without FCA authorisation, breaching UK financial promotion and collective investment scheme (CIS) rules. This matters for compliance professionals as it signals heightened FCA scrutiny on unauthorised promotions, potential enforcement actions, and the need for firms to review marketing materials and client referrals to avoid facilitation risks.
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What Changed
This is not a formal rulemaking or policy change but a consumer alert and enforcement signal under existing regulations. Key reminders include:
Unauthorised firms cannot lawfully promote collective investment schemes (CIS) under section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA).
Holiday park schemes pooling investor funds for lodge purchases and management often qualify as unregulated CIS, making promotions illegal.
No new requirements are introduced, but the FCA emphasises its on
What You Need To Do
Immediate verification
Client communication review
Training and monitoring
Internal reporting
Due diligence
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High. This alert indicates active FCA enforcement priority on consumer-facing scams in property-linked investments, with risks of fines, bans, or asset freezes for non-compliance (e.g., similar to past actions against mini-bond issuers). Firms face heightened supervisory visits or thematic
ESMA publishes 2024 data on cross-border investment activity of firms 22 December 2025 Investor protection The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, in cooperation with National Competent Authorities (NCAs), completed an analysis of the cross-border provision of investment services in 2024 . Data was gathered from investment firms across 30 jurisdictions in the EU/EEA. The main findings include: Around 370 financial firms provid...
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
The FCA has removed all regulatory permissions from Verus Financial Services Limited requiring it to stop conducting all regulated activities and imposed a more stringent assets restriction. The action follows concerns that the firm has repeatedly breached an existing asset restriction, which prevented it from selling, transferring or diminishing its assets without our approval. It also failed to comply with a Financial Ombudsman Service decision. We issued a First Supervisory Notice (PDF) on...
In this, his final blog for 2025, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf reflects on Ireland and the euro area’s economic performance and looks ahead to 2026, drawing on the Quarterly Bulletin and latest eurosystem staff projections published this week.
MDD is projected to grow by just below 4 per cent in 2025. From 2026 to 2028, MDD is forecast to grow at an annual average rate of 2.9 per cent per annum. More positive momentum in MNE investment amid lower uncertainty contrasts with slower pace of growth in domestic sectors and cooling of the labour market as drag from capacity constraints becomes evident. Outlook for slightly higher overall inflation, as underlying services price growth more persistent at a higher rate than pre-pandemic. Th...
Revision and remodelling of the rules to which Luxembourg undertakings governed by the Law of 30 March 1988 on undertakings for collective investment (“UCI”) are subject
AI Analysis
Circular IML 91/75, as amended up to CSSF Circular 25/901, consolidates and modernizes the supervisory framework for Luxembourg Part II UCIs, SIFs, and SICARs, refining rules on diversification, borrowing, risk-spreading, and disclosures while tailoring requirements to investor profiles. It matters because it streamlines fragmented regulations, enhances fund competitiveness, and formalizes CSSF expectations without mandating immediate changes for pre-existing funds, reducing compliance burdens while promoting transparency and flexibility. This update aligns administrative practices with market realities, repealing outdated circulars to eliminate ambiguity.
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What Changed
Consolidation and Repeals: Repeals CSSF Circulars 02/80, 07/309, 06/241, and Chapters G and I of IML 91/75; renders CSSF 08/356 and Chapter H of IML 91/75 inapplicable to Part II UCIs.
Flexible Diversification Rules: Introduces investor-category-based thresholds (e.g., stricter for retail, looser for sophisticated investors); allows CSSF derogations for SIFs/Part II UCIs with justification; applies look-through for intermediary vehicles; harmonizes ramp-up (up to 12 months for liquid strategies,
What You Need To Do
Review and update offering documents/prospectuses for enhanced transparency on risks, limits, borrowing, liquidity tools (e
Align fund documentation/terminology with CSSF Compilation of key concepts for consistency in filings and communications
Disclose ramp-up/wind-down periods, potential derogations, and life extensions clearly; seek CSSF approval for exemptions where justified
Assess portfolio compliance for new funds/compartments; leverage flexibility for sophisticated investors but maintain robust governance
No immediate changes required for pre-19 Dec 2025 funds, but proactive alignment recommended to avoid future issues
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Medium – Not critical as existing funds are grandfathered with no retroactive changes required, but high relevance for new launches or material updates post-19 Dec 2025. It matters for operational efficiency (streamlined rules reduce fragmentation) and investor protection (tailored risks/di
Rules applicable to undertakings for collective investment when they employ certain techniques and instruments relating to transferable securities and money market instruments
AI Analysis
Circular CSSF 08/356, as amended by Circular CSSF 25/901, establishes detailed rules for Luxembourg undertakings for collective investment (UCIs), including UCITS and alternative investment funds (AIFs), on the use of techniques and instruments relating to transferable securities and money market instruments, such as securities lending, repo transactions, and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. It matters because it ensures investor protection, risk management, and market stability by imposing strict eligibility, collateral, and operational requirements, aligning Luxembourg funds with EU standards under UCITS and AIFMD directives. Compliance is critical for Luxembourg-domiciled funds engaging in these activities to avoid regulatory sanctions and operational disruptions.
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What Changed
The original Circular CSSF 08/356 (2008) transposed UCITS III requirements on eligible techniques like securities lending and repos. The amendment via Circular CSSF 25/901 (issued in 2025) introduces updates to reflect post-Brexit adjustments, enhanced ESG considerations in collateral eligibility, stricter counterparty risk limits for OTC derivatives, and improved transparency in reporting. Key changes include:
Expanded collateral rules: Collateral must now include sustainable assets meeting SFD
What You Need To Do
*Policy Review & Update
*Risk Management Systems
*Counterparty Due Diligence
*Operational Setup
*Reporting & Disclosure
Key Dates
23 December 2008- Original Circular CSSF 08/356 effective date for UCITS III implementation.
21 July 2011- Partial updates for UCITS IV alignment.
22 July 2013- Extension to AIFs under AIFMD transposition.
15 October 2025- Issuance of amending Circular CSSF 25/901.
01 January 2026- Effective date for amendments (e.g., new collateral rules, reporting formats).
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - Immediate relevance for funds actively using these techniques (common in fixed-income and equity strategies for yield enhancement). Non-compliance risks CSSF fines (up to 5% of NAV), temporary prohibitions on techniques, or fund suspension. With the 01 January 2026 effective date rec
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers, in particular offers to purchase shares and alleged pre-IPO shares, which are purportedly brokered by Ambassador. According to information available to BaFin, Ambassador Management GmbH, supposedly based in Frankfurt am Main, Ambassador Financial Group Ltd. and Ambassador Global Systems LLC are providing financial or investment services without the required authorisation. According to the current state of knowledge, there...
The Artificial Intelligence Consortium (AIC) aims to provide a platform for public-private engagement to further dialogue on the capabilities, development, deployment, use, and potential risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in UK financial services.
Provisional dates for Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announcements on Bank Rate and publication of MPC meeting minutes and the quarterly Monetary Policy Report.
ESMA reviews impact of Guidelines on ESG or sustainability related terms in fund names 17 December 2025 Risk monitoring Sustainable finance The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial market regulator and supervisor, released research today assessing the impact of its fund naming guidelines on ESG and sustainability-related terms. The study found that ESMA’s Guidelines have: Improved consistency in the use of ESG terms by increasing alignment of fund names and the...
amending Circular CSSF 22/811.Authorisation and organisation of entities acting as UCI administrators.
AI Analysis
Circular CSSF 25/900, issued on 16 December 2025, amends Circular CSSF 22/811 to clarify governance principles, authorisation requirements, and operational standards for UCI (Undertakings for Collective Investment) administrators in Luxembourg, while reforming annual reporting obligations. It matters because it strengthens supervisory oversight, aligns with DORA for ICT outsourcing, and simplifies reporting to enhance efficiency and compliance in the fund administration sector.
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What Changed
Repeals Annex B of Circular CSSF 22/811 with immediate effect, replacing it with streamlined annual reporting via a core compliance-focused Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) that assesses governance, internal controls, operational organization, and risk management; detailed instructions are now on the CSSF website.
Introduces prior CSSF authorisation requirements for entities acting as UCI administrators, including a defined administrative procedure with application details in Annex A; authori
What You Need To Do
Assess eligibility and obtain prior CSSF authorisation via Annex A application (or notify substantial changes); ensure ongoing validity by monitoring operational model and delegations
Adapt internal processes for revised annual UCIA reporting (SAQ-focused, integrated where applicable); submit using CSSF website instructions starting for FY ending 31 Dec 2025
Review/update contracts with UCIs/IFMs to define roles, responsibilities, and oversight; implement delegation monitoring, remediation plans, and ICT compliance (DORA/Circular 25/882 or 20/750)
For DORA-scope entities, align outsourcing arrangements with Circular CSSF 25/882
Key Dates
16 December 2025- Issuance date; repeal of Annex B of Circular CSSF 22/811 effective immediately.
January 2025- DORA entry into force, applying to ICT outsourcing for in-scope UCIAs.
31 December 2025- New reporting framework (SAQ and updated modalities) applies to all financial years ending on or after this date.
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - Immediate repeal of prior reporting Annex requires prompt process updates; new framework applies to FY 2025 year-ends (just past as of Jan 2026), risking supervisory scrutiny or penalties for non-compliance; DORA alignment adds operational resilience pressure amid ongoing CSSF focus
On 16 December 2025, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA launched the consultation on the partially revised Circular 2016/7 “Video and online identification”. The consultation will go on until 27 February 2026.
Authorisation and organisation of entities acting as UCI administrators
AI Analysis
Circular CSSF 22/811, as amended by Circular CSSF 25/900, establishes CSSF requirements for the authorisation, governance, internal organisation, and oversight of entities acting as UCI (Undertakings for Collective Investment) administrators in Luxembourg. It matters because it standardises practices amid regulatory, technological, and market evolutions, ensuring robust controls, risk management, and supervision for fund administration activities critical to Luxembourg's fund industry.
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What Changed
Authorisation Requirements: Prior CSSF authorisation is mandatory for appointment as UCI administrator, via full application under sectoral laws or a simplified administrative procedure; application must include details per Annex A, with ongoing updates for substantial changes.
Scope of UCI Administration: Defines three core functions—registrar, NAV calculation/accounting, and client communication—requiring only one designated service provider per function per UCI (or compartment); UCI/IFM may p
What You Need To Do
Submit authorisation application to CSSF with Annex A information before commencing UCI administration; notify substantial changes and keep file updated
Establish/implement governance, controls, escalation processes, resource adequacy, ICT/business continuity per circular; ensure single provider per function
For delegations
Conclude written contracts with UCI/IFM; submit annual UCIA activity reports
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High – Non-compliance risks CSSF sanctions, as authorisation is prior and ongoing; critical for Luxembourg fund ecosystem given evolutions in tech/markets/DORA. Firms must act promptly if unauthorised or misaligned, especially with annual reporting since 2023 and DORA integration; impacts o
Earlier this year, we undertook a refresh of our Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee. In line with good governance, we planned to refresh the membership on a staggered basis, allowing us to bring in new expertise whilst benefiting from some continuity. Following this process, we are pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to the Committee:Elly Dowding, Director of ESG AccordFarnam Bidgoli, Independent AdviserThese appointments reflect our commitment to drawing on diverse exp...
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
Der Bundesrat hat die Sanktionslisten betreffend Russland und Belarus am 12. Dezember 2025 ausgeweitet. Die Schweiz übernimmt damit diverse Änderungen, welche die EU im Rahmen ihres 19. Sanktionspakets beschlossen hat.
AI Analysis
The Swiss Federal Council expanded sanctions lists against Russia and Belarus on December 12, 2025, adopting changes from the EU's 19th sanctions package to align Swiss measures with EU restrictions. This matters for Swiss financial institutions as it imposes immediate asset freezes, transaction bans, and reporting obligations on newly listed entities, strengthening efforts to counter Russia's military-industrial complex and shadow oil fleet while preventing sanctions evasion.
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What Changed
Asset freezes and prohibitions: 22 natural persons and 42 companies/organizations added to asset freeze and prohibition on making funds/assets available lists.
Shipping restrictions: 116 new vessels (primarily Russian shadow fleet tankers evading oil price caps) subjected to comprehensive purchase, sale, and service bans.
Export controls: 45 new companies (including in third countries) under stricter export controls to block deliveries of critical goods to Russia's military-industrial sector.
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What You Need To Do
Immediate screening
Asset freezing
Transaction halts
Ongoing monitoring
Key Dates
13 December 2025- Measures enter into force; immediate implementation required.DEADLINE
29 October 2025- Prior expansion decision (related 18th EU package adoption).
30 October 2025- Entry into force of October measures (export restrictions, RDIF transaction bans).
31 December 2025- Extension of certain derogations (e.g., Russia investment withdrawals).
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Critical - Effective immediately (13 Dec 2025), with no grace period for asset freezes/transaction bans, exposing non-compliant firms to severe penalties amid FINMA's active enforcement on sanctions (type: enforcement). This escalates existing Russia/Belarus regimes, targeting evasion vecto
We're providing guidance to support firms to tackle bullying, harassment and violence in financial services, after they asked for additional support. In July, we changed our rules – setting clearer standards for how financial services firms should address non-financial misconduct.This more closely aligned the rules for banks and non-banks. We wanted to give firms the confidence to act against serious misconduct, drive consistency and make it clearer when non-financial misconduct is a breach o...
Given at the 20th High-level meeting on financial stability and regulatory and supervisory priorities (jointly organised by the Arab Monetary Fund, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the Financial Stability Institute of the Bank of International Settlements).
Das Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine Änderung des Anhangs der Verordnung vom 7. August 1990 über Wirtschaftsmassnahmen gegenüber der Republik Irak (SR 946.206) publiziert.
AI Analysis
This FINMA publication announces a SECO update to the annex of the Ordinance on Economic Measures against the Republic of Iraq (SR 946.206), reflecting UN Sanctions Committee amendments to the list of sanctioned individuals, companies, and organizations made on December 9, 2025. It matters because these changes are directly applicable in Switzerland, requiring financial intermediaries to immediately block affected assets and report business relationships to SECO to ensure compliance with UN sanctions. Failure to act risks enforcement by FINMA under its supervisory mandate.
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What Changed
The UN Sanctions Committee modified the sanctions list targeting persons, companies, and organizations related to Iraq on December 9, 2025; this amendment was published by SECO on its website and integrated into the SESAM sanctions database on December 10, 2025.
Switzerland automatically applies UN sanctions lists without delay per the Federal Council's Ordinance of March 4, 2016, making the update immediately binding.
Financial intermediaries must implement prohibitions, freeze assets of newly
What You Need To Do
Screen against SESAM database
Asset freeze
Report to SECO
Internal review
Document compliance
Key Dates
December 9, 2025- UN Sanctions Committee decision amending the Iraq sanctions list.
December 10, 2025- SECO publishes update on its website and updates SESAM database; changes enter into force immediately in Switzerland.
Immediate (as of December 10, 2025)- Financial intermediaries must block assets and report to SECO without delay, per automatic application of UN sanctions.DEADLINE
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - Automatic and immediate effect heightens breach risk, with FINMA enforcement powers including fines, reputational damage, or license revocation for non-compliance. It matters due to Switzerland's direct implementation of UN sanctions, amplifying AML/financial crime exposure amid ongo
Good evening. Thank you for the invitation to join you today. This evening I want to talk about economic resilience, what it is and whether we have enough of it. I spoke about economic resilience in my first speech as Governor – 6 years ago – and wrote to the Minister for Finance about it in early February this year. After everything that’s happened since February, it feels timely to take stock of where we are. My conclusion is that we need to give it greater focus. Let me start by setting ou...
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung (WBF) hat den Anhang 2 der Verordnung vom 25. Mai 2005 über Massnahmen gegenüber Sudan (SR 946.231.18) geändert.
AI Analysis
On December 9, 2025, Switzerland's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) updated Annex 2 of the Sudan Sanctions Ordinance (SR 946.231.18), requiring Swiss financial intermediaries to implement changes to their sanctions screening and compliance procedures. This update reflects ongoing international coordination on Sudan sanctions enforcement and requires immediate implementation by all Swiss-regulated financial institutions.
What Changed
The regulatory update modified Annex 2 of the Sudan Sanctions Ordinance effective December 9, 2025 at 23:00 UTC. While the search results do not provide the specific entities added or removed from the sanctions list, the update was coordinated through FINMA's SESAM (SECO Sanctions Management) database, which serves as Switzerland's authoritative sanctions database for financial intermediaries.
The timing of this update aligns with broader international sanctions activity on Sudan. In July 2025,
What You Need To Do
*Sanctions List Update
*System Screening
*Transaction Review
*Blocked Assets
*Staff Training
Key Dates
December 9, 2025, 23:00 UTC- Effective date of the urgent amendment to Annex 2 of SR 946.231.18; SECO updated the SESAM database on this date
Immediate- Financial intermediaries required to implement changes according to SR 946.231.18 regulationsDEADLINE
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Lori J. Schock, who has served as the Director of the Office of Investor Education and Assistance (OIEA) since 2009, will retire from the agency at the end of December.“I have known Lori for…
In line with the Bank's transition to a repo-led, demand-driven operational framework for providing reserves, the Bank is today announcing a reduction in the spread to Bank Rate of the Operational Standing Facility (OSF). This Market Notice confirms the new, recalibrated spread of the OSF at Bank Rate +15bps for the lending facility and Bank Rate -15bps for the deposit facility. As with all SMF facilities, the OSFs are 'open for business' and should be used by SMF participants for the purpose...
Good morning and welcome everyone. I am delighted to address the eighth meeting of this Forum. When the Forum was established three years ago, the goal was to bring together participants from across Ireland to build a shared approach to understanding and managing the systemic risks that climate change poses, while supporting the orderly transition of households and businesses to the net zero objective that we’re all familiar with. The Forum has come a long way in those three years. We have es...
A raft of new measures designed to support the growth of the mutuals sector have been announced today by the financial regulators. They include a review of credit union regulations and the launch of a Mutual Societies Development Unit by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
This report has been informed by the PRA and FCA’s ongoing regulation and supervision of mutuals and by direct engagement with mutuals and their trade associations in sessions around the country throughout 2025.
The Bank of England (the Bank) has today launched its second system-wide exploratory scenario (SWES) exercise. This will focus on how the private markets ecosystem operates under stress and the potential implications for UK financial stability and the UK real economy.
Our Financial Policy Committee (FPC) meets to identify risks to financial stability and agree policy actions aimed at safeguarding the resilience of the UK financial system.
The PRA Regulatory Digest is for people working in the UK financial services industry and highlights key regulatory news and publications delivered for the month.
The Board of Directors of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has extended Beat Fellmann’s term of office by one year until the end of 2026.
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is today publishing its ex-post evaluation report on the requirements for interest rate risk management in the banking book. The evaluation has shown that the supervisory practice has essentially been successful and that the objectives have been achieved. Specific improvements will be made as part of a partial revision of Circular 2019/2, which is planned from 2026. The interest rate shock scenarios updated by the Basel Committee on Banki...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Cristina Martin Firvida, who has served as the Director of the Office of the Investor Advocate since January 2023, will conclude her tenure with the agency at the end of January 2026. As…
The Federal Council has appointed Katia Villard to the Board of Directors of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. A professor of criminal law, Ms Villard will succeed Ursula Cassani Bossy who is stepping down from FINMA's Board of Directors at the end of the year.
From the start of December, UK bank customers will benefit from an increase to the maximum amount they would be reimbursed for if their bank were to fail
In its new 2025 Risk Monitor, FINMA reveals where it sees the greatest risks for the Swiss financial centre. It warns of an increase in geopolitical and technological risks and calls for more robust controls over the outsourcing of critical functions. The climate risk report is also part of the Risk Monitor for the first time.
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...
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...
AI Analysis
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.
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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 regulations:
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 receiv
What You Need To Do
Audit documentation
Strengthen governance
Enhance AML/CFT
Improve inspection readiness
Senior manager reviews
Key Dates
5 November 2025- AMF Enforcement Committee decision issued, imposing fines and bans.
6 November 2025- French version of press release published.
1 January 2019 to 30 June 2024- Relevant period of breaches for Carat GP.
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 enfo
Das Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine Änderung der Verordnung vom 21. März 2025 über Massnahmen gegenüber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
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
The PRA Regulatory Digest is for people working in the UK financial services industry and highlights key regulatory news and publications delivered for the month.
The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.
Warning Warning Savings protection The AMF warns the public against fraudulent communications offering investment services impersonating Financière du Nogentais
Europe & international Sanctions & settlements Publication of the annual ESMA Report on Sanctions and Measures for 2024: AMF imposes the highest amounts in Europe
AI Analysis
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.
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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 AM
What You Need To Do
sanction areas
Key Dates
16 October 2025- ESMA publishes second consolidated Annual Sanctions Report for 2024 data.
covering 2024activities.
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. Matter
Das Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine Änderung der Verordnung vom 21. März 2025 über Massnahmen gegenüber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF hat eine Änderung des Anhangs der Verordnung vom 16. Dezember 2022 über Massnahmen betreffend Haiti publiziert.
AI Analysis
The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF, under which SECO operates) has published an update to the Annex of the Ordinance of 16 December 2022 on measures concerning Haiti, reflecting UN Security Council amendments to the sanctions list. This matters for Swiss financial institutions as it triggers immediate asset freeze checks and reporting obligations to ensure compliance with Switzerland's implementation of UN sanctions via FINMA and SECO oversight, avoiding enforcement risks amid Haiti's ongoing instability. The update aligns with global renewals of Haiti sanctions, emphasizing asset freezes on newly designated individuals and entities involved in destabilizing activities.
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What Changed
Amendment to the Annex of the Verordnung vom 16. Dezember 2022 über Massnahmen betreffend Haiti, incorporating UN Security Council updates to the sanctions list, likely adding individuals, companies, or organizations subject to asset freezes, travel bans, and arms embargo expansions.
Reflects broader UN measures, including renewal of travel bans, asset freezes, and arms embargoes; expansion of arms embargo scope to military goods, technology, technical assistance, financial services, and brokeri
What You Need To Do
Screening and Freezing
Ongoing Monitoring
Licensing Checks
Documentation
Key Dates
Immediate (publication date: 21 October 2025)- Swiss firms must check accounts, freeze assets or economic resources of newly listed persons without prior notice, and report to SECO/FINMA without delay.DEADLINE
18 October 2024- UN Security Council Resolution 2752 adopted, expanding arms embargo (basis for Swiss/UK updates).
17-20 October 2025- UNSC renews regime for one year, adds 2 entries to sanctions list (UK/Jersey notices align with Swiss publication).
23 July 2025- UK Haiti Sanctions Amendment Regulations enter force, reflecting similar UN changes.
20 March 2025- Canadian amendments add 3 individuals (related context).
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - Immediate asset freeze and reporting requirements carry criminal penalties for non-compliance (e.g., aligned with UK fines up to updated monetary levels); failure risks FINMA enforcement, reputational damage, and misalignment with UN obligations amid Haiti's volatile security. Matter
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF hat eine Änderung des Anhangs der Verordnung vom 24. Juni 2020 über Massnahmen gegenüber Nicaragua (SR 946.231.158.5) publiziert.
AI Analysis
The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF/EAER) amended the annex of the Ordinance on Measures against Nicaragua (SR 946.231.158.5) on 20 October 2025, modifying entries for two individuals, with measures entering into force immediately thereafter. This update requires Swiss financial intermediaries to promptly screen and adjust sanctions compliance programs to reflect the revised designations, ensuring no prohibited dealings with the updated list. It matters because failure to implement could trigger FINMA enforcement, asset blocking obligations, and reporting requirements under Switzerland's Embargo Act (EmbG).
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What Changed
Modification of entries for two individuals in the annex of the Ordinance on Measures against Nicaragua (SR 946.231.158.5), likely involving updates to personal details, aliases, or sanction rationales.
These changes align with ongoing maintenance of the sanctions list, originally imposed in June 2020 due to human rights, democracy, and rule-of-law concerns in Nicaragua, mirroring EU measures from 2019-2020.
No broader structural changes to the ordinance itself; this is a targeted annex update,
What You Need To Do
Immediate screening
Block and report
Update compliance systems
Monitor ongoing
Document implementation to demonstrate due diligence in case of FINMA audits
Key Dates
20 October 2025- Amendment to the annex published by WBF/EAER.
21 October 2025, 11:00 pm- Measures enter into force; immediate blocking and screening obligations apply.
21 October 2025- FINMA publishes updated sanctions notice and notifies via MyFINMA.
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High – Immediate effect from 21 October 2025 demands swift action to avoid violations, as asset freezing is retroactive and non-compliance risks FINMA enforcement (e.g., fines, license restrictions). This matters amid frequent 2025 sanctions updates (e.g., 10+ Nicaragua/Myanmar deltas), hei
Deutsche Bank Wealth Management (CLONE) / Deutsche Bank AG (CLONE) / DB UK Bank Limited (CLONE) - Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm
Das Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine Änderung der Verordnung vom 21. März 2025 über Massnahmen gegenüber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
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
The PRA and FCA have today confirmed plans to increase flexibility around senior banker pay, alongside changes to create better links between bonus awards and responsible risk-taking.
Das Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine Änderung der Verordnung vom 21. März 2025 über Massnahmen gegenüber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
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Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF hat eine Änderung des Anhangs der Verordnung über Massnahmen gegenüber Burundi (SR 946.231.121.8) publiziert.
AI Analysis
The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF/DEFR) has updated the annex to the Ordinance on Measures against Burundi (SR 946.231.121.8), modifying the list of sanctioned persons, companies, and organizations in the SESAM database. This matters for Swiss financial institutions as it imposes immediate asset freeze and transaction restrictions, aligning with FINMA's heightened focus on sanctions risks amid geopolitical tensions.
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What Changed
Modification to the list of sanctioned individuals, enterprises, and organizations under the Burundi sanctions ordinance.
Update published in the SECO Sanctions Management (SESAM) database, which is the authoritative Swiss reference for sanctions compliance.
No details on specific additions, deletions, or alterations to designations are provided in the publication summary, but changes trigger mandatory screening and blocking obligations.
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What You Need To Do
Screen clients, transactions, and assets against the updated SESAM database immediately upon effectiveness (post-8 October 2025, 23:00)
Freeze assets of newly listed or modified sanctioned parties without prior notice and report to SECO/FINMA via MyFINMA notification system
Cease any direct or indirect provision of funds/economic resources to sanctioned parties; conduct retrospective reviews of existing relationships for Burundi exposure
Update internal sanctions screening tools, policies, and staff training to reflect SESAM changes; document compliance efforts for potential FINMA audits
Key Dates
6 October 2025- DEFR modifies the sanctions list and updates SESAM database.
8 October 2025, 23:00 hours- Changes enter into force; asset freezes and prohibitions apply immediately thereafter.
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - Immediate effectiveness (8 October 2025) requires swift database rescreening to avoid violations, with FINMA emphasizing sanctions evasion risks in its 2025 Risk Monitor amid geopolitical shifts; non-compliance risks enforcement actions, fines, or reputational damage.
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung (WBF) hat eine Änderung des Anhangs 1 der Verordnung vom 1. Juni 2012 über Massnahmen gegenüber Guinea-Bissau (SR 946.231.138.3) publiziert.
AI Analysis
The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF) published an amendment to Annex 1 of the Ordinance on Measures against Guinea-Bissau (SR 946.231.138.3) on October 7, 2025, updating the sanctions list maintained in the SESAM database. This change, effective October 8, 2025, requires Swiss financial intermediaries to immediately screen clients, freeze assets of listed individuals, and report to SECO, reinforcing compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 2048 (2012) and EU measures following the 2012 military coup. It matters for preventing sanctions evasion and ensuring adherence to Switzerland's Embargogesetz (EmbG), with non-compliance risking FINMA enforcement.
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What Changed
Amendment to Annex 1 of the Ordinance dated June 1, 2012, on measures against Guinea-Bissau, as published by WBF on October 6, 2025, and reflected in FINMA's announcement on October 7, 2025.
Updates to the SESAM (SECO Sanctions Management) database, which is the authoritative Swiss sanctions list; specific details on additions, deletions, or modifications to listed natural persons (e.g., changes for six individuals noted in related updates) were implemented.
Prohibition on dealings with listed p
What You Need To Do
Screen customer relationships against the updated SESAM list immediately upon effectiveness using heightened due diligence per GwG Art
Freeze assets of any matched listed persons/entities and prohibit new business
Report affected relationships to SECO without delay; conduct additional checks and file SARs with MROS if suspicions remain
Update internal sanctions screening systems and monitor MyFINMA for FINMA notifications
Document compliance actions to demonstrate adherence in audits or FINMA inquiries
Key Dates
October 6, 2025- WBF adjusts SESAM database and publishes changes on its website.
October 7, 2025- FINMA publishes the sanctions notice.
October 8, 2025, 23:00 Uhr- Changes enter into force; immediate implementation required for asset freezes and prohibitions.DEADLINE
prior 2024update had a similar timeline effective October 8, 2024, at 18:00 Uhr, indicating recurring list maintenance.)
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - Immediate asset freeze and reporting are mandatory from October 8, 2025, with violations exposing firms to FINMA fines, reputational damage, or criminal liability under EmbG and GwG. This update underscores ongoing list volatility (e.g., similar 2024 change), demanding robust real-ti
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF hat eine Änderung des Anhangs 7 der Verordnung vom 8. Juni 2012 über Massnahmen gegenüber Syrien (SR 946.231.172.7) publiziert.
AI Analysis
The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF) updated Annex 7 of the Ordinance on Measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7) on October 6, 2025, modifying the list of sanctioned persons, companies, and organizations, effective October 8, 2025. This change requires Swiss financial intermediaries to immediately implement asset freezes and report affected relationships to SECO, amid broader Swiss alignment with EU and US easing of Syria sanctions earlier in 2025. It matters for compliance as it mandates swift screening updates to avoid violations of ongoing targeted financial sanctions.
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What Changed
The WBF amended the list of sanctioned entities in Annex 7 of SR 946.231.172.7, updating the SESAM sanctions database (SECO Sanctions Management).
Financial intermediaries must enforce prohibitions, freeze assets of listed parties, and report business relationships to SECO.
Reporting to SECO does not exempt intermediaries from conducting due diligence under Art. 6 GwG (Anti-Money Laundering Act) and filing suspicions with the Money Laundering Reporting Office under Art. 9 GwG if issues persist.
What You Need To Do
Screen client portfolios, accounts, and transactions against the updated SESAM database immediately upon effectiveness
Freeze assets of newly listed or affected sanctioned parties and implement transaction prohibitions
Report all impacted business relationships to SECO promptly
Conduct GwG due diligence (Art
Update internal sanctions screening systems and train staff on changes; retain evidence of compliance for audits
Key Dates
October 6, 2025- WBF publishes update to Annex 7 and SESAM database.
October 8, 2025 at 23:00- Changes enter into force; asset freezes and prohibitions apply immediately.
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - Immediate asset freeze and reporting obligations take effect October 8, 2025, with non-compliance risking FINMA enforcement, fines, or criminal liability under sanctions laws. This matters as it occurs against a backdrop of Syria sanctions easing (e.g., Swiss economic sanctions lifte
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The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has identified further progress in UBS’s resolvability and continues to view a resolution as feasible. However, there is a need for greater optionality, which will also require legislative changes. UBS’s emergency plan largely fulfils the current statutory requirements. However, it needs to be better integrated in the resolution plan in the future and thus cannot currently be regarded as executable. As in 2024, FINMA’s review of the recov...
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.
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
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...
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is transferring the FINMA Banking Insolvency Ordinance, FINMA Insurance Bankruptcy Ordinance and FINMA Collective Investment Schemes Bankruptcy Ordinance to a new consolidated FINMA Insolvency Ordinance. The existing regulations have been revised and adapted where necessary – based on findings from practical experience and academia. In addition, the FINMA Insolvency Ordinance implements the amendments made necessary by the revisions to th...
Das Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine Änderung der Verordnung vom 21. März 2025 über Massnahmen gegenüber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
Das Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine Änderung der Liste der sanktionierten natürlichen Personen, Unternehmen und Organisationen der Verordnung vom 30. März 2011 über Massnahmen gegenüber Libyen (SR 946.231.149.82) publiziert.
AI Analysis
This FINMA publication announces an update by Switzerland's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to the sanctions list under the Ordinance of 30 March 2011 on Measures against Libya (SR 946.231.149.82), aligning Swiss sanctions with changes in the UN Libya sanctions regime. It matters for Swiss financial institutions as it triggers immediate screening and compliance obligations to avoid violations of asset freeze and related restrictions on designated persons, entities, or organizations. Failure to act promptly risks enforcement by FINMA.
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What Changed
The core change is an amendment to the list of sanctioned natural persons, companies, and organizations in SR 946.231.149.82, as published by SECO. This reflects broader UN Security Council updates via Resolution 2769 (2025), which introduced new designation criteria for individuals/entities supporting armed groups or criminal networks through illicit exploitation/export of crude oil or refined petroleum from Libya, alongside exemptions for certain arms embargo activities, allowances for Libyan
What You Need To Do
Screen immediately
Freeze assets
Cease dealings
Update systems
Monitor related flows
Key Dates
Immediate upon publication (19 August 2025)- Swiss firms must implement updated sanctions list screening and freeze applicable assets/transactions per FINMA/SECO requirements (https://www.finma.ch/en/news/2025/08/20250819-sr-946-231-149-82/).DEADLINE
1 May 2026- Expiration of UN authorizations/measures on illicit petroleum exports from Libya (Resolution 2769).
15 May 2026- End of UN Panel of Experts mandate monitoring Libya sanctions.
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - Immediate action required due to asset freeze obligations; non-compliance risks FINMA fines, reputational damage, or criminal liability under Swiss AML/sanctions laws. This matters amid evolving geopolitical risks (e.g., petroleum smuggling destabilizing Libya), as flagged in FINMA's
Das Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine Änderung des Anhangs 2 der Verordnung vom 12. August 2015 über Massnahmen gegenüber der Republik Südsudan (SR 946.231.169.9) publiziert.
AI Analysis
FINMA has published an update notifying financial intermediaries of changes to Annex 2 of the Ordinance on Measures against the Republic of South Sudan (SR 946.231.169.9), as announced by SECO on August 18, 2025, effective August 20, 2025. This matters because it imposes immediate asset freeze and transaction ban obligations on Swiss financial institutions with exposure to newly or modified sanctioned entities, aligning with UN Security Council Resolution 2206 (2015) and EU measures to address South Sudan's ethnic conflict, human rights violations, and humanitarian crisis. Compliance failure risks enforcement actions under the Embargo Act (EmbG) and AML regulations (GwG).
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What Changed
SECO amended Annex 2 of the Ordinance, likely adding, removing, or modifying listings of sanctioned persons, companies, or organizations related to South Sudan.
The update requires implementation of prohibitions (e.g., no new business), asset freezing for listed parties, and reporting of affected relationships to SECO.
Changes stem from ongoing enforcement of UN and EU sanctions, with Switzerland implementing via the Embargo Act; Annexes are dynamically updated.
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What You Need To Do
Screen client portfolios, transactions, and relationships against the updated SESAM database and Annex 2 via FINMA's website or MyFINMA portal
Freeze assets of newly listed parties without delay; block prohibited transactions
Report affected business relationships to SECO promptly; conduct additional GwG Art
Update internal sanctions screening systems and train staff; document compliance for audit trails
Key Dates
18.08.2025- SECO publishes amendment to Annex 2.
19.08.2025- FINMA issues public notification of the update.
20.08.2025- Amendment enters into force; asset freezes and prohibitions apply immediately.
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - Immediate effect from August 20, 2025, mandates asset freezes and reporting with no grace period, exposing non-compliant firms to FINMA enforcement, fines, or reputational damage under EmbG and GwG. South Sudan sanctions are niche but cumulative updates (e.g., similar to Sudan change
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung (WBF) hat den Anhang 2 der Verordnung vom 25. Mai 2005 über Massnahmen gegenüber Sudan (SR 946.231.18) geändert.
AI Analysis
The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF) has amended Annex 2 of the Ordinance of May 25, 2005, on Measures against Sudan (SR 946.231.18), updating Switzerland's sanctions list in alignment with the SESAM database managed by SECO. This change, effective immediately on a urgent basis, requires Swiss financial intermediaries to implement updated asset freezes and transaction restrictions without delay, heightening compliance risks amid ongoing international sanctions escalation on Sudan-related actors. It matters because non-compliance exposes firms to FINMA enforcement, reputational damage, and penalties under anti-money laundering and sanctions regimes.
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What Changed
Amendment to Annex 2 of SR 946.231.18, which lists designated persons, entities, and assets subject to sanctions such as asset freezes and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available.
Updates reflected in the official Swiss sanctions database SESAM (SECO Sanctions Management), published on the SECO website, ensuring harmonized implementation across Switzerland.
Urgent (dringliche) amendment entering into force immediately, bypassing standard consultation periods to address time-
What You Need To Do
Screen against updated SESAM database
Transaction screening and blocking
Internal compliance update
Reporting obligations
Audit and evidence retention
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High – The urgent effective date mandates immediate action to avoid violations, with FINMA's enforcement history showing fines up to CHF 500,000+ for sanctions breaches. This matters amid Sudan's escalating conflict, where global sanctions (e.g., EU/UK additions in 2025) increase circumvent
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF hat eine Änderung des Anhangs der Verordnung vom 28. Juni 2023 über Massnahmen betreffend Moldau (SR 946.231.156.5) publiziert.
AI Analysis
The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF) published an update to Annex of the Ordinance on Measures concerning Moldova (SR 946.231.156.5) on August 11, 2025, expanding the sanctions list for Moldova-related destabilizing activities. This matters for Swiss financial intermediaries as it imposes immediate asset freeze and reporting obligations under the Embargo Act (EmbG) and Anti-Money Laundering Act (GwG), aligning Switzerland with EU measures to counter threats to Moldova's sovereignty amid regional instability.
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What Changed
Updated Sanctions List: The WBF amended the Annex to include additional natural or legal persons, organizations, or entities subject to financial sanctions, effective immediately upon publication.
Financial Sanctions Reinforced: Mandatory asset freezes (sperre von Vermögenswerten), prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available (Bereitstellungsverbote), and reporting requirements to SECO for frozen assets remain core, mirroring EU Regulation 2023/888 updates.
No Change to Core Ordi
What You Need To Do
Screen Client Base
Freeze and Report Assets
AML Due Diligence
Internal Controls
Monitor Ongoing
Key Dates
11.08.2025 - Publication of Annex update by WBF.
12.08.2025 - Measures enter into force(based on similar recent updates; immediate effect standard).
Immediate (unverzüglich) - Report frozen assets to SECO.
28.06.2023 - Original Ordinance effective date(context for baseline measures).
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High – Immediate asset blocking and SECO reporting are mandatory with no grace period, risking FINMA enforcement (e.g., fines, reputational damage) for non-compliance; matters due to expanding geopolitical risks in Eastern Europe, potential for rapid list growth, and overlap with high-volum
Das Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung (WBF) hat die Erweiterung der Sanktionslisten betreffend Russland publiziert. Die Schweiz hat damit diverse Änderungen übernommen, welche die EU im Rahmen ihres 18. Sanktionspakets beschlossen hatte.
AI Analysis
This FINMA publication announces Switzerland's adoption of the EU's 18th sanctions package against Russia, expanding the sanctions lists with new designations and restrictions via the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO/WBF). It matters because Swiss financial institutions must immediately screen and freeze assets of newly listed parties, aligning with heightened FINMA enforcement on Russia sanctions risks amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. Compliance teams face elevated legal, reputational, and secondary sanctions exposure from US/EU measures.
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What Changed
The core update involves Switzerland incorporating EU Council decisions from the 18th sanctions package, which typically include:
Additions to asset freeze lists targeting Russian individuals, entities, and sectors like energy, finance, and dual-use goods.
Expanded prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available to designated parties.
Alignment with EU sectoral restrictions on Russia's financial messaging services (e.g., SPFS), oil trade, and shadow fleet activities, now binding in
What You Need To Do
Screen sanctions lists immediately
Enhance customer due diligence (CDD)
Report to FINMA/SECO
Update policies
Train staff
Key Dates
Immediate upon publication (August 13, 2025)- Swiss sanctions lists updated; asset freezes and prohibitions take effect instantly for newly designated parties.
15 December 2025- Noted FINMA reference for ongoing list updates and independent freezing measures.
31 July 2026- EU sectoral sanctions against Russia renewed until this date (adopted December 2025), influencing Swiss alignment.
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - This directly expands enforceable prohibitions, with FINMA's targeted on-site reviews and "very high" Russia sanctions risk rating amplifying enforcement (https://www.finma.ch/en/~/media/finma/dokumente/dokumentencenter/myfinma/finma-publikationen/risikomonitor/20251117-finma-risikom
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
On July 31, 2025, Switzerland's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) amended the annex to the Syria Asset Freezing Ordinance (SR 196.127.27), originally enacted March 7, 2025, to update the list of designated individuals subject to comprehensive asset freezes. This amendment reflects Switzerland's ongoing implementation of targeted financial sanctions against politically exposed persons connected to the former Assad regime, requiring immediate compliance from all financial intermediaries and asset holders operating in Swiss jurisdiction.
What Changed
The July 31, 2025 amendment modified the annex (list of designated persons) to the Syria Asset Freezing Ordinance without altering the substantive freezing requirements themselves. The original ordinance, enacted March 7, 2025, froze all assets of 17 designated individuals; the July amendment adjusted this list, though the specific names added or removed are not detailed in the available regulatory notices.
The amendment operates under the Federal Act on the Freezing and Restitution of Illicit
What You Need To Do
*Immediate compliance steps for financial institutions:
*Update sanctions screening systems to reflect the amended annex list as of July 31, 2025
*Freeze all assets of newly designated individuals without delay, including bank accounts, securities, real estate, and other property of any kind
*File mandatory reports with the Money Laundering Reporting Office (MROS) for all frozen assets under Article 3 of the FIAA
*Conduct enhanced due diligence on existing client relationships to identify any connections to designated persons or their family members, associates, or controlled entities
Key Dates
March 7, 2025, 6:00 PM UTC– Original Syria Asset Freezing Ordinance entered into force
July 31, 2025, 6:00 PM UTC– Amendment to annex (list of designated persons) entered into force
Ongoing– Immediate freezing obligation upon designation; no grace period applies
Four-year validity– The ordinance remains valid for four years from March 7, 2025, unless extended or modified
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...
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF hat eine Änderung des Anhangs der Verordnung über Massnahmen betreffend Guatemala (SR 946.231.137.6) publiziert.
AI Analysis
The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF) has published an update to Annex 2 of the Ordinance on Measures concerning Guatemala (SR 946.231.137.6), aligning Swiss sanctions with international developments targeting threats to democracy and rule of law in Guatemala. This matters for Swiss financial institutions as it mandates immediate screening and blocking of newly designated persons/entities to prevent sanctions violations, reinforcing Switzerland's commitment to international sanctions regimes amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in Central America. https://www.finma.ch/en/news/2025/06/20250626-sr-946-231-137-6/
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What Changed
Amendment to Annex 2 of SR 946.231.137.6, likely adding or updating designations of individuals, groups, or entities involved in undermining Guatemala's democracy, rule of law, or election integrity, consistent with parallel EU actions.
Measures include asset freezes (prohibiting Swiss persons from dealing with designated assets) and transaction prohibitions, with independent freezing by FINMA where required under Swiss law.
Updates are published in the Federal Gazette and integrated into FINMA'
What You Need To Do
Immediate screening
Enhanced due diligence
System updates
Key Dates
26 June 2025- Publication of annex amendment by WBF; immediate effectiveness for screening and blocking obligations.
Ongoing (continuous)- Annex updates published in Federal Gazette; firms must integrate changes without specified delay.DEADLINE
15 December 2025- Reference date for related FINMA sanctions annex maintenance (not specific to this update but indicative of cycle). https://www.finma.ch/en/news/2025/06/20250626-sr-946-231-137-6/ https://www.finma.ch/en/documentation/international-sanctions-and-combating-terrorism/international-sanctions-and-independent-freezing-measures/
Compliance Impact
Urgency: High - Swiss sanctions take effect immediately upon publication, exposing non-compliant firms to FINMA enforcement (fines up to CHF 1M, reputational damage). This aligns with rising geopolitical risks flagged in FINMA Risk Monitor 2025, where sanctions evasion amid corruption flows could tr
At its meeting on 25 June 2025, the Federal Council was informed of the resignation of Rene W. Keller from the Board of Directors of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA.
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
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
Das Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine Änderung der Verordnung vom 21. März 2025 über Massnahmen gegenüber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
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
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
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
Marketing Investment advice The AMF reminds financial investment advisors of their professional obligations when using financial product listing platforms
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
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
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...
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.
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)
Warning Savings protection Warning Forex and binary options The AMF warns the public about the fraudulent Forex investment offering on the LIVAXXEN trading platform
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
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
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
AI Analysis
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.
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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 quali
What You Need To Do
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
15 September 2025Altaroc Partners decision (appeal lodged to Conseil d’État).
9 July 2025MND insider dealing decision (appeal to Paris Court of Appeal).
10 December 2025Novaxia Investissement decision.
5 November 2025Carat GP FIA decision.
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 ed
Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several entities proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
Long term investment Savings protection Retail investors Journalists The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) launches a major financial education campaign aimed at young investors
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
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
Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
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
Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Other professionals Journalists AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its director for breaches of their professional obligations
AI Analysis
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.
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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. Advisors cannot recommend financial products without first ensuring their marketing is authorized in the relevant jurisdiction.
*Competence and Care Standa
What You Need To Do
*Immediate Compliance Review
*Governance and Documentation
*Training and Culture
*Regulatory Engagement
Key Dates
19 December 2023- AMF Enforcement Committee decision against Séquence 13 and Jean-Louis Lehmann (€15,000 fines each; 5-year ban)
11 April 2022- AMF Enforcement Committee decision against DCT and Didier Maurin (€150,000 and €200,000 fines; 5-year ban)
9 September 2024- Conseil d'Etat judgment dismissing appeal by DCT and Didier Maurin
24 October 2022- AMF Enforcement Committee decision against Salzillo Finance and Jean Salzillo (€20,000 and €80,000 fines; 3-year ban)
2 July 2019- AMF Enforcement Committee decision against Invest Securities and financial advisors (€90,000 to €60,000 fines)
Sustainable Finance Investment advice Long term investment Retail investors Journalists Mystery shopping visits to bank branches: the collection of client sustainability preferences remains fragmented
Appointment AMF activity Retail investors Journalists France Mayer appointed Retail Investor Relations and Protection Director at the Autorité des Marchés Financiers
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
Warning Savings protection Warning Miscellaneous assets The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
Asset management Anti-money Laundering Combatting money laundering and terrorist financing: AMF applies two sets of European Banking Authority guidelines
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
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
Warning Savings protection Financial Scams Warning The AMF warns the public about fraudulent press advertisements proposing investments in car parks with electric charging points
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
Asset management Entry into force of the revised European Long-Term Investment Fund Regulation (ELTIF 2) - AMF clarifies fund authorisation requirements
Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Other professionals Journalists AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its director for breach of professional obligations
AI Analysis
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. The case reinforces that advisors must:
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 i
What You Need To Do
*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
9 January 2024- AMF Enforcement Committee decision imposing sanctions on SPI and Vincent Rhodes
Immediate effect- 2-year temporary ban on both respondents from exercising financial investment advisor activities commenced following the decision
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
Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
Long term investment Collective investments Shares Retail investors Journalists Equity investment: intentions on the rise again, driven by young people
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
AI Analysis
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.
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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 professional obligations regardless of client outcomes.
Conflicts of interest management: CIFs must maintain an effective conflicts register, identify risks (e.g., personal benefits), an
What You Need To Do
Immediate audit
Conflicts policy enhancement
Training and documentation
Director accountability
Key Dates
11 April 2022- AMF Enforcement Committee decision imposing bans and fines.
9 September 2024- 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
Supervision Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF publishes summary of third thematic inspection of asset management companies' cybersecurity systems
Asset management UCIT Collective investments The AMF updates its policy on disclosures by collective investment schemes incorporating non-financial methods
Long term investment Risk and Trend Mapping Retail investors Professional investors Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers Gamification tends to increase investment risk-taking, according to behavioural...
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
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
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
Warning Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines the Association Nationale des Conseillers Financiers-CIF for breaches of its professional obligations
AI Analysis
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.
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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. Key breaches highlighted include:
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 interes
What You Need To Do
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
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
Key Dates
September 5, 2023- AMF Sanctions Commission decision issued, imposing fines and warnings on ANACOFI-CIF (€250,000) and M. Patrick Galtier (€20,000).
Post-September 5, 2023- Decision subject to potential recourse (appeal period not specified in public summaries, typically 1 month under AMF procedures).
June 2, 2023- AMF Sanctions Commission hearing where €500,000 sanction was initially sought (reduced in final decision).
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
Collective investments Asset management The AMF updates its policy on the information to be provided by collective investment schemes incorporating non-financial approaches
Anti-money Laundering Asset management Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism: the AMF applies the guidelines of the European Banking Authority
Long term investment Sustainable Finance Collective investments Retail investors Journalists Sustainable investment: growing interest among French people, especially the youngest
Warning Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets The AMF warns the public against companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
Supervision Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF examines the systems for valuation of the less liquid assets of UCITS and AIFs
Sanctions & settlements Journalists Investment services providers By two decisions, the AMF Enforcement Committee fines two investment services providers for breaches of their professional obligations
AI Analysis
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.
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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 investmen
What You Need To Do
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
19 June 2023- 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
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
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
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...
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
Collective investments Shares The AMF presents its proposals to improve the readability of financial product fees in European law
AI Analysis
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.
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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 new document; this requires evolving MiFID 2 regulations as current MiFID 2 and PRIIPs rules are incompatible for such clarity.
Glossary of Terms: A harmonized glossary defining key fee types, tested with non-professional investors using AMF consumer testing tools, to standardize terminology across profe
What You Need To Do
Monitor and Respond
Internal Review
Testing and Training
No immediate obligations, as this is a non-binding proposal requiring EU law changes
Key Dates
2026**.
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 fu
Employee savings scheme Long term investment Collective investments Retail investors Professional investors Journalists Employee savings: a sharp increase in awareness and ownership of employee savings schemes; support for employees and company managers...
MIFID Supervision Retail investors Journalists Mystery shopping campaign to bank branches: progress made in the questioning to client, improvements needed in the information provided
Asset management Anti-money Laundering Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism: the AMF applies the guidelines of the European Banking Authority
Sanctions & settlements professional obligations Investment advice Other professionals Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor for breaches of its professional obligations
AI Analysis
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.
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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 fac
What You Need To Do
Review payment structures
Enhance disclosure policies
Conduct gap analysis
Training and monitoring
Prepare for inspections
Key Dates
15 February 2023- AMF Enforcement Committee decision imposing €120,000 fine on Capexis.
3 March 2025- 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 oper
Savings protection Marketing Marketing of financial products to ageing populations: publication of an independent academic research report on customer relations and sales processes
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...
Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
Sanctions & settlements Journalists Investment management companies The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a portfolio asset management company for breaches of its professional obligations
AI Analysis
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 onboar
What You Need To Do
assessments across these areas
*Liquidity Risk Management
*Market Abuse Detection
*AML/CFT Compliance
*Compliance Monitoring
Key Dates
21 December 2022- Enforcement Committee decision date against Inocap Gestion
No specific implementation deadline stated- The decision addresses historical breaches; however, firms should immediately remediate similar deficiencies
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
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
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
AI Analysis
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).
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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 duties.
FIAs require effective, operational procedures for identifying and managing conflicts of interest, including maintaining a conflicts register; failure to do so is
What You Need To Do
Immediate review
Conflicts enhancement
Policy updates
Documentation
assess against AMF Position-Recommendation DOC-2021-05 on FIA obligations (https://www
Key Dates
11 April 2022- AMF Enforcement Committee issues decision SAN-2022-04, imposing bans and fines.
9 September 2024- 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 scalin
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...
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)
AI Analysis
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.
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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 manag
What You Need To Do
Submit feedback to ESMA
Review current compliance
Enhance processes if needed
Monitor ESMA/EC outputs
Key Dates
June 10, 2019- EU Member States' transposition deadline for SRD II into national law (e.g., France via law of May 22, 2019).DEADLINE
September 3, 2020- SRD II go-live date for operational requirements like shareholder identification and voting processes.
October 3, 2022- European Commission request to ESMA/EBA for SRD II input, contextualizing ESMA's ongoing review.
of 2026.)
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 A
Warning Miscellaneous assets Savings protection Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
AMF activity AMF Chair: Proposal to appoint Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani
AI Analysis
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.
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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.
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What You Need To Do
binding appointment proposal without compliance obligations
Monitor AMF website (https
Review existing AMF relationships and prepare for potential shifts in supervisory engagement
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 urge
Equity Savings Plan Long term investment Savings protection Retail investors Journalists The AMF creates a working group on equity savings plans (PEAs)
MIFID Sustainable Finance Asset management Sustainability requirements in the distribution of financial instruments: update on upcoming legislation and its implementation dates
Asset management Savings protection Journalists The AMF is conducting a consultation on the end of life of private equity funds intended for retail investors
AI Analysis
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. This warning applies only when two materiality thresholds are met:
What You Need To Do
*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
*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
*Update Position-Recommendation DOC-2012-11 compliance to reflect the extended 15-year lock-up period for newly authorized funds
Key Dates
December 5, 2024- Effective date for new Article 422-120-16 (bank details collection requirement for newly established funds)
November 12, 2024- AMF decision approving amendments to General Regulation
December 5, 2024- Publication in Official Journal of the French Republic
June 13, 2024- Enactment of Attractiveness Law No. 2024-537 (establishing 15-year maximum lock-up period)
January 10, 2024- Revised ELTIF Regulation came into application
Sanctions & settlements Compliance Journalists Investment services providers The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a depositary for breaches of its professional obligations
AI Analysis
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.
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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. Monetary and Financial Code):
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 due to redundant but confirmed procedural failures.
Cash flow oversight: Must identify
What You Need To Do
Review depositary controls
Enhance cash flow monitoring
Conduct gap analysis
Update policies/procedures
Appeal if applicable
Key Dates
20 July 2022- AMF Enforcement Committee decision date imposing €500,000 fine and warning on RBC ISBF.
08 January 2026- 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/rat
Warning Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
Europe & international Sustainable Finance Asset management The AMF reiterates its call for a European regulation of ESG data, ratings, and related services
Sanctions & settlements Other professionals Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations
AI Analysis
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.
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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, CIFs), including:
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.
What You Need To Do
Review and enhance policies
Training programs
Client file audits
Governance checks
Mock inspections
Key Dates
19 December 2023- 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-t
Supervision Asset management Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The AMF publishes a summary of its findings regarding the costs and fees of UCITS marketed to retail investors
Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Warning The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against unauthorised Forex trading offers from Omega Pro Ltd
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
AI Analysis
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.
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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). Key requirements highlighted include:
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, s
What You Need To Do
Conduct Documentation Audit
Enhance KYC and Suitability Processes
Strengthen Conflicts Framework
Review Activity Scope
Training and Monitoring
Key Dates
24 January 2019AMF Enforcement Committee decision fining Novactifs Patrimoine €250,000 and CEO €100,000 for breaches from March 2014–July 2016.
11 April 2022AMF 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.
4 November 2024AMF fines totaling €5,670,000 on FIA Smart Tréso Conseil, asset managers, and CACEIS Bank for fund marketing/management breaches.
5 November 2025AMF 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
Marketing Investing wisely Retail investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF are urging professionals to improve their practices in online marketing of savings products and financial instruments
Sanctions & settlements Journalists The AMF Enforcement Committee fines a financial investment advisor and its manager for breaches of their professional obligations
AI Analysis
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 legitimacy in other jurisdictions.
Client Interest Prioritization: Recommending unauthorized products is inherently contrary to client interests and constitutes a breach of the duty to act with competen
What You Need To Do
*Immediate compliance measures for financial investment advisors:
*Product Authorization Audit
*Pre-Recommendation Due Diligence
*Client Suitability Documentation
*Regulatory Cooperation Protocol
Key Dates
11 April 2022- AMF Enforcement Committee issued original decision imposing five-year ban and fines
18 July 2022- Conseil d'État suspended enforcement of fines pending appeal
9 September 2024- Conseil d'État dismissed appeal, upholding all sanctions and ordering payment of €1,500 each to AMF
Appointment Journalists Investment management companies The AMF announces the appointment of Jessica Reyes as Director of the Asset Management Regulation Division
Warning Savings protection Atypical products Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
Market infrastructures Order Retail investors Market Infrastructures Journalists AMF publishes an analysis of retail investor order execution on French stocks
Short selling Equity Financial Crisis Executive & other private individuals Market Infrastructures Post-trade Infrastructures Professional investors Journalists French and Dutch market authorities publish a joint analysis of the...
Asset management Savings protection Journalists Investment management companies The AMF announces the creation of a working group on the end-of-life of private equity funds
Sustainable Finance Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The ACPR and AMF publish their report on climate-related commitments of French financial institutions
Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so
Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so
Asset management Transposition of the directive on the cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings: the AMF amends its General Regulation and its policy
Warning Savings protection Financial Scams Warning The AMF urges retail investors to exercise extreme caution towards proposals to invest in rooms in care homes
Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so
Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Atypical products Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so
Warning Savings protection Warning Financial Scams The AMF, AFG, ASPIM, France Invest, Anacofi, Cie CIF, CNCGP and CNCIF warn the public against an upsurge in the theft of names of authorised market players
Warning Savings protection Miscellaneous assets Warning Miscellaneous assets: the AMF adds to its black list and, for the first time, has access blocked to unauthorised websites
Warning Savings protection The AMF announces the referral of two investigation files on “boiler room marketing” to the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office
Warning Savings protection Atypical products Warning The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so
Warning Covid-19 Savings protection Financial Scams The AMF and the ACPR warn the public of the risks of scams in the context of the coronavirus epidemic
Warning Savings protection The Autorité des Marchés Financiers is calling on retail investors to exercise utmost vigilance with regard to whisky investment offers
Warning Savings protection Crypto-assets Derivatives or structured products Forex and binary options Warning The Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution warn the public against the activities of several websites...
Warning Warning Savings protection Atypical products The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so
Warning Savings protection Atypical products Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so
Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing forex investments without being authorised to do so
Warning Savings protection The Autorité des Marchés Financiers warns the public about the websites www.lascpi.fr and www.scpi-gouv.fr improperly using its name and logo
Warning Savings protection Atypical products Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so
Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing forex investments without being authorised to do so
Warning Savings protection Atypical products Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so
Warning Savings protection The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the entity MAG Asset and the website www.magasset.com
Warning Savings protection The Autorité des marchés financiers warns the public about case of fraudulent use of the names and contact details of the SICAV Objectif Finance Investissements (OFI)
Warning Savings protection The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the activities of ECI Luxembourg and the website www.eci-luxembourg proposing investment services without being authorized to do so
Warning Savings protection Atypical products Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so
Warning Savings protection Forex and binary options Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution warn the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing forex investments without being authorised to do so
Warning Savings protection Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) are warning the public against the activities of Patrimoine Gestion Management and PGM Patrimoine
Warning Savings protection The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public against the activity of AGRONOMIX and its French subsidiary AGRONOMIX FRANCE
Warning Savings protection Warning The Autorité des marchés financiers warns the public about cases of the fraudulent use of its name and contact details by a certain Stéphane Delaplace
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