All financial regulatory updates published in August 2022.
Short selling Markets The AMF urges market participants to notify it of any anomalies found in net short position notifications
Why this matters
This regulatory update from the AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) is relevant for capital markets participants, particularly those involved in short selling and crypto-related activities.
Supervision Journalists Investment services providers The AMF publishes a summary of its SPOT inspections on simple, transparent and standardised securitisation
Why this matters
This regulatory update from the AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) relates to inspections on simple, transparent and standardised securitisation, which is relevant for banking, investment management and capital markets firms.
UnauthorizedThis firm may be providing or promoting financial services or products without our permission. You should avoid dealing with this firm and beware of scams. Almost all firms and individuals must be authorised or registered by us to carry out or promote financial services in the UK. This firm is not…
Why this matters
The FCA warns consumers that Hash Miner Ltd is providing or promoting financial services without authorisation and may be running a scam. The text names no specific sector, so 'General' is used. Authorisation and consumer protection are the supported topics.
MIFID Sustainable Finance Asset management Sustainability requirements in the distribution of financial instruments: update on upcoming legislation and its implementation dates
Why this matters
This regulatory update is focused on upcoming sustainability requirements for the distribution of financial instruments, which will impact investment managers, wealth managers, and banks.
Investment services Savings protection Europe & international Retail investors Investment services providers The AMF informs the public of the partial suspension by the CySEC of VPR Safe Financial Group Limited’s authorisation to operate in France
The AMF publication notifies the public of CySEC's August 3, 2022, decision to partially suspend VPR Safe Financial Group Limited's (operating as Alvexo) authorization to provide investment services in France, prompted by AMF findings of regulatory violations including misleading marketing, inadequate client suitability assessments, and poor tied agent oversight. This cross-border enforcement highlights escalating EU supervisory cooperation under MiFID II, serving as a warning for firms using tied agents in France. It matters for compliance as it underscores risks of AMF referrals leading to home-state suspensions, with subsequent developments including suspension revocation and full license withdrawal by September 2025.
Urgency: Low (as of January 2026). The 2022 suspension is historical, resolved via revocation and superseded by full license withdrawal in 2025, posing no ongoing restrictions. It matters as a precedent for AMF-CySEC coordination on retail misconduct (e.g., CFD marketing, tied agents), urging firms to prioritize MiFID II conduct rules to avoid similar escalations; prior €100,000 CySEC fine in 2021 adds pattern risk for repeat offenders.
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MMF Asset management The AMF complies with the ESMA guidelines on updating stress test scenarios in accordance with Article 28 of the Money Market Fund Regulation
Why this matters
This regulatory update from the AMF relates to compliance with ESMA guidelines on stress test scenarios for money market funds, which is relevant for investment management firms and prudential/capital requirements.