Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF)
French regulator lays out plan to capture London euro clearing
AMF calls for equivalence to be scrapped for biggest CCPs and trade repositories
EU regulators consider Mifid electronic trading lock-out
Moves to restrict third-country firms from offering direct electronic access blamed on Brexit
Esma to referee AMF-FCA dispute over inducements
EU authority set to clarify whether buy side needs to pay for macro research in Mifid II
Interview: Natasha Cazenave on systemic risk in asset management
Chair of Iosco’s investment management committee welcomes “shift in the debate to an activities focus”
Energy traders hit back at French regulator over interview
Industry group blasts AMF stance on Mifid II ancillary business test
Q&A: French regulator defends Mifid II commodity rules
Mifid II won't hit energy hedging, Esma task force member says
Impact of Mifid II on commodities sparks heated debate
Industry and regulators clash during discussion of tightened commodity rules
French regulator bears down on unlicensed brokers
Autorité des Marchés Financiers aiming to prevent losses among speculative investors
Iosco likely to act on commodity storage concerns
Regulator probe touches on controversy over warehouses and role of banks
French regulator: Don't starve retail market of innovation
Intelligibility is the key, AMF regulatory chief tells conference
'Revolving door' has one-way flow from regulation to industry
Data suggests regulators are 'schools' for private sector
French regulator finds market manipulation using Emir data
Enquiry now underway, AMF official tells conference
‘Complex’ definition eludes European regulators
Determining whether a structured product is "complex” – and therefore unsuitable for retail investors – continues to divide regulators in Europe
Canada clearing paper will not address CCP location question
A consultation on OTC clearing is expected in the coming months, but a key question will not be answered
Esma under pressure to opine on asset-class specifics in Emir
A public hearing on Emir draft technical standards earlier this week leaves market participants with ongoing concerns over asset-class specifics and implementation time frame
Esma: overburdened and under-resourced?
Esma under pressure
Esma: questions grow as Emir deadline looms
Esma under pressure
Czech central bank concerned over Esma's power
National supervisors should be responsible for their domestic institutions, says Czech National Bank
ETF providers defend themselves ahead of Esma proposals
As the ETF industry awaits Esma's proposed changes, participants continue to insist on their increased transparency and the need to move the debate forward
AMF fines Société Générale €2.5 million for internal control failings
The French financial markets regulator has penalised SG for failures during the financial crisis
CFTC repository rule won't save regulators from data leak bills, say European supervisors
The CFTC's attempt to protect non-US regulators from an indemnity clause in the Dodd-Frank Act will fail, European regulators fear
Regulators move to impose AMA capital floors
Floor flaws
Wave of new regulation brings inconsistencies and loopholes
Divergent paths
Short-selling bans spark confusion over index trades and extraterritoriality
Dealers say volumes have been light as market participants try to work out scope of bans – with confusion arising on index trades and the geographic reach of the rules