The French Securities regulator may conduct inspections if it has grounds to suspect that entities committed market abuse.

Paris partner Hubert de Vauplane's article "Why should ICO regulate?" appeared in the June 2018 issue of the French publication Revue Trimestrielle de Droit Financier (RTDF).

Paris partner Hubert de Vauplane's article "Quand le législateur s'intéresse à la Blockchain pour les titres non cotés," appeared in the July 2016 issue of the French publication Revue Banque.

The article examines the dematerialization of the financial markets and the economy.

Paris partner Hubert de Vauplane and associate Myriam Daher published an article titled "Genesis and Evolution of ICOs and Their Regulation" which appeared in the June 2018 issue of the French publication Fusions & Acquiqitions.

The French fiducie, introduced following years of debate into French law in 2007, is directly inspired by the English trust mechanism.

Instructions ESMA pour les autorités compétentes" which was published by the French publication Revue de droit bancaire et financier on June 18, 2019.

A bill to be debated in Parliament in the fall plans to reform the impact of crossingheadcount thresholds.

Financing companies are regulated entities licensed to grant credit transactions but not to receive repayable funds from the public.

Quelles tendances pour la levée de fonds en 2016 ? 2015 a été une année exceptionnelle pour le secteur du Private Equity tant en termes de levées de fonds que d'investissement.

In this edition of Regulatory Watch, the experts in Duff & Phelps' Paris Compliance and Regulatory Consulting team.

Comments for this consultation are now closed, and the AMF should issue its amended Rulebook shortly.

France has reformed its foreign direct investment regime, broadening the scope of the 10% voting-rights threshold to capture French entities listed on nearly all regulated markets worldwide. The changes, effective August 17, 2026, extend FDI notification requirements to include major third-country exchanges through EU equivalence decisions and six specifically named markets, significantly expanding the reach of French investment screening for non-European investors.

The mandatory reporting of securities financing transactions is designed to enhance transparency on shadow banking activities.

The French government issued Ordinance no. 2014-559 relating to crowdfunding, with the stated aim of lifting some of the existing regulatory constraints.

New standardized documentation will allow market participants to rely on up-to-date and robust documentation for repurchase transactions, in line with international standards.

In 2000, the head of the French tax grouping (Parent) sold to its subsidiary in charge of financial matters and inactive participations (FinCo) the shares of an inactive subsidiary (Sub).

Article 18 of the Finance Law for 2012 introduced a limitation on the deductibility of capital losses incurred on the sale of shares occurring less than two years after their issuance...

The French Banking Federation has published a comprehensively updated master agreement for securities lending transactions, introducing mini close-out mechanisms, enhanced valuation methodologies, and SFTR compliance features. This modernization addresses significant EU regulatory developments and aligns French documentation with international market standards like the GMSLA, providing market participants with robust contractual frameworks for securities lending.

In this respect, the spot inspections are similar to the thematic reviews of the FCA in the UK.