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       Posted on October 10th, 2011

Comments by AMAFI and FBF on ESMA Consultation Paper “Guidelines on systems and controls in a highly automated trading environment for trading platforms, investment firms and competent authorities”

According to AMAFI and FBF, highly automated trading has increased significantly in the previous years. In particular, high frequency trading (HFT), which is one component of highly automated trading, is estimated to have grown from negligible amounts to an estimated 60-70% in equity trading volume in the US and to 30-50% within the [...]


       Posted on September 4th, 2011

AMAFI Comments on the OICV-IOSCO Consultation Report on Regulatory Issues Raised by the Impact of Technological Changes on Market Integrity and Efficiency

AMAFI welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Consultation Report on “Regulatory Issues Raised by the Impact of Technological Changes on Market Integrity and Efficiency” issued by the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions. Nevertheless, AMAFI regrets the short delay given for the consultation on such important issues given that [...]


       Posted on May 1st, 2011

AMAFI Response to the European Commission Consultation on Taxation

In AMAFI’s view, the issues raised by the Commission are important. But while AMAFI approves of the general objectives of sound budget management set forth in the paper, it finds it hard to accept the Commission’s obvious determination to lay the blame for the crisis solely on the financial community – using a [...]


       Posted on March 21st, 2011

AMAFI / AFTI / FBF response to the Consultation paper of the European Commission on CSDs regulation

According to the Association Française des Marchés financiers (“AMAFI”), the Association Française des Professionnels des Titres (“AFTI”), and the French Banking Federation (“FBF”), prudential issues should determinate the future legislation and that the greatest clarity and enforceability of all the proposed measures should be achieved in this domain pertaining to the overall financial [...]


       Posted on February 16th, 2011

OICV-IOSCO Consultation Report: Issues Raised by Dark Liquidity – Comments by AMAFI

AMAFI shares the analysis of the “Report” on the issues raised by dark liquidity but AMAFI considers that there is a need for further work on this subject. AMAFI regrets that IOSCO, in its analysis of the situation and in its draft principles has remained at a very high level, currently well known [...]


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