AMF President Opens Conference on European Market Abuse Litigation
In a speech on 17 June 2026, AMF President Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani highlighted the 10th anniversary of the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the French law creating the referral procedure between the AMF and the PNF. She noted that France has imposed the highest aggregate sanctions in the EU for market abuse, with the AMF opening an average of 45 investigations per year since 2016.
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