Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Publishes Its 2008 Annual Report And Presents Its Strategic Plan

Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), presented the authority's sixth annual report, concerning 2008, to the press on 29 June 2009. He also outlined the strategic plan for the next five years. Going forward, the AMF's priorities will be based on three main lines of action:

• Enhancing investment protection and bolstering the confidence of individual investors;
• Delivering heightened risk monitoring, closer supervision of market participants, and more effective penalties;
• Playing a more active role in efforts to increase the attractiveness of the French markets, for the benefit of retail investors and the financing of the country's economy.

In addition, for the third year running, the AMF has published a study mapping out the risks and trends for financial markets and retail savings, both in France and internationally. This analysis hinges on two issues: firstly, wholesale financial markets, which are chiefly driven by intermediaries, listed companies and institutional investors; and secondly, the market in individual and collective investments and the risks to retail investors.

All these publications are available on the AMF website:

• Summary of the annual report
• "Facts and Figures" brochure
• Full report
• Strategic plan
• 2009 risk and trend mapping for financial markets and retail savings