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Article L533-22 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I.-The portfolio management companies mentioned in article L. 532-9, with the exception of those which exclusively manage FIAs covered by I of article L. 214-167, FIAs covered by IV of article L. 532-9, FIAs covered by the second paragraph of III of the same article L. 532-9 or which manage other collective investments mentioned in article L. 214-191, draw up and publish a shareholder engagement policy describing how they integrate…

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Article L533-22-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I.-In their sustainability risk policy, made public pursuant to Article 3 of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the publication of sustainable investment and sustainability risk information and amending Directive (EU) 2016/2341, portfolio management companies shall include information on the risks associated with climate change as well as biodiversity risks. II.-Portfolio management companies shall make available to their subscribers and to the public a document…

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Article L533-22-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – The portfolio management companies of the AIFs mentioned in 1° and 2° of II of this article and the portfolio management companies of UCITS determine the remuneration policies and practices of the following persons, when their professional activities have a substantial impact on the risk profiles of the portfolio management companies or the AIFs or UCITS they manage: 1° Managers ; 2° Members of the board of directors…

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Article L533-22-2-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Asset management companies shall act honestly, fairly and professionally in the best interests of investors. All information, including promotional communications, sent by an asset management company to investors shall be accurate, clear and not misleading. Promotional communications shall be clearly identifiable as such. The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall specify the conditions for application of the first two paragraphs above, taking into account the nature of…

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Article L533-22-2-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. In the management of collective investments, portfolio management companies shall take all reasonable steps to obtain the best possible result in executing orders, taking into account price, cost, speed, likelihood of execution and settlement, size, nature of the order or any other considerations relating to the execution of the order. II.Portfolio management companies shall establish and implement effective arrangements, including an order execution policy, to comply with the requirements…

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Article L533-22-2-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

For the application of articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the indemnity payable by the employer does not take into account, pursuant to article L. 533-22-2 of this Code and for the persons mentioned in the same article L. 533-22-2, the part of the variable part of the remuneration whose payment may be reduced or…

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Article L533-22-2-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Portfolio management companies shall set a target for balanced representation of women and men among the teams, bodies and managers responsible for making investment decisions. The results obtained are presented in the document referred to in II of article L. 533-22-1. This target is updated each year.

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Article L533-23 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The investment services providers and persons mentioned in article L. 421-17 are required to inform investors, before entering into business relations with them, of the existence of a compensation scheme applicable in respect of the transaction or transactions envisaged, the amount and extent of the cover offered and, where applicable, the identity of the compensation fund. The investor compensation scheme is defined in articles L. 322-1 to L. 322-10.

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Article L533-24 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Investment services providers other than portfolio management companies which design financial instruments for sale to clients : 1° Maintain, apply and review a validation process for each financial instrument and for significant adaptations of existing financial instruments before they are marketed or distributed to clients. This validation process determines a defined target market of end clients within the relevant client category for each instrument and ensures that all relevant risks…

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