By Charlotte GAUCHON
18 June 2025
The atypical nature of the property investment sector attracts many savers looking for a return. However, this world is strictly regulated to protect investors. General property intermediaries (GPIs) and financial investment advisers (FIAs) operating in this market are subject to specific rules, failure to comply with which can have severe consequences. Understanding the regulatory framework for intermediaries in general merchandise is a first step, but it is just as fundamental to know the nature and scope of the applicable penalties. This article details the criminal and disciplinary risks incurred by professionals who fail to meet their obligations. In addition to administrative sanctions, the most serious breaches of the regulations governing intermediaries in general goods expose their perpetrators to criminal prosecution. The Monetary and Financial Code (CMF) provides for a wide range of penalties...
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