Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution
ACPR: Status, organisation and international cooperation explained
By Charlotte GAUCHON5 May 2025The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) is a key player in the French financial landscape. Attached to the Banque de France, this authority oversees the banking and insurance sectors, contributing to financial stability and consumer protection. Understanding its status, its complex internal organisation and the framework of its international cooperation is essential for professionals and companies interacting with these regulated sectors. This article details these fundamental aspects. What is the ACPR and what is its role? The existence of the ACPR is a response to the profound need to supervise and regulate banking and insurance activities, sectors that are vital to the economy but which carry major systemic risks. The creation of the ACPR and its current remit are the result of historical developments and adaptation to successive financial crises. The need for supervision of the banking and insurance sectors The banking and insurance sectors...
The ACPR's powers and sanctions: What you need to know
Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, Banking and securities lawThe Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) plays a central role in the stability of France's banking and insurance sectors. Understanding the scope of its powers, from preventive measures to disciplinary sanctions, is essential for the entities it supervises. This article sets out the ACPR's prerogatives in detail, shedding light on the...Understanding the ACPR: Role, missions and supervision of the banking and insurance sector
Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, Banking and securities lawThe Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution, better known by its acronym ACPR, is a key institution in the French financial landscape. Whether you are a bank customer, an insurance policyholder or the director of a financial institution, understanding its role and missions is essential. This article summarises the key points concerning...
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