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The alchemy of journalism – turning market rumours into inside information
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal clarifies “innocent purpose” defence to insider dealing
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has recently allowed the Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) appeal against the Market Misconduct …
#MAR_bitesize
MAR MONDAY On 3 July 2016, the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) (EU 596/2014) replaced the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) and the current UK regimes for …
Market Abuse Update: January 2016
In September, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the final draft of its technical standards for the Market Abuse Regulation …
UK: The Davis Review: recommendations for improvement in FCA processes
On 10 December 2014 the FCA published the Davis Review in full together with the FCA’s formal response. It provides a detailed account and …
Australia: ASIC's report card on handling confidential information - 'could do better'
Following the selective briefing of analysts by Newcrest in mid-2013, ASIC announced that it would sit in on communications between companies and …
UK: FSA ups the ante for listed companies with £2.4m fine for LDTR breaches involving inside information
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a final notice setting out its decision to fine Lamprell plc (Lamprell) …
Hong Kong: New statutory inside information disclosure regime and amendments to the Listing Rules come into effect on 1 January 2013 - are you ready?
The date when the new statutory disclosure regime for inside information under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance ("SFO") comes into …
The meaning of "information" for the purposes of the Australian insider trading offence
Elizabeth Macknay and Matthew J. Keogh review the High Court of Australia's recent decision, Mansfield v the Queen [2012] HCA 49 regarding the meaning of …
Harmonising the regulation of market abuse in Europe
The European Commission has published its proposals for a Regulation on insider dealing and market manipulation ("the Regulation") and a Directive on …