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A Practitioner's Guide to the Law and Regulation of Market Abuse 2nd Edition

A Practitioner's Guide to the Law and Regulation of Market Abuse 2nd Edition

Author: Karen Anderson; Andrew Procter; Jonathan Goodliffe
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780414055988

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780414044548
Published In: December 2016
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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A Practitioner’s Guide to the Law and Regulation of Market Abuse covers all aspects of the law and regulation relating to market abuse in the UK.

The focus of the book is to explain how the market abuse regime operates in practice. This second edition is fully revised and updated to cover the new EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and Directive on Criminal Sanctions for Market Abuse.

Main Features:-

Covers all aspects of the law and regulation relating to market manipulation and insider dealing
Completely updated to cover the new EU market abuse regime
Deals with the regulatory approach of the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK
Explains the legislative framework and how the civil, criminal and administrative regimes interact
Examines the scope of the UK regime and when it applies
Discusses what constitutes a misleading statement
Explains when trading is considered misleading or a distortion of the market
Covers tipping and insider trading
Discusses the practical application of the market abuse regime in relation to specific industry areas including:-
- Primary markets
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Listed companies
- Sales and trading

New to this edition:-

Extensively revised to cover the new Market Abuse Directive (MADII) and Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) which come into force in July 2016
Covers the regulation of market abuse under the Financial Conduct Authority
Updated to cover latest regulatory enforcement action

Overview of market conduct regulation in the UK

When does the UK regime apply?

Insider trading

"Tipping off" and improper disclosure of inside information

Overview of market manipulation

Market manipulation: misleading statements

Market manipulation: manipulating transactions and other conduct

Practical application: capital markets

Practical application: M&A transactions

Practical application: listed companies

Practical application: sales and trading

Practical application: commodity futures markets