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

A Practitioner's Guide to 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. After an initial introductory chapter familiarising readers with the legislative framework and key concepts, it goes on to examine the practical impact of the regime in a range of different business contexts.

Explains the key aspects of the UK Market Conduct Regulations
Covers the scope of the UK regime, and explains 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
Shows how the market abuse regime applies in primary markets
Deals with market abuse and listed companies and in M&A transactions
Covers commodities futures trading
Looks at how the market abuse regime applies to the fund management industry
Covers the review of the Market Abuse Directive and its implications
Discusses the UK's new regulatory infrastructure including the transition from the FSA to the PRA and FCA
Looks in-depth at EU level regulatory structure changes and how they affect Market Abuse regulation in the UK