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ESMA publishes new guidelines under MiCAR to prevent and detect market abuse

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published official translations of its guidelines on supervisory practices to prevent and detect market abuse under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). The...more

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Fighting Market Abuse in Crypto-Assets: ESMA Guidelines Under MiCA

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Published on April 29, 2025, the ESMA final report (ESMA75-453128700-1408) outlines the guidelines (Guidelines) for competent national authorities (NCAs) to prevent and detect market abuse in the context of the Markets in...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

“EU Listing Act Introduces Exemptions Allowing Insiders to Trade During Blackout Periods.”

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On November 14, 2024, the EU Listing Act (the “Listing Act”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Listing Act entails a legislative package designed to improve capital markets access and enhance...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CLOs and Material Nonpublic Information: Key Takeaways from the SEC’s Settlement with Sound Point

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In this alert, we present the key lessons to be learned from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the SEC) settlement with Sound Point Capital Management, LP (Sound Point), and discuss whether a similar enforcement...more

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The EU's crypto regulation MiCA is now fully applicable

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On 30 December 2024 the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation ("MiCA") became applicable to crypto-asset service providers ("CASPs") as well as offerors and persons seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets in the EU....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Update Kapitalmarkt- und Gesellschaftsrecht

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Das ursprünglich am 7. Dezember 2022 durch die EU-Kommission vorgelegte Maßnahmenpaket, das unter dem Titel „EU Listing Act“ bekannt ist, wurde nun endlich im November 2024 im Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union veröffentlicht....more

A&O Shearman

UK Financial Conduct Authority Revises Market Cleanliness Statistic Methodology

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it is revising the market cleanliness statistic used in its annual report to measure insider trading. In future, the FCA will: (i) detect abnormal price movements that...more

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Listing Act – Part 2: Market Abuse Changes

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EU Listing Act package simplifies listing requirements and post-listing obligations. Targeted amendments to MAR remove disproportionate complexity but preserve investor protection....more

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European Commission Report on Extension of Powers to Adopt Delegated Acts under MAR

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The European Commission has published a report, addressed to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, on the delegation of power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission under the EU Market...more

Paul Hastings LLP

MiCA – ESMA’s Mandates for Crypto Market Abuse, Suitability and Crypto Transfer Services

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Crypto-asset firms are increasingly focused on the impact of MiCA on their businesses both from the perspective of high-level strategy and in relation to changes to their day-to-day compliance arrangements. MiCA represents a...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Regulation Round Up - October 2023

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Fund Tokenisation: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a press release announcing that it has joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Guardian, a collaborative initiative with the financial industry...more

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EU Crypto Regulation - MiCA and TFR adopted

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On 20 April 2023, the European Parliament adopted the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation ("MiCA") and the Regulation on Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets ("TFR") by passing its final vote....more

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Change to UK Insider Dealing Laws: A Step Towards Coherence

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On 17 April 2023, HM Treasury (HMT) published the draft Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) Order 2023 (the Order) and an explanatory memorandum. The Order brings the list of securities captured under the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Closer Look at the Proposed UK Cryptoassets Regulatory Regime

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In February 2023, the UK Treasury (HMT) published its consultation and call for evidence on the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets (Consultation Paper). This is part of Phase 2 of HMT’s effort to...more

White & Case LLP

Regulatory round-up

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As the world emerges from the turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial services sector is going through a time of considerable change. This section highlights some developments to be aware of in key regulatory...more

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Legitimate coercion or unlawful abuse? Assénagon and the power to bind the minority in liability management exercises revisited

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Since the decision in Assénagon in 2012, there has been some doubt as to how much coercion can be applied in a consent solicitation that includes an "exit consent" and whether consents that seek to force detrimental economic...more

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Global Investigations Review: Basic Anatomy of Enforcement Investigations in Europe

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Securities laws across France, Germany and the United Kingdom are widely comparable. Each country recognises the importance of maintaining a strong procedural framework of regulation and enforcement. The EU Market Abuse...more

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Regulatory Monitoring - relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law (UPDATED)

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Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. ...more

Hogan Lovells

Brexit and Debt Capital Markets transactions – some practical perspectives

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Following the end of the Brexit transition period, debt capital markets participants may now need to consider both EU rules and the parallel UK rules for EU and UK transactions, particularly those that are cross-border. ...more

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Market Abuse Regulation: FCA Review of Delayed Disclosure of Inside Information

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On 11 November 2020, the FCA published a review of delayed disclosure of inside information (DDII) by issuers under MAR as part of its latest Primary Market Bulletin newsletter.  As part of this review the FCA analysed all...more

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Securities and markets regulatory news, September 2020 # 2

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Annual transparency calculations for non-equity instruments: ESMA grants option to postpone to 21 September 2020 - The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced that trading venues and investment...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: Market Abuse Regulation: Reminder of Ongoing Disclosure Obligations in the Context of COVID-19

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Companies subject to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), including companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, must disclose inside information to the market as soon as possible. There are very limited circumstances in...more

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State of the Markets – Speech by Mark Steward

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On 6 February 2020, Mark Steward, Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), spoke at the 19th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe. His speech,...more

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In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2020

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Welcome to the 2020 edition of In Principle. With the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU) on31 January 2020, and moving into a transition period which will last until 31 December 2020, Brexit of courselooms...more

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International Organization of Securities Commissions Recommends UTC Clock Synchronization to Facilitate Market Abuse Monitoring

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a report in which it recommends that where jurisdictions require clock synchronization for trading purposes, clocks should be synchronized to Coordinated...more

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