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
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
EU Listing Act package simplifies listing requirements and post-listing obligations. Targeted amendments to MAR remove disproportionate complexity but preserve investor protection....more
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
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
La normativa sugli abusi di mercato introdotta dal Regolamento (UE) n. 596/2014 (MAR) e dalla Direttiva 2014/57/UE (MAD2) prevede la non sanzionabilità per violazione del divieto di manipolazione operativa delle condotte...more
Legislative Decree 107/2018 clarifies new reporting obligations, disclosure obligations, and sanctions, effective September 29. Italy has published in the Italian Official Gazette Legislative Decree no. 107 of August 10,...more
There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more
On 6 July 2017, ESMA updated its Q&A relating to the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR") which included a clarification on the definition of a "closely associated person" for the purposes of Article 3(1)(26) of MAR. Under Article...more
The Situation: In July 2016, the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR") came into effect, introducing detailed requirements for EU listed issuers regarding disclosure of inside information, with a view to fighting market abuse. ...more
The EU Regulation on Market Abuse (“MAR”) came into effect on 3 July 2016, replacing the previously existing Market Abuse Directive and expanding the application of the EU’s market abuse regime. In addition to detailing...more
Companies trading on either the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market or AIM should ensure that their systems and procedures reflect changes to their disclosure and other obligations arising from the implementation of the new...more
Regulation 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (also known as the Market Abuse Regulation, hereinafter referred to as MAR) became directly applicable in all EU Member States...more
European Market Abuse Regulation 2016 imposes new obligations for issuers of debt securities traded on multilateral trading facilities. The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have adopted a new...more
Removal of the Model Code and Disclosure Rules are among the important modifications. On 5 November 2015, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its consultation paper addressing the changes it proposes to...more