The FCA has published Primary Market Bulletin (PMB) No 54 outlining its concerns around the unlawful disclosure of inside information during the course of M&A transactions....more
This briefing covers the FCA’s proposed rules for market abuse in cryptoassets (MARC) in (DP24/4) and follows our earlier coverage on the proposals for the FCA’s admissions and disclosures (A&D) regime proposed in that...more
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
Christopher Gent, a former CEO of Vodafone Group plc and non-executive Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline plc, was appointed as the non-executive Chairman of ConvaTec Group Plc (“ConvaTec”), a company admitted to trading on the...more
The Financial Services Act 2021 (the “Act”) has received Royal Assent and is now law. What does this mean for issuers?...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) conducted a review of Delayed Disclosure of Inside Information (DDII) notifications which identified a number of areas where it will be increasing its oversight in the future. This note...more
The FCA is proposing to add a new chapter on insider dealing and market manipulation to its Financial Crime Guide. Key Points: ..The FCA proposes to add a new Chapter 8 to Part 1 of its Financial Crime Guide, outlining...more
In this decision report we review the FCA's final notice issued to Gavin Duncan Paul Breeze on 15 July 2016. Mr Breeze was an investor in, and a former non-executive director (NED) of, a mobile payment software...more
The EU Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014) (“MAR”) applies from 3 July 2016. This guide is intended as an aid to asset managers in assessing, in the weeks running up to 3 July but also on an ongoing basis, whether amendments...more
The high-profile insider trading prosecution dubbed “Operation Tabernula”, brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), has this month secured two further convictions. After a 12-week trial, Martyn Dodgson and Andrew...more