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FCA: Unlawful Disclosure of Inside Information and M&A Transactions

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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

Paul Hastings LLP

Market Abuse Rules for Cryptoassets — The New UK Regime

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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

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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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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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Former Non-Executive Chairman of UK-Listed Company Fined for Unlawfully Disclosing Inside Information as a Result of Negligence

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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

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Financial Services Act 2021 - changes to PDMR notifications

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The Financial Services Act 2021 (the “Act”) has received Royal Assent and is now law. What does this mean for issuers?...more

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FCA Proposes New Guidance on Financial Crime Systems and Controls

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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

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FCA fines and makes restriction order against investor for market abuse

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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

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Governance & Securities Law Focus: Europe Edition, October 2016

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In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal European, US and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to European corporates. ...more

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The Inside Scoop: What does Tabernula tell us about the future of criminal insider dealing enforcement in the UK?

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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

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