Recent tariff developments have transformed the international trade landscape with consequent market volatility. In our latest podcast, Katie Stephen, Hannah Meakin and Catherine Pluck discuss the impact of volatility on market abuse risk, as well as some of the key practical steps that firms can take to mitigate that risk.
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In the current geopolitical climate, with the imposition of tariffs and associated macroeconomic uncertainty, publicly traded companies across sectors will need to consider the potential impact on their business in the context of their ongoing disclosure obligations. This new briefing note focuses on some of the key areas that companies with shares admitted to the
On 16 December 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a discussion paper, DP24/4, on admissions and disclosures (A&D) and the market abuse regime for cryptoassets (MARC).
The proposals
The FCA has published DP24/4 to help inform the development of its rules for cryptoasset A&D and the MARC.
Last month the FCA published Primary Market Bulletin 52 (PMB 52) discussing a number of potential issues, and practical steps for issuers to consider, in relation to the identification, handling and dissemination of inside information in accordance with the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
In our latest briefing we summarise the areas covered in
On 17 June 2024, the European Commission (Commission) issued a report to the European Parliament and the Council regarding the delegation of power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).
Article 35 of MAR sets out the conditions under which the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated
On 9 May 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Market Watch 79.
In this edition of Market Watch the FCA discusses:
Market
On 9 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Market Watch 78. In this edition of Market Watch, the FCA shares its observations on the completeness and accuracy of instrument reference data (IRD) under onshored Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS) 23.
The FCA notes that this edition
On 14 February 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Market Watch 77. In this edition of Market Watch, the FCA shares its observations on trade by organised crime groups (OCGs) and how firms can mitigate the risks of being used to facilitate their trade.
Trading by organised crime groups
The
On 30 January 2024, the FCA published Market Watch 76.
In this edition of Market Watch, the FCA shares its observations about ‘flying’ and ‘printing’, and how firms can mitigate the risks of misleading the market by their staff engaging in such behaviours.
‘Flying’ and ‘printing’
As the FCA had previously explained in Market Watch