Market abuse

On 14 December 2021, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published the 26th Edition of its Questions and Answers on REMIT. These Q&As contain a summary of frequently asked questions about Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of 25 October 2011 on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT

On 23 November 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority published its annual report on administrative and criminal sanctions, as well as other administrative measures, issued across the European Union under the Market Abuse Regulation in 2020.

The annual report describes an increase in the number of administrative sanctions and measures in 2020 compared to

On 11 October 2021, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1783 of 2 July 2021 supplementing the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) containing a template document for cooperation arrangements with third countries.

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On 14 September 2021, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation of 2 July 2021 supplementing the Market Abuse Regulation with regard to regulatory technical standards containing a template document for cooperation arrangements with third countries and an Annex containing a template document. The adoption of the Delegated Regulation had been delayed due to the

On 6 August 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority updated its Q&As on the Market Abuse Regulation.

Specifically ESMA has inserted answers to the following new questions all dealing with the disclosure of inside information:

  • Q5. 8 – Interaction between MAR and Credit Rating Agencies Regulation.
  • Q5. 9 – Disclosure to the public of

On 29 July 2021, the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published the 25th edition of its Questions and Answers on the Regulation on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT).

The 25th edition of the Q&As on REMIT provides the following new Q&As:

  • 3.9 – Under

On 22 July 2021, the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published the sixth edition of its guidance on the Regulation on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT). The guidance is intended to help EU national regulatory authorities on the application of the definitions set out in

On 11 May 2021, the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published the fifth edition of its guidance on the application of the Regulation on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT). In this edition, ACER provides more detailed guidance concerning the definition of information and inside

On 3 May 2021, the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published updated REMIT guidance comprising of:

  • New version of Annex II of the Transaction Reporting User Manual (TRUM).
  • Annex VII of the Manual of Procedures on data reporting.
  • FAQs on transaction reporting and on fundamental data and