The EU Market Abuse Directive: A Case-Based Analysis
27 Pages Posted: 7 Dec 2007 Last revised: 3 Dec 2008
Abstract
Since the law on market abuse in EU countries has in recent years become predominantly European-based, it makes sense to address this area of law from a European point of view. However, there is, so far, no European case law on the new market abuse regime. This article therefore uses some hypothetical and real-world examples in order explain the main content and practical problems of the new law. First, it analyses the three main elements of the European market abuse regime, namely; insider dealing, ad-hoc-publicity and market manipulation. Subsequently, the limits to these provisions - including cross-border aspects - are addressed. The final part deals with enforcement issues, in particular the extent to which the law of the Member States remains important.
Keywords: Market Abuse Directive, market abuse, market manipulation, insider dealing, insider trading, securities fraud, ad hoc publicity, buy-back programmes, European securities law
JEL Classification: G10, K14, K22, K42, N2
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