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UK Financial Conduct Authority Cracks Down on Illegal Financial Promotions by 'finfluencers'

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The FCA has announced that it is interviewing 20 'finfluencers' under caution who may be touting financial services products illegally. 'Finfluencers' are social media personalities who use their platform to promote financial...more

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ESMA Sets Out Good Practices for Calls With Analysts Ahead of MAR Closed Periods

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The guidance was issued after ESMA and national regulators observed “high volatility episodes” in EU share prices, some of which took place shortly after pre-close calls with analysts....more

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UK Conduct Regulator Publishes New Measure of Market Cleanliness

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The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority has published details of its Abnormal Trading Volume ratio, a new metric by which the FCA intends to measure "market cleanliness". Market cleanliness refers to the level of market abuse...more

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UK Regulator Secures Insider Dealing Conviction

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has secured convictions against two individuals accused of insider dealing. Fabiana Abdel-Malek, a former senior compliance officer at the London office of a major European headquartered...more

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2016 Proskauer Annual Review and Outlook for Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and Other Private Funds

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This special report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the private equity and hedge funds space, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...more

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UK Market Abuse Regime Extends Its Reach: Implications for Market Participants

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The new regime shares the same aims as its predecessor—to ensure the integrity of EU financial markets and enhance investor confidence—and keeps pace with market developments such as new trading platforms, new technology, and...more

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Asset managers’ guide to the EU Market Abuse Regulation: will you be compliant on 3 July 2016?

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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

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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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Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume IX, Issue 48

In this issue: - Recent Developments Relating to Rights to Exclude Shareholder Proposals from Proxy Statements - SEC Approves MSRB Best Execution Rule - SEC Sanctions Operator of Unregistered Virtual...more

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