Market conduct

Market conduct

This overview provides a guide to the Lexis®PSL Financial Services content within the market conduct subtopic with links to the appropriate materials.

Market Abuse Regulation

The Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 1) (EU Market Abuse Regulation) came into effect in the EU on 3 July 2016, aiming to strengthen the market abuse framework established by the Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC (OJ L 96, 12.4.2003, p. 16 ). The EU Market Abuse Regulation extended the scope of the regime to additional markets and platforms, instruments and behaviours. It contains prohibitions for extending the definition of market manipulation, reporting suspicious orders as well as transactions and creates new frameworks for market sounding and insider lists.

Retained Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (UK Market Abuse Regulation) applies in the UK as of IP completion day (31 December 2020).

For further information on the EU Market Abuse Regulation and UK Market Abuse Regulation, see the following Practice Notes, flowcharts and timeline:

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FLASHCARD—instruments in scope of UK Market Abuse Regulation
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FLASHCARD—instruments in scope of EU Market Abuse Regulation
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Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)—essentials
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