Keeping track of insiders: the Market Abuse Directive | Practical Law

Keeping track of insiders: the Market Abuse Directive | Practical Law

One of the more burdensome reforms introduced by the Market Abuse Directive, which is designed to combat market abuse throughout the EU, is the requirement that companies keep lists of people with access to inside information. This article explains how this requirement is being implemented across various member states, and considers some of the practical implications of the new regime.

Keeping track of insiders: the Market Abuse Directive

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Keeping track of insiders: the Market Abuse Directive

by Philip Parish and Stephen Whitbread, Linklaters
Law stated as at 11 Dec 2005European Union, UK
One of the more burdensome reforms introduced by the Market Abuse Directive, which is designed to combat market abuse throughout the EU, is the requirement that companies keep lists of people with access to inside information. This article explains how this requirement is being implemented across various member states, and considers some of the practical implications of the new regime.