Ian Mason is a Legal Director in the Financial Services and Regulatory team of DLA Piper LLP and a former Head of Department in the Enforcement Division of the FSA. He is also a member of the Practical Law Financial Services consultation board.

On a regular basis, Ian shares his thoughts with Practical Law Financial Services subscribers on topical developments in the area of market conduct.

In his column for December 2017, Ian considers a recent speech by Julia Hoggett, FCA Director of Market Oversight, on compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation 596/2014) (MAR). He also comments on an FCA final notice issued in November 2017 to a former bond trader for market abuse committed under the former, pre-MAR regime, and highlights edition 55 of Market Watch, which focuses on transaction reporting under MiFID II.