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 June 2017, Ian notes that the first anniversary of the implementation of the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation 596/2014) (MAR) is approaching. In this context, Ian considers how the FCA is measuring up in terms of its objective of protecting the integrity of the UK financial markets, the progress being made, and some of the key areas of concern that the FCA and other regulators have on their radar.