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Market Abuse Directive
The Market Abuse Directive (MAD) is a European Union (EU) legislation that aims to prevent and detect market abuse in the financial markets. It was enacted in 2003 and later revised in 2014, making it a key component of the EU's efforts to regulate and maintain fair and transparent financial markets. The MAD applies to all financial instruments listed on an EU regulated market, including stocks, bonds, derivatives, and commodities. History Market abuse, which refers to activities that distort the market and harm its integrity, has been a growing concern for regulators and investors around the world. The lack of clear regulations and the rise of complex financial instruments have made market abuse more widespread and harder to detect. As a result, the EU introduced the MAD in 2003 to establish a uniform set of rules for financial markets within its member states. In 2014, the EU revised the MAD to strengthen its provisions and align it with the international standards set by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Abuse
In economics and finance, market abuse may arise in circumstances where investors in a financial market have been unreasonably disadvantaged, directly or indirectly, by others who: * have used information which is not publicly available ( insider dealing) * have distorted the price-setting mechanism of financial instruments * have disseminated false or misleading information (market manipulation) Market abuse is split into two different aspects (under EU definitions): # Insider dealing: where a person who has information not available to other investors (for example, a director with knowledge of a takeover bid) makes use of that information for personal gain #Market manipulation: where a person knowingly gives out false or misleading information (for instance, about a company's financial circumstances) in order to influence the price of a share for personal gain In 2013/2014, the EU updated its legislation on market abuse, and harmonised criminal sanctions. In the 2015 Danish E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Committee Of European Securities Regulators (CESR)
The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) was an independent committee of European Securities regulators in the Lamfalussy process established by the European Commission on June 6, 2001. The role of this committee was to * Improve the coordination among securities regulators * Act as an advisory group to assist European Commission * Work on implementation of community legislation in EU member states The other Level-3 committees in the Lamfalussy process were the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) and the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS). On 1 January 2011, the CESR was replaced by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), which is part of the European System of Financial Supervision. See also *European Commission * Securities Commission * European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services *Financial regulation Financial regulation is a form of regulation or supervision, which sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Organization Of Securities Commissions
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is an association of organizations that regulate the world's securities and futures markets. Members are typically primary securities and/or futures regulators in a national jurisdiction or the main financial regulator from each country. Its mandate is to: * Develop, implement, and promote high standards of regulation to enhance investor protection and reduce systemic risk * Share information with exchanges and assist them with technical and operational issues * Establish standards toward monitoring global investment transactions across borders and markets IOSCO has members from over 100 countries, who regulate more than 95% of the world's securities markets. It has a permanent secretariat in Madrid, Spain. History IOSCO was born in 1983 from the transformation of its ancestor the "Inter-American Regional Association" (created in 1974) into a truly global cooperative. This decision to expand the organization beyond t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |