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Market abuse includes any misuse of confidential or non public information so as to attempt to gain a trading advantage.  
The transfer of a business from trading on a recognised stock exchange, into private ownership, intended to be for the medium or longer term.


Also known as a 'public to private' deal.


Market abuse also encompasses:
# Insider dealing.
# Improper disclosure.
# Manipulating transactions.
# Manipulating devices.
# Misleading dissemination.


== See also ==
* [[De-listing]]
* [[Initial public offering ]]
* [[Introduction]]
* [[Listing]]
* [[Privatisation]]
* [[Private equity]]
* [[Short termism]]


For example trading in a company's shares whilst in the possession of inside information that a profits warning was about to be announced would be insider trading and therefore market abuse.
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
 
[[Category:The_business_context]]
 
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
====Legislation====
 
Legislation exists in most financial markets to specify the detail of what is prohibited as market abuse and within the EU this was covered by the Market Abuse Directive (Directive 2003/6/EC).
 
The Market Abuse Directive (MAD) was revised and replaced by MAD II which widens its scope to include new markets and instruments.
 
The Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the Criminal Sanctions for Market Abuse (CSMAD) form the legislative proposals which make up MAD II.
 
 
MAD II came into force across the EU in 2014.
 
 
MAD II is due to become law across the EU during 2016.
 
 
==See also==
* [[Insider dealing]]
 
 
===Other links===
 
[https://www.esma.europa.eu/system/files/Dir_03_6.pdf Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003]  
 
[http://www.treasurers.org/node/3244 ACT briefing note: The New Market Abuse and Disclosure Regime in the UK - A Guide for Listed Companies; 2005]
 
[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014R0596 MAR]
 
[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0057 CSMAD]

Revision as of 14:36, 5 August 2018

The transfer of a business from trading on a recognised stock exchange, into private ownership, intended to be for the medium or longer term.

Also known as a 'public to private' deal.


See also