July 2016 will see the entry into force in member states across the EU of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, the so-called Market Abuse Regulation or MAR to replace the outgoing Market Abuse Directive. As set out in its recital (5), MAR removes a number of “divergences between national laws”. The EU legislator found it necessary to “adopt a Regulation establishing a more uniform interpretation of the Union market abuse framework, which more clearly defines rules applicable in all Member States.”

By Thomas Werlen / Matthias Wühler (Reference: CapLaw-2016-26)