"With the Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014) taking effect from 3 July 2016 and the Criminal Sanctions for Market Abuse Directive (2014/57/EU), market abuse legislation has undergone a profound update and necessary harmonization in the light of various developments that have changed the financial landscape since the 2008 crisis. 0The contributions in this book provide a comprehensive overview of current legislation and in depth analysis of the important changes and novelties resulting from the aforementioned texts. Much space is also reserved for some fundamental recent court decisions and for the enforcement procedure before the FSMA Sanctions Commission. That makes this book an essential analytical tool for practitioners ? lawyers, advisors, listed companies, compliance officers, auditors ? likely to face these issues every day, and students"--Page [4] of cover.