Memo: European Parliament’s endorsement of the political agreement on Market Abuse Regulation

The European Parliament voted on 10 September 2013 to formally endorse the political agreement on a Regulation on insider dealing and market manipulation (i.e. market abuse) to tackle market abuse more effectively.

This Regulation updates and strengthens the existing framework to ensure market integrity and investor protection provided by the Market Abuse Directive.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/773: Statement by Commissioner Michel Barnier on the endorsement by the European Parliament of the political agreement on new European rules for market abuse http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-773_en.pdf

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