The Regulation Of Insider Trading

Insider dealing is rarely out of the news for long these days. At regular intervals, there are Press reports of unusual price movements or trading in the shares of companies which may or may not be doing well or be keen to acquire other companies or to avoid being taken over themselves. It is usually said that the matter is being investigated 'by the authorities' and that may be the last of it that is heard. But what happens and who may be involved? This book attempts to answer those and other related questions. Concentrating of the restatement of insider dealing law contained in the Criminal Justice Act 1993, it outlines the overall law and practice governing the regulation of the criminal office of insider dealing and of certain other 'securities' market offences in the UK. It places the relevant legislation into the context of securities law as a whole. The historical background is explained as is the way in which 'securities' business is effected in the 'City' and how it is presently regulated. It is therefore hoped that this book may be of use to legal and compliance practitioners, to regulators and also to those otherwise studying or teaching 'securities' law, whether at university or college or in respect of a relevant professional or securities industry examination.

Regulation of insider trading has changed dramatically in the past few years. In reaction to highly publicized insider trading scandals and the internationalization of securities markets, all European countries have recently either strengthened their existing rules (France and the United Kingdom) or implemented new rules (Denmark, Greece, The Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, and Italy). The United States continues to refine its insider trading regulations, and Japan has recently enacted legislation in this field. As a result of the increasingly international nature of insider trading, supervisory authorities throughout the world now closely coordinate their efforts. Drawing from the experience of law professors, governmental officials and practising lawyers, this book explores the regulations of eighteen countries in Europe, the United States and Japan, as well as the EC Directive Coordinating Regulations on Insider Dealing, and the Council of Europe's Convention on Insider Trading. This book is an indispensable tool for practising lawyers, legislators, academics, and international business and finance professionals. Combining legal doctrine and practical information, it analyzes, for each legal system, how insider trading is defined and controlled. Further, it addresses other stock-related infractions and international law issues such as jurisdiction and international cooperation.

In most capital markets, insider trading is the most common violation of securities law. It is also the most well known, inspiring countless movie plots and attracting scholars with a broad range of backgrounds and interests, from pure legal doctrine to empirical analysis to complex economic theory. This volume brings together original cutting-edge research in these and other areas written by leading experts in insider trading law and economics. The Handbook begins with a section devoted to legal issues surrounding the USÕs ban on insider trading, which is one of the oldest and most energetically enforced in the world. Using this section as a foundation, contributors go on to discuss several specific court cases as well as important developments in empirical research on the subject. The Handbook concludes with a section devoted to international perspectives, providing insight into insider trading laws in China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the European Union. This timely and comprehensive volume will appeal to students and professors of law and economics, as well as scholars, researchers and practitioners with an interest in insider trading.

This book offers the first detailed analysis of Chinaand’s insider trading law, explaining what constitutes insider trading in China and what the consequences of unlawful insider trading might be there. More importantly, it suggests ways in which the law might more effectively prevent the occurrence of insider trading in the first place. Among the elements of the legal framework addressed by the author are the following: and• Who benefits from insider trading and• The issue of when information becomes public and• A comparative law treatment of the underlying theories of insider trading liability and• Private civil liability and• Damage caps and• Measures of recovery The authorand’s approach focuses on Chinaand’s readiness to adopt foreign ideas without adequately assimilating them into the local context. In this connection, he sets out valuable reform proposals, using authority from field interviews with Chinese stakeholders as well as from comparative case law.

This text offers practical guidance on the regulation of insider dealing in major jurisdictions. It provides an analsis of, and offers guidance on, the relevant statutory requirements and also includes worked examples to give solutions in problem areas.