Howells are delighted to announce that we have passed our audit with flying colours and once again maintained ISO 27001 certification. In what has been a challenging past year for everyone, we have pulled together and continue to give the excellent service our clients expect and deserve. We are proud to have our whole team…
Introduction The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, published a MAR Review Report on 24 September 2020. The Report is the first in-depth review of the functioning of MAR since its implementation in 2016. ESMA ran a consultation in 2019 and the feedback from 97 respondents focused on requests for…
The FCA process The penalties – a live example (or, how to wipe out the entire value of your share sale!) In our article dated 7 January we highlighted details of the first case brought by the FCA in respect of article 19(1) of the Market Abuse Regulation. Full details of the case and explanation…