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Date	Ref.	Title	Section	Type	Download	Info	Summary	Related Documents	Translated versions
11/05/2005	05-331	Press release- Facilitating the implementation of the Market Abuse Directive	Market Abuse, Press Releases	Press Release	PDF 72.91 KB
22/11/2007	07-762	Press release- CESR identifies the Administrative Measures and Sanctions as well as the Criminal Sanctions available in Member States under the Market Abuse Directive (MAD)	Market Abuse, Press Releases	Press Release	PDF 82.23 KB
14/11/2013	2013/1650	ESMA begins preparatory work for new Market Abuse Regime	Market Abuse, Market Integrity, Press Releases	Press Release	PDF 95.26 KB		ESMA begins preparatory work for new Market Abuse Regime The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Discussion Paper setting out its initial views on the implementing measures it will have to develop for the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). MAR aims to enhance market integrity and investor protection. It will achieve this by updating and strengthening the existing market abuse framework, by extending its scope to new markets and trading strategies, and by introducing new requirements. The Discussion Paper presents positions and regulatory options on those issues where ESMA will have to develop MAR implementing measures, likely to include Regulatory Technical Standards, Delegated Acts and Guidelines. These implementing measures are of fundamental importance to the new regime, as they set out how MAR’s enlarged scope is to be implemented in practice by market participants, trading platforms, investors, issuers and persons related to financial markets. In developing these regulatory options ESMA, where similar requirements already exist under the current Market Abuse Directive (MAD), has taken into consideration the existing MAD Level 2 texts and ESMA/CESR guidelines to set out the DP positions in light of the extended scope of MAR. This Discussion Paper is based on the version of the MAR Level 1 text agreed by the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission on 24 June 2013. The closing date for responses is Monday 27 January 2014. MAR Policy Areas The DP covers ten sections of MAR where ESMA is expected to have to provide input, these include: • conditions to be met by buyback programmes and stabilization measures to benefit from the exemption from market abuse prohibitions; • arrangement and procedures required for market soundings, from the perspective of both the sounding and the sounded market participants; • indicators and signals of market manipulation; • criteria to establish Accepted Market Practices; • arrangement, systems and procedures to put in place for the purpose of suspicious transactions and order reporting as well as its content and format; • issues relating to public disclosure of inside information and the conditions for delay; • format for insider lists; • issues concerning the reporting and public disclosure of managers’ transactions; • arrangements for fair presentation and disclosure of conflicts of interests by producers and disseminators of investment recommendations; • reporting of violations and related procedures. Next steps ESMA will consider the feedback it receives to this consultation in Q1 2014 and incorporate it in to its full consultation papers on both its draft Technical Standards and Technical Advice to the Commission. The dates for these consultations are will depend on the publication of the final version of MAR. Notes for editors 1. 2013/1649 Discussion Paper - ESMA’s policy orientations on possible implementing measures under the Market Abuse Regulation 2. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse) (MAR) 3. ESMA is an independent EU Authority that was established on 1 January 2011 and works closely with the other European Supervisory Authorities responsible for banking (EBA), and insurance and occupational pensions (EIOPA), and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). 4. ESMA’s mission is to enhance the protection of investors and promote stable and well-functioning financial markets in the European Union (EU). As an independent institution, ESMA achieves this aim by building a single rule book for EU financial markets and ensuring its consistent application across the EU. ESMA contributes to the regulation of financial services firms with a pan-European reach, either through direct supervision or through the active co-ordination of national supervisory activity. Press Release 2013/1650 Discussion Paper 2013/1649
01/07/2013	2013/852	ESMA review finds good compliance with EU market abuse rules	Market Abuse, Press Releases, Supervisory convergence	Press Release	PDF 132.09 KB		The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a peer review of the supervisory practices EEA national competent authorities (NCAs) apply in enforcing the requirements of the Market Abuse Directive (MAD). The Directive deals with the prevention of the dissemination of misleading information, the breach of reporting obligations and market abuse.
03/02/2015	2015/224	ESMA’s technical advice on possible delegated acts concerning the Market Abuse Regulation	Market Abuse	Technical Advice	PDF 1021.03 KB		This advice:• specifies the MAR market manipulation indicators, by providing examples of practices that may constitute market manipulation as well as proposing “additional” indicators of market manipulation; • recommends to set the minimum thresholds that exempt certain market participants in the emission allowance market from publicly disclosing inside information at six million tonnes of CO2eq per year and at 2,430 MW rated thermal input;• suggests the way to determine to which regulator delays in disclosure of inside information needs to be notified. • provides clarifications on the enhanced disclosure of managers’ transactions. - ESMA recommends disclosing any acquisition, disposal, subscription or exchange of financial instruments of the relevant issuer or related financial instruments carried out by managers,, further illustrated through a non-exhaustive list of types of transactions subject to this obligation. . ESMA also clarifies the transactions that can be allowed by the issuer during a closed period when normally managers are prohibited to trade; and• proposes procedures and arrangements to ensure sound whistleblowing infrastructures – i.e. EU national regulators should allow the receipt of reports of infringements, including appropriate communication channels and guarantee the protection of reporting and reported persons, with respect to their identity and their personal data. Next steps ESMA has sent its technical advice to the European Commission for its consideration in drafting its implementing standards regarding MAR. ESMA’s regulatory technical standards regarding MAR will be delivered in July 2015.
13/07/2016	2016/1130	Final Report on the Market Abuse Regulation Guidelines	Market Abuse, Market Integrity	Report	PDF 852.59 KB
06/12/2017	ESMA50-164-1173	Press Release MiFID/MAR Transitional Transparency Calculations	Market Abuse, Market Integrity, MiFID - Secondary Markets, MiFID II: Transparency Calculations and DVC, Press Releases	Press Release	PDF 225.44 KB
16/01/2019	ESMA70-145-1184	Report Application Accepted Market Practices	Market Abuse, Market Integrity	Report	PDF 1.68 MB
04/02/2019	ESMA70-145-153	Compliance table- MAR Guidelines on information relating to commodity derivatives markets or related spot markets for the purpose of the definition of inside information on commodity derivatives	Guidelines and Technical standards, Market Abuse, Market Integrity	Compliance table	PDF 179.29 KB
13/02/2020	ESMA70-145-66	Compliance table regarding MAR guidelines for persons receiving market soundings	Guidelines and Technical standards, Market Abuse	Compliance table	PDF 138.03 KB
04/02/2019	ESMA70-145-67	Compliance table regarding MAR guidelines on delay in the disclosure of inside information	Guidelines and Technical standards, Market Abuse	Compliance table	PDF 177.87 KB
13/12/2019	ESMA70-156-1823	ESMA 2019 report on the application of AMPs	Market Abuse, Market Integrity	Report	PDF 1.4 MB
12/12/2019	ESMA70-156-2005	MAR Article 33 Report on Sanctions	Market Abuse	Report	PDF 352.9 KB
21/12/2020	ESMA70-156-3537	Annual Report on MAR administrative and criminal sanctions 2020	Market Abuse	Report	PDF 291.51 KB
22/12/2020	ESMA70-156-3782	ESMA report on application of AMP 2020	Market Abuse	Report	PDF 1.38 MB
03/10/2019	ESMA71-99-1226	Press release MAR review consulation	Market Abuse	Press Release	PDF 92.73 KB
12/12/2019	ESMA71-99-1263	Press release: ESMA calls for strengthened supervision on suspicious transaction reporting	Market Abuse, Supervisory convergence	Press Release	PDF 100.61 KB