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16Oct

FCA: Working from Home Heightens Insider Trading Risks

In an October 12 speech, the Director of Market Oversight for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) emphasized the need to adapt insider trading controls to account for changes in working conditions due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Director’s speech started by discussing that global economic conditions have heightened the need for companies to raise capital, and that the UK has seen a significant portion of this activity, with the FCA citing the fact that “the UK saw a greater volume of...
By: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fca-working-from-home-heightens-insider-79510/

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