On November 29, 2019, ISDA and FIA submitted their joint response to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) consultation on the review of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) framework. In the response, ISDA and FIA outline their members’ views with respect to the need for separate definitions of inside information for the securities markets and commodity derivatives, the current regime applicable to front running and firms being able to implement their own plans and strategies for trading, production and hedging.
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