Market Abuse Regulation Course: Compliance, Detection & Reporting Essentials (C2546)
This course on Market Abuse Regulation is an essential CPD seminar designed to equip financial professionals, compliance officers, and market participants with the specialized knowledge needed to combat fraudulent practices like insider trading and market manipulation. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the EU and national legal frameworks, learn to identify and handle "inside information," and master the practical skills for fulfilling mandatory reporting obligations, such as preparing and submitting PDMR notifications and Suspicious Transaction and Order Reports (STORs) to regulators like CySEC. By focusing on real-life cases and prevention mechanisms, the seminar ensures professionals can safeguard their organizations from significant legal and reputational risks while actively promoting market integrity.
Market Abuse Regualation Course: Table of Contents
- About the Course
- Who Should Attend
- Key Learning Objectives
- Market Abuse Regualtion Course Curriculum
- Meet the Trainer of Market Abuse Regulation Course
- Fees & Registration Details
- Testimonials From Past Participants
- FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
- Other Upcoming Courses
About the Course
Our Market Abuse Regulation course is paramount in the financial industry as regulatory bodies intensify efforts to maintain market integrity and transparency and handle inside information.
Financial professionals, compliance officers, and market participants must stay vigilant against fraudulent practices such as market manipulation and insider trading.
This online CPD seminar addresses the growing demand for specialized knowledge and skills to effectively identify, prevent, and report market abuse.
By understanding the nuances of market abuse regulations, participants can safeguard their organizations from legal and reputational risks and ensure compliance with evolving financial standards.
The seminar is carefully designed to meet the industry’s call for professionals who can contribute to a fair, ethical, and resilient financial marketplace by actively combating market abuse.
Market Abuse Regulation Course Timetable
Who Should Attend
This seminar is designed for professionals across the financial services sector and related industries:
- Financial Service Professionals: If you’re in banking, investment, or financial advisory, this course is for you.
- Compliance and Legal Experts: Stay updated with the latest regulatory requirements and best practices.
- Aspiring Financial Regulators: Gain a foundational understanding of one of the most important financial regulations in the EU.
- Financial Industry Service Providers: Improve your service quality by anticipating your client’s needs and stay ahead of competition.
Key Learning Objectives
By the end of the seminar, participants will be able to:
- Gain comprehensive knowledge of EU and national legal frameworks governing market abuse.
- Understand the principles and key concepts, such as inside information identification, market manipulation, and disclosure requirements.
- Background of circumstances surrounding market abuse specific to the Cypriot and EU markets with real-life cases.
- Understanding of whistleblowing procedures, enabling them to recognize infringements and protect individuals reporting market abuse.
- Proficiency in applying CySEC’s regulations and applicable market abuse laws, encompassing inside information identification, market manipulation prevention, and adherence to disclosure requirements.
- Capacity to appraise, reassess, and modify market abuse prevention mechanisms, controls, and measures.
- Develop practical skills in fulfilling reporting obligations to CySEC, including the preparation and submission of PDMR notifications and STORs.
Market Abuse Regualtion Course Curriculum
Chapter 1 | Overview of the Market Abuse Regime
- EU legal framework governing market abuse
- National legal framework governing market abuse
- Defining Market Abuse
Chapter 2 | Regulation 596/2014 on Market Abuse (MAR)
- Important Definitions
- Scope & Exemptions
- Financial Instruments Reference Data System
- Indentifying Inside Information
- Market Soundness
- Disclosure Requirements
- Investment Recommendation Considerations
- Market Manipulation
- Accepted Market Practises
- Amending Regulations
Chapter 3 | LAW 102(I)/2016
- Role & Responsibilities
- Administrative Measures & Sanctions
- Publication of Decisions
Chapter 4 | LAW 136(I)/2016.
- Purpose
- Criminal Offences
Chapter 5 | Asset Management Firm
- Circumstances of Market Abuse
Chapter 6 | PDMR Notification to CySEC
- Obligations & Scope
- Preparation & Submission
Chapter 7 | Submission of STORs to CySEC
- Obligations & Scope
- Preparation & Submission
Chapter 8 | Whistleblowing
- Infringement Reporting
- Protected Persons
*This training program is designed to support continuing professional development (CPD). Participants are encouraged to verify with their professional body or regulatory authority whether the training meets their individual or institutional CPD requirements.
Fees & Registration Details
Testimonials From Past Participants
FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
Is this seminar eligible for 7 CPDs?
I am not eligible for HRDA Subsidy, can I attend to the course if I do not have an Ermis Profile?
I have show interest to this course, how I know my spot has been booked?
This seminar may be approved for up to 7 CPD units in Financial Regulation. Eligibility criteria and CPD Units are verified directly by your association, regulator, or other bodies in which you hold membership.
No, the seminar is approved and subsidized by HRDA. As per HRDA guidelines, all interested parties must apply to the seminar via the ermis portal. This is needed, to ensure the quality of the seminar and participants’ relevance to the seminar’s objectives. Thus, an Ermis Profile is a requirement for the application process.
Only registration via the Ermis Portal is considered final and guaranteed. For further assistance on how to apply via the Ermis Portal, feel free to contact us.
