Subjects:

Banking and Finance

Contents:

Introduction.

The new regime.

Market manipulation and market abuse.

Enforcing the new regime.

Investor protection in criminal law.

Investor protection in civil law.

Conclusion.

Appendices.

This title provides a unique guide for professionals concerned with investor protection. It provides a clear, coherent picture of the investment process, focusing on how the law - both civil and criminal - approaches investor protection.

The work will incorporate and highlight the changes brought in by the new Financial Services and Markets Act, along with other related changes in the financial services regulatory system. The authors explore the issues of the protection of consumers and the reduction of financial crime, areas of investor protection which have been singled out as objectives of the regulatory systems.

The work includes:-

• New sections on whistleblowing, direct selling, international co-operation in investor protection cases
• A revised section on money laundering in light of the EC Amending Directive
• Updated sections on company directors, confiscation of criminal assets, and pre-emptive remedies.