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Informationen zum Autor Konstantinos Sergakis is Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Glasgow, and School International Lead for the University of Glasgow School of Law. He holds an LLB from the University of Athens, an LLM in International Business Law from University College London and a PhD from the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Klappentext This authoritative textbook offers a thorough, theoretical and practical overview of the current EU legal framework applicable to capital markets. It is intended to enable a critical analysis of the overall regulatory principles as well as the interaction between market actors and EU law which has shaped the regulatory agenda both at national and EU level. The book gives an overview of the foundations of EU capital markets and touches upon issuer disclosure obligations, inappropriate market practices and gatekeepers. EU law is the main focus, complemented by comparative analysis where applicable, primarily relating to UK, French and German laws. Ideal for upper-level undergraduate or graduate law students taking a module in Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Corporate Finance Law or EU Company Law. Also useful for accounting, business or economics MSc students who need to broaden their understanding of the legal aspects of capital markets, and for academics and policy makers. Vorwort A textbook focussing only on the law of capital markets in the EU, combining theoretical and practical overviews of the EU legal framework Zusammenfassung This authoritative textbook offers a thorough, theoretical and practical overview of the current EU legal framework applicable to capital markets. It is intended to enable a critical analysis of the overall regulatory principles as well as the interaction between market actors and EU law which has shaped the regulatory agenda both at national and EU level. The book gives an overview of the foundations of EU capital markets and touches upon issuer disclosure obligations, inappropriate market practices and gatekeepers. EU law is the main focus, complemented by comparative analysis where applicable, primarily relating to UK, French and German laws. Ideal for upper-level undergraduate or graduate law students taking a module in Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Corporate Finance Law or EU Company Law. Also useful for accounting, business or economics MSc students who need to broaden their understanding of the legal aspects of capital markets, and for academics and policy makers. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW OF CAPITAL MARKETS IN THE EU 1. The Foundations of the Law of Capital Markets in the EU 2. Markets, Participants and Financial Instruments 3. Supervision and Sanctions PART II: LISTED COMPANIES AND DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS 4. Prospectus Disclosure Obligations 5. Periodic Disclosure Obligations 6. Episodic Disclosure Obligations 7. Transparency of Ownership Structures PART III: INAPPROPRIATE MARKET PRACTICES AND MARKET INTEGRITY 8. Insider Dealing 9. Market Manipulation 10. Short Selling PART IV: GATEKEEPERS 11. Investment Firms 12. Financial Analysts 13. Credit Rating Agencies 14. Proxy Advisors. ...
