MAR Training

The FCA’s 2025 strategy shows Market Abuse is back on their radar. Is your team prepared?

One of the key differences in the 2025 five-year strategy was the re-positioning of market abuse in the FCA’s priorities. Brought under the ‘fighting financial crime’ pillar, the regulator wants to make the markets cleaner, with the hope that a renewed confidence will encourage investment, which in turn encourages growth and innovation.

Market Abuse Regulation Training Requirements

Using their ‘three Ps’ objectives (predictable, proportionate and purposeful) they aim to reduce the harm caused by organised crime groups (OCGs), particularly insider trading OCGs, strategic leaks and unlawful disclosure.

The strategy sets out the work the FCA will undertake to try to address their concerns, including stepping up their monitoring of mergers and acquisitions, investigating where necessary and strengthening their international engagement and strategy to try to mop up suspicious behaviour across borders.

As the FCA points out “each of you has a part to play in this process, as market abuse is truly a global challenge requiring global solutions.” Having solid systems and policies in place means little without knowledgeable people putting them into action.

The Market Abuse Regulation exists to protect the integrity of financial markets, effectively levelling the playing field: everyone involved in financial markets should have access to the same information at the same time, and no one should gain an unfair advantage through insider knowledge or manipulation. As with so much modern financial services legislation, it was introduced after concerns about weaknesses in the Market Abuse Directive, especially after the 2008 financial crisis and several high-profile trading scandals.

Training is the bridge between regulation and reality. When staff understand what market abuse looks like – from insider dealing to improper disclosure – they’re far more likely to act decisively and appropriately.

Market Abuse Regulation Training

With an explicit focus on proactive detection, data-led intelligence and disrupting organized crime, firms are expected to do more: surveillance, quick escalation and clear accountability. Our new Market Abuse Regulation course helps learners understand what the MAR is and how it impacts their work. Translating regulatory expectations into practical skills, this course helps your team understand controls and how to act confidently before misconduct occurs.