When it comes to cracking down on insider trading and similar forms of market abuse, the European Union certainly talks tough. It has introduced high-level directives in recent years to create a pan-European approach to the law in this area.

When it comes to cracking down on insider trading and similar forms of market abuse, the European Union certainly talks tough. It has introduced high-level directives in recent years to create a pan-European approach to the law in this area.