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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss: FCA fines an employee for insider dealing On 13 October 2025 the FCA fined an employee £100,281 for insider dealing for selling his own and close family member’s entire shareholding whilst in possession of, and using, inside information. FCA Primary Market Bulletin No.58 This latest edition of Primary Market Bulletin discusses the implementation timing for the new prospectus regime and consults on new guidance notes to supplement the new regime. FRC publishes Annual Review of Corporate Reporting The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its Annual Review of Corporate Reporting. The quality of reporting by the FTSE 350 has been maintained but the report suggests areas for improvement.

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