MARKET SURVEILLANCE & INVESTIGATIONS

The Department of Market Surveillance and Investigations is primarily responsible for receiving complaints and their investigation, to conduct investigations on own initiative, to conduct investigations on behalf of a foreign Supervisory Authority and to issue warnings about companies which provide investment services in the Republic without being licensed by the FINAEU.

The responsibilities of the Department of Market Surveillance and Investigations are mainly the following:

  • The investigation of potential violations of the Law on Insider Dealing and Market Manipulation (Market Abuse) of 2005 (N.116(Ι)/2005)
  • The investigation of potential violations of the Securities and Europe Stock Exchange Laws and Regulations
  • The conduct of investigations on Issuers whose securities are listed on a regulated market that operates in the Republic, such as the Europe Stock Exchange
  • The conduct of investigations on EUIFs
  • The investigation of Investors’ Complaints
  • The daily monitoring of Stock Exchange trading sessions through modern electronic real-time monitoring systems
  • The issue of circulars or announcements to Issuers, Investment Firms, and the public