STOR (Suspicious Transaction and Order Report) · Concepts

Roles that need it

MAR (Market Abuse Regulation)The Market Abuse Regulation, Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, prohibits insider dealing, unlawful disclosure of inside information and market manipulation in EU financial instruments, and sets duties such as public disclosure of inside information, insider lists, manager transaction reports and suspicious order reporting.
Insider listAn insider list is the record that issuers, and persons acting on their behalf such as advisers, must keep under Article 18 of MAR of everyone with access to inside information, with the date and time of access and the reason. It must be provided to the regulator on request and kept for at least five years.
SAR (Suspicious Activity Report)A suspicious activity report, also called a suspicious transaction report (STR), is the report an obliged entity must file promptly with its national financial intelligence unit when it knows, suspects or has reasonable grounds to suspect that funds are proceeds of crime or linked to terrorist financing. Tipping off the customer is prohibited.

Updated 31 Oct 2026.