EU securities market regulator reflects on its work during 2020 and actions relating to supervisory convergence, Single Rulebook and oversight of financial infrastructure
US securities market regulator announces its Spring 2021 rule-making programme, which includes provisions on securities lending markets, short-sale disclosure and the activities of SPAC companies
Industry asked to provide feedback on extension of reporting coverage, moves to daily or weekly submissions, and the value of a reporting framework for stock lending activity
The regulator also implores market participants to snitch on any so-called suspicious short selling activity, as part of guidelines designed to protect targeted Australian companies
The reporting threshold on short positions was lowered from 0.2 per cent to 0.1 per cent in March last year but has since lapsed — leaving a data black hole, the regulator says
The UK SFTR Information Statement is based upon the Information Statement previously published and has been adjusted to reflect the equivalent provisions of UK SFTR
Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw has joined a growing chorus of voices who, in the wake of the GameStop saga, are calling for greater transparency and reporting frequencies around short selling