Yearly Archives: 2024

U.S. – SEC Fines Activist Short Seller

On 11 June 2024, the SEC announced charges against activist short selling hedge fund. SEC fined Anson Funds Management, LP and Anson Advisors, Inc. in connection with their work with activist short selling publishers who issued articles presenting bearish views of target securities. Anson Advisors agreed to pay civil money penalties of $1,000,000, and Anson…
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S Korea – FSC Extends Short Selling Ban

On 13 June 2024, the FSC extended its ban on short selling through 30 March 2025. Set in November 2023, the ban on short selling was to expire on 30 June 2024. FSC states that it is committed to establishing a naked short selling detection system at the KRX.
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India – SEBI Clearing Firms Committee

On 3 June 2024, IND SEBI formed a committee to review clearing firms. IND SEBI formed an ad-hoc expert committee to review ownership and economic structure of clearing corporations and the committee will be chaired by Usha Thorat. The ad-hoc expert committee will also suggest measures to ensure that clearing corporations function as resilient, independent,…
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