On 27 February 2024, the head of South Korea’s FSS says it may give a clearer picture on follow-up policies regarding the short selling ban sometime in March. FSS implemented at total ban on short selling in November 2023 through June 2024. Recently, Korean prosecutors investigating illegal short selling allegations against foreign investment banks raided […]
On 26 February 2024, Blackwells Capital, with substantial shareholdings in the Walt Disney Company, released an excerpt from its upcoming investor presentation detailing it’s technology vision for the company. Jason Aintabi, Chief Investment Officer said: “Disney should be dominating in the fields of spatial computing and AI. Few companies have the potential of Disney to […]
On 20 February 2024, NORFSA issued report regarding its supervision in 2023, highlighting illegal short selling. Securities Market NORFSA issued report on its supervision of market behavior in the securities market. For the first time, imposed fines for market manipulation and uncovered short selling. In 2023, three judgments were handed down and one recommendation was […]
U.S. SEC Fines for Short Selling Failures
On 21 February 2024, SEC settled short selling charges against Contrarian Capital. SEC charged Contrarian Capital Management, LLC for violations of the SEC’s short selling rule, Rule 105 of Regulation M (17 CFR 242.105) per Securities exchange act. Rule 105 of Regulation M prohibits short selling an equity security during a restricted period, and then […]
On 2 February 2024, PAK SEC introduced amendments in Listed companies (substantial acquisition of voting shares and takeovers) regulations, 2017, after consultation. Securities offered as payment to minority shareholders must be as good as cash. Based on this principle, the amended regulations allow the acquirer to offer securities as an alternate to cash but leave […]