On 18 November 2024, UKP issued update on the disposal of £1bn worth of government-owned NatWest Group shares, representing approximately 3.2% of the company. UK GVT’s remaining shareholding represents approximately 11.4% of voting rights in NatWest which demonstrates continued progress being made towards the UK GVT’s intention to return its shareholding in NatWest to private […]
Australia ASIC Fines for Failure to Disclose Major Shareholdings
U.S. SEC fines for Illegal Short Selling
On 18 November 2024, the SEC released another draft of the technical specification for short selling regulation 13f-2. Background: short selling regulation 13f-2 comes in effect 2 January 2025 SEC will release final technical specification on 16 December 2024 13f-2 short selling regulation has two thresholds to be considered: Threshold A (reporting issuers) and Threshold […]
On 15 November 2024, CHI CSRC took over Hehe Futures for governance fails. CHI CSRC took over Hehe Futures Co Ltd from 15 November 2024 to 14 November 2025, due to severe governance issues and loss of management control that pose significant risks. A takeover team has been formed to operate Hehe Futures during the […]
On 14 November 2024, SK FSS held an investment briefing in Hong Kong. SK FSS held an investment briefing in Hong Kong along with local governments and the financial sector, in order to explain the advancement of the Korean capital market. Follows SK FSC May 2024 issued plan for alternative trading system. Briefing Highlights SK […]