On 14 October 2025, EU CMCN published Reg 2025/1265 of 1 July 2025 supplementing Reg 575/2013 with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the method for identifying the main risk driver of a position and for determining whether a transaction represents a long or a short position as referred to in articles 94(3), 273a(3, 325a(2).…
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Hong Kong – SFC Major Shareholding Announcement
On 15 October 2025, the SFC made a public major shareholding announcement: major shareholding in BitStrat Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 06113)
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Hong Kong – SFC Updates Takeover Table
On 14 October 2025, the SFC updated the Takeover Table with the following: offer period for Quantum Thinking Limited (Stock Code: 08050) closed on 13 October 2025.
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Thailand – SEC Strengthening Margin Lending Re: Short Selling
On 30 September 2025, Thai SEC published 6 announcements finalizing the above proposal. TorThor. 33/2568 regarding criteria, conditions, and procedures for lending money for the purchase of securities. TorThor. 34/2568 regarding criteria, conditions, and procedures for granting loans for the purchase of securities by securities companies engaged in securities lending business. TorThor. 35/2568 regarding business…
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Austria – FMA Qualifying Shareholding Report
On 1 October 2025, AUT FMA consulted on market infrastructure control reg. AUT FMA consulted on draft Regulation on the information that a notifying party who acquires or increases a qualifying shareholding on certain market infrastructures, must submit to AUT FMA (Market Infrastructure Ownership Control Ordinance-MI-EKV). Main Points The regulation provides details on the content…
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China – SSE Stock Option Trading Re: Short Hedging
On 30 September 2025, SSE issued notice stock options trading by QFIIs, RQFIIs. SSE issued Notice on matters related to participation of qualified foreign institutional investors (QFII) and RMB qualified foreign institutional investors (RQFII) in stock options trading. Highlights of Notice QFIIs and RQFIIs may participate in trading in open-ended ETF options listed on SSE…
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