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 […]
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 […]
On 18 February 2024, SK FSS announced that it would promote the development of English DART, the establishment of English Open DART, to expand English contents. Improvements to English DART will allow foreign investors to check key items of statutory shareholding disclosures such as table of contents and forms in real time in English. SK […]
On 15 February 2024, FIN PRL issued HE 3/2024 on FIN GVT proposal to amend Securities Markets Act into law affecting provisions on major shareholdings and voting rights. Also affects major shareholdings and voting rights, takeover bids, and obligation to bid, so that they would apply to multilateral trading facilities, not just regulated markets. By […]