On 11 August 2022, GE BaFin fined Bank of America Corporation €5.1mn. GE BaFin said it imposed €5.1mn administrative fine on Bank of America Corporation for late shareholding disclosure. Voting Rights Penalty related to breach of section 130 (1), Act on Breaches of Administrative Regulations (OWiG), in conjunction with sections 33 (1) sentence 1, 38…
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Israel – TASE Guidelines on Short Selling
On 9 August 2022, ISR TASE proposed further revisions to short selling rules given late comments. TASE board of directors chairman has approved, to be submitted to board of directors. In case of a short position created by error, TASE member would be required to report position to TASE every day from 3rd trading day…
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U.S. – SEC Issues Short Selling Fine
On 12 August 2022, SEC imposed $125K fine on B/D for naked short selling. SEC reported settlement for violations of bona fide market making in short sell trades. Settlement names defendant broker-dealer firm IMC Chicago LLC, for violations of Regulation SHO and Rule 203(b)(1) thereunder, (17 CFR 242.203(b)(1)) re short sales. Alleged Violations From June…
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Poland – FSA Shareholding Disclosure Reporting Failure
On 9 August 2022, POL FSA fined firm's shareholder, Wojciech Babinski. POL FSA published its Jul. 14, 2022 decision to fine Wojciech Babinski PLN 7,130,000 for 13 violations of obligation to notify change after sale of shares in a company. Disclosure Breaches Babinski was the majority shareholder of the company, from its establishment, and during…
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India – SEBI T+1 Rolling Settlement
On 5 August 2022, IND ICCL informed that revised timings for custodian confirmation for T+1 settlement in equity cash segment will be implemented from 19 September 2022.
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Rulefinder Alerts to Short Selling Bans
On 10 August 2022, Rulefinder provided an early warning to temporary short selling bans in two countries - S Korea and Turkey. Temporary short selling bans are effective 11 August 2022.
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