On 19 January 2022, BHR CB issued amended takeovers, mergers, acquisitions module. Applicable to conventional banks, Islamic banks, insurance, investment business, specialized licenses, capital markets; amended TMA module is effective immediately.
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New Temporary Short Selling Bans
On 19 January, Rulefinder identified four new short selling bans in Turkey. Effective Ban is in effective from 20 January to 18 February 2022
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Taiwan – Consultation Large Shareholdings Amendments
On 14 January the Taiwanese regulator, FSC issued a consultation with proposed amendments to the Securities and Exchange Act which could impact large shareholdings rules. Proposed: Large shareholdings reporting threshold to be lowered to 5% from the current 10%. The consultation will be open for comment until 15 March 2022.
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India – SEBI Foreign Portfolio Investors
On 14 January 2022, IND SEBI gazetted SEBI (foreign portfolio investors) (amendment) regulations, 2022, which will come into force on the date of their publication. Inserted section on exemption from strict enforcement of regulations in other cases. The board may grant relaxation from the strict enforcement of any of the provisions of these regulations, subject…
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U.K. – FCA Short Selling Indicator, UK MiFIR
On 13 January 2022, UK FCA reported on flexibility re short selling indicator. UK FCA announced temporary measures for reporting the short selling indicator in transaction reports while considering changes to the UK transaction reporting regime. Overview Transaction reports submitted to the FCA under UK MiFIR must contain designation to identify a short sale; information…
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Germany – BaFin Substantial Holdings of Voting Rights
On 10 January 2022, GE BaFin updated its webpage on substantial shareholdings of voting rights, replacing broken links, and expanding on information previously issued. Reminds users that from 1 July 2020 notifications of changes to voting rights must be in electronic format; transmission to BaFin is via the MVP portal. Users can register with BaFin…
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