On 26 November 2025, UK FCA charged two individuals with insider dealing related to potential takeover news. The FCA started criminal proceedings against Bobosher Sharipov and Bekzod Avazov for insider dealing, Sharipov worked at investment bank Jefferies International Limited. Overview Advised GCP Student Living Plc (GCP) on potential takeover, charged with leaking inside information about…
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S Korea – KRX Exemption from Short Selling Reporting
On 26 November 2025, KRX proposed revising Market surveillance regulations. KRX proposed revising the Market surveillance regulations, to reduce the burden of duplicate inspections on members and improve the operational efficiency of systems. Outline of Proposed Revisions Member firms subject to naked short selling detection system (NSDS) balance reporting will be exempted from the obligation…
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Hong Kong – SFC Updates Takeover Table
On 24 November 2025, the SFC updated the Takeover Table with the following: offer period for i.century Holding Limited (Stock Code: 08507) closed on 21 November 2025; and offer period for Jilin Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank Corporation Limited (Stock Code: 06122) closed on 21 November 2025.
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Denmark – OAM System Outage Re: Shareholding Disclosures
On 19 November 2025, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Danish FSA) announced that it is in the process of updating its shareholding Disclosure reporting system, OAM. From 26 November 2025 at 8.00am (CET) until 30 November 2025, the OAM system will be offline; users that need to submit a shareholding disclosure report should do so…
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Austria – FMA Qualifying Shareholding Report
On 17 November 2025, AUT GVT published AUT FMA Regulation 243 on the information a notifying party intending to acquire or increase a qualifying holding in certain market infrastructures must submit (MI-EKV); it shall enter into force on 1 January 2026. The Central Counterparty Ownership Control Regulation (ZG-EKV 247/2013, as amended by Reg 256/2017), expires…
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Taiwan – FSC Finalized Changes to Short Selling
On 14 November 2025, TAI FSC, TAI Justice finalized amendments to Standards governing eligibility of securities for margin purchase and short selling, effective immediately. Amendment Highlights The standards for margin purchase and short selling of OTC stocks will be relaxed to be consistent with listed stocks. Removing the requirements for years of establishment, paid-in capital,…
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