The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) use of the Central Short Selling Inspection System has shown to flag 85.7% of 2025 suspected cases. number of suspected illegal short selling cases reported FSS has been increasing annually; calls for faster investigations, sanctions, and recovery of illicit profits following detections; 2025 saw a record high of 77 cases, […]
On 27 August 2026, the SFC updated the Substantial Shareholding Notices with the following: High Concentration of Shareholding in Planetree International Development Limited (Stock Code: 00613
On 19 August 2026, the Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) published regulations governing investment strategies including short selling. first regulation governing the lending and short selling of securities; FRA will designate the securities available for lending; funds will require a minimum cash collateral of 50% of the total market value of the securities; no more […]
On 10 August 2026, the SFC updated the Takeover Table with the following: new offer period has commenced for Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (stock code: 01788) from 7 August 2026.
On 30 July 2026, the French government expanded the requirement for prior authorization of foreign direct investment (FDI) to include French companies that trade on certain non-EU regulated markets. acquiring 10% or more of the voting rights pertains to French companies considered to be within Sensitive Industries sector pertains to these non-EU markets: London Stock […]
The SEC has added to its October Agenda the proposals for amendments to 13f-2 and Form SHO. Background: Short Selling rule 13f-2 and Form SHO were delayed by the SEC as a result of the Fifth Circuit Court. Current effective date is 2 January 2028.