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India – SEBI Makes Further Amendment to Takeovers

  On 11 September 2018, SEBI issued further amendments to rules, to change wording. Revision shall come into force, on the date of their publication in official gazette. Background On 1 June 2018 , SEBI issued rules on acquiring shares and takeovers.   Substantial acquisition of shares and takeovers (amendment) regulations, 2018. Regulations come into…
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Hong Kong – SFC Short Selling Fine

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has publicly reprimanded Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited (Huatai Financial) 1 and fined it $800,000 pursuant to section 194 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO).
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Hong Kong – SFC Takeovers Table Updated

On 10 September 2018, the Securities and Futures Commission updated the Takeovers Table to reflect the offer period for Future Bright Mining Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 2212) was closed on 7 September 2018.
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Hong Kong – HKEX Securities For Short Selling

On 3 August 2018, HKEX updated the designated securities eligible for short selling. 25 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 48 existing designated securities will be removed from the list. The total number will be 946 after this.
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Singapore Short Selling Changes

Solutions Atlantic has released an amended rule for Singapore short selling reporting requirements. Changes to short selling regime and disclosure obligations in Singapore will take effect in October 2018.
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