On 2 January 2025, UK FCA updated guidance page on notification and disclosure of net short selling to add the updated UK list of exempted shares valid from 1 January 2025. List has been reviewed to include shares admitted to trading on UK trading venues until 31 October 2024, list valid from 1 January 2025, […]
On 31 December 2024, SK FIA revised compliance manual for investment firms. SK FIA revised Compliance manual for financial investment firms – asset management. Overview of Revisions Add sections re responsibilities structure, concurrent and ancillary businesses of collective investment business operators under the internal control standards chapter. Short selling, precautions for lending/managing collective investment assets […]
On 2 January 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rule 13f-2 came into effect. Requires financial institutions to report short selling activity Identifies reporting and non-reporting issuers First report due on 14 February 2025.
On 27 December 2024, SK FSC proposed amendments re illegal short selling. SK FSC, SK FSS, SK GVT proposed amendments to Enforcement decree of the capital market and financial investment business act and Capital market business regulations. Follows SK FSC November 2024 proposed revisions to statutes on short selling. Also follows SK FSC, SK FSS […]
On 30 December 2024, the SFC published its monthly Takeover Bulletin. Highlights include: New email address for submissions to the Takeovers Team Cold shoulder order against Zuo Ping for breaching the mandatory general offer obligation Rule 22 submissions: Aggregation of same-day, same-price trades and presentation of non-HKD currency-denominated trades Quarterly update on Takeovers Team activities
On 20 December 2024, NLD AFM fined VDVI 3mn EUR for market manipulation. NLD AFM fined VDVI BV a financial holding firm 3mn EUR for market manipulation. Misconduct VDVI BV is primarily engaged in the purchase, development, exploitation as well as sale of real estate which artificially increased the price of a listed equity fund. […]