On 24 April 2026, UK FCA issued Handbook Notice 140 which also contains the Short Selling Rules Sourcebook Instrument 2026 (FCA 2026/16), first issued 16 April 2026. Background: From 13 July 2026, existing exemptions for market making in UK sovereign debt will no longer apply, but FCA's emergency powers will continue to cover these instruments.…
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Netherlands – AFM Issues Short Selling Fine to Arrowstreet Capital
On 20 April 2026, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) imposed an administrative fine of €297,000 on Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership. Background: Arrowstreet acted in violation of short selling regulations between July 2020 and November 2024 Structurally underselling short positions reported and disclosed Failure to disclose short selling in a timely manner Arrowstreet…
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U. K. – FCA Issues Final Short Selling Rules
On 15 April 2026, the FCA published a Policy Statement (PS26/5) with final rules for short selling. These will create a new Sourcebook, within the FCA Handbook. The new short selling regime will apply from 13 July 2026. The final rules make changes in the following areas: UK sovereign debt and UK sovereign credit default…
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S Korea – FSS Published Results on Naked Short Selling Detection
On 30 March 2026, KRX published first-year results and future plans for NSDS. KRX will continue strengthening market oversight of illegal short selling using insights derived from NSDS operations. It will provide guidance to institutional investors based on cases identified through NSDS to help prevent recurrence. Efforts will be made to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden…
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U.S. Falls from Top Three in Global Shareholding Disclosure Sanctions
In March, we conducted a review of the 2025 sanctions imposed on entities for failures to comply with Global Shareholding regimes: Major Shareholding, Short Selling, Takeovers, and Sensitive Industries. Read the full article.
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Canada – CIRO Fully Paid Securities Lending Rules / Short Selling
On 26 March 2026, CIRO issued guidance on fully paid securities lending. CIRO published guidance re Dealer Members’ practice of borrowing fully paid, excess margin securities from retail clients; in compliance with CIRO Rule 4600 Part B.2. Follows Feb. 15, 2026, CIRO proposed fully paid securities lending guidance. Fully Paid Securities Guidance Part B.2. of…
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