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Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | Austria, Belgium, European Union, etc. | 18 May 2020
European Regulators Suspend Short-Selling Bans
In a coordinated action, the financial regulators of Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Italy and Spain have announced that their short-selling bans…
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | France | 16 Apr 2020
French Government Renews Ban on Net Short Positions in Response to the Impact of COVID-19 on French Financial Markets
To mitigate the risks faced by French financial markets during this unprecedented period of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the French…
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 14 Dec 2018
Short Selling (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Made in Preparation of Brexit
On December 7, the Short Selling (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (UK Regulations) were published, together with an explanatory memorandum. A…
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | European Union | 16 Nov 2018
ESMA Updates Q&As Relating to Short-Selling Regulation
On November 14, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its updated questions and answers document (Q&As) on the…
Cowell Clarke | Australia | 28 Sep 2018
ASIC guidance and relief on short selling
‘Short selling’ is the selling of a financial product not owned by the seller, who has a view to repurchase the financial product later at a lower…
Tanner De Witt | Hong Kong | 30 Jul 2018
Magistrate acquitted a broker of illegal short selling on re-trial
Mr Wong Hung who was licensed to carry on Type 1 regulated activity (dealing in securities) under the Securities and Futures Ordinance…
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | USA | 19 Jun 2018
Ninth Circuit Declines to Hold CRA Responsible for Subscriber’s Misapplication of Credit Report
In Shaw v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., No. 16-56587, 2018 WL 2424105 (9th Cir. May 29, 2018), the Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment on…
Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 10 Jun 2018
9th Cir. Rejects FCRA Putative Class Action Relating to Short Sale Credit Reporting
In a putative class action alleging violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 21 Mar 2018
Delivering Brexit: Putting plans into practice
The news regarding the conditional agreement between the EU and UK on the terms of a 21 month transition period is welcome. However, as both sides…
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | USA | 8 Dec 2017
FINRA Issues Guidance on Reporting Interest Positions Held in Master/Sub-Accounts or Parent/Child Accounts
On December 6, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a notice to reiterate that firms must report short positions in each…
