FSR and Corporate Crime Notes

What you need to know about the Edinburgh Reforms

November 2021: The month ahead in financial services regulatory developments…

COVID-19: Temporary bans on short selling in the EU come to an end

Those national regulators in the EU which had put in place temporary restrictions on any short selling of securities admitted to trading on regulated …

COVID-19: Short selling restrictions and other reporting developments in the EU

[This post was last updated on 16 April 2020 to reflect the extensions to the temporary bans on short selling by EU national regulators] SHORT SELLING …

FCA publishes information for firms on COVID-19

The FCA has published information for firms on COVID-19. Communication with the FCA will be key as the situation evolves, and we recommend that firms …

EU: ESMA's recommendations on changes to the Short Selling Regulation

ESMA has published its Technical Advice on the evaluation of the EU Short Selling Regulation ("SSR" - Regulation 236/2012 of the European Parliament and …

UK: FCA revises note on notification process for exemptions under Short Selling Regulation

The FCA has published a revised note on the process for making notifications to the FCA in order to benefit from the exemption for market …

UK FSA prohibits short-selling in some Italian shares in support of CONSOB ban

The FSA has temporarily prohibited short-selling in the following financial instruments: Banco Popolare shares (ISIN code: IT0004231566) …

New EU Short selling regime now in force

The  new EU short selling regime came into force on 1 November 2012. The regime, which is established by the EU Short Selling Regulation (No …

Delegated acts on Short Selling and CDS

The European Commission has adopted delegated acts in relation to Regulation No 236/2012 of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects …

Reflections on the New Pan-European Regime for Short Selling and Credit Default Swaps

The Council gave its approval today to ground-breaking legislation aimed at unifying a myriad of short sale rules across the 27-nation bloc of the …

The New Pan-European Regime for Short Selling and Credit Default Swaps: ESMA Consultation Paper on Draft Technical Standards

On 24 January 2012 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued its first consultation paper on draft regulatory and implementing …