Topic
Short Selling
303 published works
Global Regulation Tomorrow
FCA Handbook Notice 140
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Charlotte Carnegie
On 24 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued Handbook Notice 140. This Handbook Notice describes the changes to the FCA Handbook and other material made by the FCA Board…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
FCA publishes UK Short Selling Regime Policy Statement
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Charlotte Carnegie
On 16 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Policy Statement (PS26/5) in relation to changes to the UK short selling regime. Background In January 2025, HM Treasury…
Global Investment Watch
Europe: UK Reform of Short Selling Regime–FCA Consultation
By: Andrew Massey, Kai Zhang, and Ron Feldman The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on changes to the short selling regime in the United Kingdom (UK), as set out…
Justice Building
THE CARRY TRADE
By rumpolejusticebuilding-blogspot-com
Our readers asked for more financial/investment content. You ask/we deliver.* To explain a Carry Trade, we need to define terms. 1) Selling short. A stock or bond goes up or down.…
Banking, Finance and Securities
FCA updates webpage on CP25/29: Changes to the UK Short Selling Regime
On 28 November 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) updated its webpage on Consultation Paper 25/29: Changes to the UK Short Selling Regime. The update provides that the FCA has…
Global Financial Regulatory Blog
FCA Consults on Changes to the UK Short Selling Regime
Changes largely focus on streamlining administrative requirements to reduce the regulatory burden. By Rob Moulton, Gary Whitehead, and Charlotte Collins The FCA has published its long-awaited consultation on its rules…
Free Writings + Perspectives
Rulemaking Petition Seeks Regulation M Rule 105 Amendment
On September 16, 2025, the Alternative Investment Management Association (“AIMA”) filed a rulemaking petition with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requesting that the SEC amend Rule 105…
Free Writings + Perspectives
Fifth Circuit Remands SEC Securities Lending and Short Sale Rules for Further Economic Analysis
By Anna T. Pinedo, Carlos E. Juarez
On August 25, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion in National Association of Private Fund Managers v. SEC addressing Securities and Exchange…
China Law Insight
SEC’s New Short Sale Reporting Rule and Temporary Exemption
By King & Wood
Authored by: Eli Han and Luica Chen In an order issued on February 7, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) granted a temporary exemption to institutional investment…
Banking, Finance and Securities
FCA publishes short selling update
By Anita Edwards, Simon Lovegrove (UK)
On 1 April 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published an update relating to the notification and disclosure of net short positions. The update relates to: The publication of an…