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BMB Increase Eligible Securities Allowed In Borrowing And Lending

BMB Increase Eligible Securities Allowed In Borrowing And Lending

Chong Kim Seng Bursa Malaysia CEO Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) recently issued an updated list of eligible securities for securities borrowing and lending (“SBL”). With the updated list, the number of eligible stocks available for securities borrowing >>

Japan’s Alternative Markets See Hope in Uptick Reform

Japan’s Alternative Markets See Hope in Uptick Reform

Revision of short-selling rules shows ongoing support for a fair market Japan has moved a step closer to levelling the playing field between trading venues, and consequently providing best execution to investors. On 5 November 2013 a revision of short sale regulations came into effect in Japan. >>

TORA Compass Assist with Japan Short Selling Rules

TORA Compass Assist with Japan Short Selling Rules

Chris Jenkins, Asia-Pacific Managing Director,TORATORA, a leading provider of advanced trading technology and financial services, has announced the introduction of enhanced short sale compliance functionality in TORA Compass™ to help buy-side firms adapt to upcoming revisions to short sale >>

Taiwan Stock Exchange Welcomes Measures to Stimulate Trading Activity

Taiwan Stock Exchange Welcomes Measures to Stimulate Trading Activity

Lee Sush-Der, Chairman Taiwan Stock ExchangeTaiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) welcomes recently announced measures by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) to stimulate trading activity. Starting from 23 September, around 1,200 borrowed stocks currently eligible for margin trading will be >>

Corporate Investor Convicted of Illegal Short Selling

Corporate Investor Convicted of Illegal Short Selling

Alexa Lam, HK SFC Deputy CEO The Eastern Magistrates’ Court convicted 6 September Premium Stars Investments Limited (Premium Stars) after it pleaded guilty to one count of illegal short selling in the shares of China Properties Investments Holdings Limited (China Properties). The court fined >>

HKEx: Changes of Designated Securities for Short Selling

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 10 May 2013 (Friday), 30 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and five existing designated securities will be removed from the >>

Japan FSA Extends Temporary Measures to Restrict Short Selling

Financial Services Agency (FSA) has recently proposed revisions to the short selling regulation and on measures to relax the restrictions on share buybacks (see press release dated 1 April 2013). As these revisions are expected to be implemented by around November 2013, the existing temporary >>

Chi-X Japan: Revision of Short Sell Rules by FSA

Chi-X Japan: Revision of Short Sell Rules by FSA

Yasuo Hamakake, CEO, Chi-X JapanOn March 7, 2013 the FSA announced there would be a public comment period for the FSA’s short sell rule amendment proposal. Details are yet to be finalized, however the current key points are: • Uptick Rule will be moved to a circuit breaker based model such >>

Japan FSA Plan To Make Short-Selling Regulations Permanent

Japan FSA Plan To Make Short-Selling Regulations Permanent

Shozaburo Jimi, Minister of State for Financial ServicesJapanese financial regulators said Thursday March 7 they plan to make permanent a ban on so-called "naked" short selling that was implemented after the global financial crisis in 2008. In short selling, investors sell borrowed securities or >>

HKEx Changes of Designated Securities for Short Selling

HKEx Changes of Designated Securities for Short Selling

Charles Li CEO HKExThe Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 9 November 2012 (Friday), 22 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 13 existing designated securities will >>