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Short Selling Regulation Review: Our Response to the Call for Evidence

Short Selling Regulation Review: Our Response to the Call for Evidence

FundApps' letter to His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) after a call for evidence was issued to improve the UK’s Short Selling Regulation (SSR).

Hong Kong hedge fund fined HK$1.75mn by SFC for EU short selling breach

Hong Kong hedge fund fined HK$1.75mn by SFC for EU short selling breach

A Hong Kong hedge failed to make 155 notifications to the FCA and 153 disclosures to the public of its net short position in Premier Oil.

SEC: Changes to Private Fund Reporting for US Investment Advisers

SEC: Changes to Private Fund Reporting for US Investment Advisers

On 10 August 2022, the SEC voted 3-2 to propose amendments to Form PF (‘the Form’).

The EU’s MiCA - the ‘Mini-MiFID’

The EU’s MiCA - the ‘Mini-MiFID’

In late June, the Council presidency and the European Parliament reached provisional agreement to introduce the Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA) directive.