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German industry body fires back against calls for EU-wide short selling ban
23 March 2020 Berlin
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The German investment funds association BVI is the latest to question the effectiveness of short selling bans after a week of EU regulators acting to shield local equities from the COVID-19 market chaos

Austrian FMA prohibits short selling
23 March 2020 Austria
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Austrian financial markets regulator joins other EU markets in banning short selling

Greece imposes one-month short selling ban
23 March 2020 Athens
Reporter: Natalie Turner

HCMC prohibits trades taking short positions on the shares on the Athens Stock Exchange in response to COVID-19

UK FCA clarifies SFTR backloading start date following three-month delay
20 March 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has put to bed market concerns around how the unofficial three-month delay directed by ESMA yesterday will affect SFTR’s backloading requirements

Central banks to offer US dollar funding via daily swap lines
20 March 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

As of 23 March, banks will be able to access daily US dollar funding via seven-day maturity operations offered by the ECB, US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, among other central banks

US equity shorts deliver alpha
20 March 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The deepening sell-off in US equities has presented opportunities for long-short managers, with the most heavily shorted shares underperforming the broader market, says Sam Pierson of IHS Markit

DTCC begins SFTR pre-production testing
20 March 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The post-trade services provider has opened its SFTR production environment for pre-production testing

Bank of England slashes funding rates to tackle COVID-19 chaos
19 March 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Bank of England has reduced its overnight funding rate for a second time to help inject much-needed liquidity into the country's markets amid widespread disarray brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic

ECB launches €750 billion Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme
19 March 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ECB has launched the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme worth €750billion for the private and public sector securities market

SFTR delayed until July, legal explainer
19 March 2020 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ESMA has requested NCAs do not enforce SFTR until July in response to industry concerns and the market chaos caused by the COVID-19 outbreak

ESMA halves threshold for short position disclosures
18 March 2020 Paris
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ESMA says it is enforcing this precaution under the exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and that is making it essential for authorities to monitor the markets to ensure financial stability and investor protection

The Philippines first to shut down financial markets
18 March 2020 Manila
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Philippine Stock Exchange has closed its markets in response to the widening coronavirus pandemic