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Italy's short selling ban to expire - Bloomberg
23 February 2012 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Italy will not be extending a short selling ban due to expire tomorrow said the chairman of Consob speaking to press at the London Stock Exchange, reports Bloomberg...

ESMA short selling drafts keep coming
21 February 2012 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

With one comment period for ESMA's latest standards on short selling and credit default swap (CDS) rules ended and the next one released, participants have spoken out over the short time frame provided while also expressing concerns over definitions

EU regulators adopt CDS short selling rules
21 February 2012 Brussels
Reporter: Anna Reitman

The European Council has adopted rules which introduce common EU disclosure requirements and harmonise powers in "exceptional circumstances"...

BMO expands SunGard's securities finance system
21 February 2012 Toronto
Reporter: Anna Reitman

BMO Capital Markets has expanded its use of SunGard's securities finance solutions for trade processing, operations and reporting...

GlobeOp sees rise in hedge fund redemptions
21 February 2012 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

GlobeOp's forward redemption indicator for February measured 3.1 per cent, up from 1.9 per cent in January...

New York Fed relaxes overnight rules
20 February 2012 New York
Reporter: Anna Reitman

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has announced its securities lending programme will now lend on longer than an overnight basis...

Vietnam's State Bank urged to adjust securities lending policies
17 February 2012 Hanoi
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Vietnam's financial regulator, the State Securities Commission (SSC), has asked the State Bank of Vietnam to adjust its policies towards securities lending, with SSC chairman Vu Bang claiming the activity should not be classified as "non-productive:

New twist in Gerova short selling conspiracy case
17 February 2012 San Francisco
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Another court decision has gone against a man involved in a convoluted tale of short selling conspiracies and fraud....

Bharti departs Credit Suisse
16 February 2012 Hong Kong
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Kirtes Bharti, director, equities and prime services at Credit Suisse, has left the bank according to sources.

Spain lifts short selling ban
15 February 2012 Madrid
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Spain's financial regulator is the latest to lift a short sale ban on financial stocks, citing improved market conditions, according to various media reports...

Short sellers target love
14 February 2012 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Online dating providers with easily replicable business models and tenuous outcomes have attracted interest from short sellers, reports Data Explorers...

France and Belgium lift short selling bans
13 February 2012 Paris
Reporter: Anna Reitman

French and Belgian financial regulators have announced that short selling bans on selected stocks will not be extended...