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US unlikely to follow EU short selling ban

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... Europe have reacted against an EU limited ban on short-selling of sovereign bonds but in the US the Securities Exchange Commission said it is unlikely to follow suit. Last week the European Union announced a ban on naked short selling of EU sovereign ...

Job woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... themselves. Yes, it is easier to blame someone else. Uncle Sam and his sidekicks the Fed and the Securities Exchange Commission - and other regulatory agencies - for allowing banks to leverage their balance sheets far, far in excess of their net worth. ...

ASIC tightens short-selling rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
The Australian Securities Exchange Commission (ASIC) moves to block offshore market speculators and traders from targeting the local stockmarket when it imposed temporary restrictions on short-selling of all listed Australian equities effective today. ...

No more short cuts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... financial stocks, pending a review. The regulator's decision came less than 48 hours after the US' Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) sanctioned stricter rules on short selling - particularly around 'naked' short selling in which the short seller doesn't ...

Pax fined for SRI breach

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... regulatory fines for violating its own socially responsible investments (SRI) policies. According to the Securities Exchange Commission, the firm bought 10 securities between 2001 and 2005 that the funds' SRI restrictions prohibited them from buying ...

IFRS eliminates need for GAAP reconciliation

The US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced it will eliminate the need to reconcile foreign financial reports filed with it back to the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principals (GAAP) if the foreign entity uses International Financial ...
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