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Opposition slams govt short selling claims

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
The opposition has refuted Senator Nick Sherry's claim that the government action on short selling is in-line with the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) report, declaring the government misrepresented the report. Minister ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... form of an announcement by Representative Barney Frank that the uptick rule might be reinstated, which would limit short selling. Limits on short-selling have not stopped the market descending when it was instituted the first time, why would it work ...

ASIC keeps short selling ban

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is keeping the ban on covered short selling of financial securities until the end of May. According to ASIC, the regulator weighed up the continued volatility in global financial markets and ...

Return of the hedge funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... performance locally follows the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) extending the ban of covered short selling on financial stocks until March. But in September last year, the local branch of the Alternative Investment Management ...

ASIC catches short sale bungle

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
ASIC has stopped Sydney-based investment firm, Droga Capital, from short selling for three months after the company's director tried to sell mining shares he did not own. ASIC alleges the firm's sole director Daniel Droga, on behalf of Droga Capital ...

Sherry's to-do list for 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
Senator Nick Sherry yesterday unveilled his top priorities for 2009, which includes a strong focus on short selling regulation, margin loans and credit rating agencies. Speaking at a media function in Sydney last night, the minister for superannuation ...

ASIC extends short selling ban till March

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
ASIC has extended the ban on covered short selling of financial stocks until 6 March, opposing the move of its UK counterpart FSA, which lifted its shorting ban last week. The regulator is concerned about lifting the ban after the Financial Services ...

Nicholas-Applegate's 130/30 gets nod

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... lost 14.4 per cent over a two-year period. "There was a lot of uncertainty during September and October when the short selling bans were introduced," said John Hamer, senior vice president, client service and sales, Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management. ...

No more short-selling: IML

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... and investment director Anton Tagliaffero wrote an open letter to the Federal Government titled 'Please ban all short selling - full stop'. This follows the lifting of the interim ban on shorting non-financial stocks and the ongoing debate on 'naked' ...

ASIC lifts shorting ban on non-financials

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is lifting its short selling ban on non-financial securities from Wednesday next week. This decision follows an extension of the ban last month. This announcement does not affect the ban on ...