FSA announces new short-selling requirement for UK-listed stocks

The Financial Services Authority is proposing a short-selling disclosure requirement for all UK-list...

The Financial Services Authority is proposing a short-selling disclosure requirement for all UK-listed stocks but says a full ban on the practice is unnecessary. Its latest discussion paper follows a review by the regulator of short-selling, which saw a ban being put in place in September 2008. The paper looks at arguments on both sides of the short-selling debate and examines potential regulatory constraints and options for transparency. The FSA adds it is not a belief short-selling should be banned but instead a proposal that there should be disclosure requirements on all significan...