UK government's revamped short selling regulation sparks debate about market transparency

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Linus Uhlig
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The UK government’s freshly introduced rules for short selling have sparked lively debate about the degree to which the changes will improve transparency in financial markets, with some experts declaring it a victory for asset managers “concerned about copycat behaviour [and] short squeezes”.

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