All too often in the past regulators immediately introduced short selling bans on an assumption that they are significantly contributing to market volatility, says Sarah Nicholson, director of Consolo
The German investment funds association BVI is the latest to question the effectiveness of short selling bans after a week of EU regulators acting to shield local equities from the COVID-19 market chaos
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has put to bed market concerns around how the unofficial three-month delay directed by ESMA yesterday will affect SFTRs backloading requirements
19 March 2020Washington DC Reporter: Natalie Turner
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has finalised a one-year extension of the initial margin compliance under UMR to allow firms more time to combat the business disruption caused by the coronavirus
Bank of England has reduced its overnight funding rate for a second time to help inject much-needed liquidity into the country's markets amid widespread disarray brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic
ESMA says it is enforcing this precaution under the exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and that is making it essential for authorities to monitor the markets to ensure financial stability and investor protection
The EU watchdog has endorsed several long-term bans on all forms of short positions following several days of extreme volatility driven by the COVID-19 pandemic
ISLA and ICMA have sent a joint letter to ESMA requesting a delay to SFTR until October to mitigate the huge strain put on in-scope firms to meet the current April deadline in the midst of a global pandemic
