UK FCA revises short selling reporting and notification rules
→Firms must follow extended reporting timelines and annual confirmations
Change
The UK FCA implemented new rules extending reporting timelines, publishing aggregated short positions and replacing frequent notifications with annual confirmations.
Why it matters
Compliance shifts to periodic certification with reduced transparency of individual positions while maintaining regulatory oversight.
Implications
- → Reporting burden reduced — timelines extended
- → Certification required annually — compliance shift
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