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HK regulator amends reporting rules

17 February 2012

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has made some changes to its proposed rules on short position reporting in response to market feedback

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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has published the conclusions of its consultation on new rules around reporting of short positions. The SFC proposed last year that reporting requirements should be applied to net short positions that reach or exceed the threshold of 0.02% of the issued share of...