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ISLA publishes 2025 netting opinions for GMSLA

14 April 2025 UK
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The document includes additions for Andorra and Northern Ireland, increasing ISLA’s netting coverage to 67 jurisdictions

FSC to extend short selling measures for Taiwan

14 April 2025 Taiwan
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The stock market stabilisation measures have, according to the FSC, achieved the expected effect and curbed speculative selling

ESMA finalises rules on order execution policies under MiFID II

10 April 2025 EU
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor specifies the rules in the latest draft regulatory technical standards, with the objective to enhance investment firms’ order execution and foster investor protection

RBA and ASIC act on concerns with ASX

01 April 2025 Australia
Reporter: Daniel Tison

ICMA updates SFTR recommendations

31 March 2025 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Turkey bans short selling

27 March Turkey
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The measures, in response to recent developments in the Borsa Istanbul markets, will be in place until 25 April

South Korea ready to resume short selling

24 March 2025 South Korea
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The Financial Services Commission of South Korea has confirmed that it will fully reinstate stock short selling from 31 March

EU unveils Savings and Investments Union strategy

20 March 2025 EU
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The aim is to offer EU citizens broader access to capital markets and better financing options for companies while boosting economic growth and competitiveness

BME implements new reform to Spain’s securities settlement system

17 March 2025 Spain
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The reform marks a new milestone in the harmonisation of the Spanish market with European standards

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