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ASIC lifts short selling ban

May 25, 2009 : Permalink

News.com.au – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has lifted the ban on short selling financial stocks. Short selling was temporarily banned on September 21 last year while the share market was extremely volatile. The ban was lifted for non-financial […]

Hedge fund monitor says short selling ban is ‘rubbish’

March 11, 2009 : Permalink

News.com.au – An independent monitor of local hedge funds has rubbished claims domestic financial stocks would be targerted if the ban on short selling was lifted. Australian Fund Monitors’ chief executive Chris Gosselin hosed down concerns expressed by the Australian […]