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Australian regulator to ease shorting ban in November


The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has announced it expects to lift its ban on covered short selling of non-financial stocks on November 19. However, the watchdog said new regulatory requirements would be imposed on market participants when the ban is lifted.

The ASIC will follow the lead of the US Securities and Exchange Commission,...

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