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ARTICLE · 03 DECEMBER 2020

Podcast: Short Selling Regulation: FCA Final Notice

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In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partner Anna Lawry and litigation partner Judith Seddon discuss the Short Selling Regulation (SSR) and the recent enforcement action taken ...

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In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partner Anna Lawry and litigation partner Judith Seddon discuss the Short Selling Regulation (SSR) and the recent enforcement action taken by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). They provide a brief explanation of the SSR and its requirements, followed by a discussion of the FCA's first enforcement action under the SSR in October 2020.

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Judith Seddon: Hello, and thank you for joining us today on this Ropes & Gray podcast. I'm Judith Seddon, a partner in the litigation group in the London office. Joining me today is my colleague and partner, Anna Lawry, a partner in our asset management group, also in the London office. Today, we're going to talk about the short selling regulation and the recent enforcement action the FCA has taken in relation to it. Anna is going to start by giving you an overview of the short selling regulation, and then I will turn to the recent enforcement action that was

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