Short selling

Industry

Regulators consult on short-selling rules

CSA and IIROC consider possible reforms amid persistent but unsupported negative perceptions about short-selling

By James Langton |December 8, 2022

2 min read

Industry

IIROC takes aim at naked shorts

SRO provides guidance on short covering expectations

By Staff |August 18, 2022

1 min read

Industry

Shorting your way to a green economy

Short selling can encourage management to undertake more sustainable strategies, says the Managed Funds Association

By James Langton |June 15, 2022

1 min read

Advisor's Edge

Tall tales on social media complicate activist short-selling review

A CSA consultation has become more interesting after the GameStop saga

By Mark Burgess |May 11, 2021

11 min read

Industry

Pot company must pay Scotia Capital for takeover defence work

The Superior Court of Justice ordered Aphria to pay $1.5M

By James Langton |March 8, 2021

2 min read

Industry

CSA launches consultation on activist short-selling

Issuers have complained that it's too easy to publicly attack companies in an effort to drive down their stocks

By James Langton |December 3, 2020

2 min read

Industry

Short-selling bans don’t work, paper finds

Regulators in Canada have defended the practice of short-selling

By James Langton |April 29, 2020

2 min read

Industry

CSA, IIROC won’t intervene to prevent short-selling

The regulators say short-selling represents a small percentage of market activity

By James Langton |April 9, 2020

3 min read

Advisor's Edge

Interpreting short-seller reports

Why advisors should use their intuition

By Al and Mark Rosen |October 25, 2019

3 min read

Industry

Court rules against hedge fund’s request for IIROC trading data

Case concerns trading of Concordia International shares

By Staff |January 7, 2019

3 min read

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