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UK financial watchdog to end public naming of short sellers

By Sofia Gerace ( October 28, 2025, 11:54 GMT | Insight) -- Short-sellers betting on declines in UK share prices will no longer be publicly identified by the UK’s financial regulator under reforms to move away from EU-inherited rules. The UK Financial Conduct Authority on Tuesday launched a consultation outlining the most significant overhaul of short-selling rules since the global financial crisis.Short-sellers betting on declines in UK share prices will no longer be publicly identified by the UK’s financial regulator under reforms to move away from EU-inherited rules....

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