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ASIC tells activist shorts to tone down the emotion – The Australian Financial Review

The corporate regulator has told activist short sellers to tone down their emotive language and publish their reports on ASX listed companies after market trading…

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ASIC said that even if the points in a report are plausible, there was the potential for investor confidence to be damaged in the immediate chaos following the release of the report.
The regulator also called for activist short sellers to ensure their reports remained balanced and rely on verifiable and selected facts.
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Short reports should disclose…

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