UK FCA publishes additional materials supporting UK short selling regime proposals

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Primary Market Bulletin 60, highlighting its consultation paper on proposed changes to the UK short selling regime. The proposals aim to repeal and replace assimilated EU law by introducing a new Short Selling Sourcebook within the FCA Handbook, supporting the UK Short Selling Regulations 2025 (SSR 2025). To further aid firms' understanding of the proposals, the FCA has produced a derivation and changes table which now accompanies the consultation as outlined in its updated webpage. This document shows how the FCA proposes to transfer rules and guidance from the UK Short Selling Regulation, relevant Commission Delegated Regulation, Technical Standards, ESMA Guidelines and ESMA Q&A into its new Short Selling Sourcebook. Following the industry event held on 6 November, other materials discussed have also been published as additional information for firms: Aggregated Net Short Positions (ANSP) by issuer and anonymisation of position holders and Reportable Shares List under SSR 2025 implementation and key changes.

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