Industry Association

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) – the global hedge fund industry association – has welcomed the lifting of the Australian short selling ban.

Andrew Baker, AIMA ceo, said, “This is the last of the major bans on short selling to have been lifted and we are delighted that Australia has followed other leading economies in this respect. As the global hedge fund trade body AIMA has been at the forefront of campaigning against these bans - all the research done on them, including quite independent studies, showed that they did not achieve their goals, and in fact often actually worsened matters.

The lifting of this ban means there is now broad international consensus that short selling is an absolutely legitimate market practice. It creates liquidity in capital markets, assists price discovery, and is an invaluable tool in terms of risk management.”

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) – the global hedge fund industry association – has welcomed the lifting of the Australian short selling ban.

The European Association of Central Counterparty Clearing Houses (EACH), today issued its position paper “Strengthening market integrity and efficiency”, outlining the benefits of central counterparty (CCP) clearing for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.