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State ownership could strengthen EMCF

EMCF, the pan-European clearing subsidiary of Fortis, is now 100% owned by the Dutch government following a further structural reshuffle at the troubled banking and insurance group.

Bans strip out positive influence of short-selling

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s ban on short-selling financial stocks has done more harm than good, according to Arturo Bris, professor of finance at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), a Swiss business school.

Shareholder tries to oust Deutsche Börse chairman

Deutsche Börse shareholder The Children’s Investment Management Fund (TCI) has called for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in a bid to oust Kurt Viermetz, the German exchange group’s chairman.

SEC’s shorting ban 'has not achieved its goal'

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s ban on short-selling of 883 financial stocks, which was extended yesterday, has failed to prevent falling values, according to some market observers.