Vital Signs: ASIC's crusade against activist short sellers will be bad for regular folk

Written by The Conversation

The Australian Securities & Investment Commission issued an information sheet this week regarding so-called “activist short selling”.

The document outlines a number of “better practices” it wants short sellers to adhere to, and some “actions that we may take” if they don’t.

Translation: “Hey...

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