The Chancellor is right that that is being done through the FSMA, but the powers on short selling are being vested in the general market abuse rules in that Act, implying that any short selling is a market abuse.
Financial Services Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Stephen Hammond
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 30 November 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Financial Services Bill.
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