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AIMA backs CESR short selling view

03 March 2010

The AIMA has issued a statetemnt on short selling.

Read more: [AIMA CESR short seling]

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry association, has backed the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) support of short selling.

In a statement the organisation said it fully supports the stance taken  by CESR.

“We welcome the recognition by the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) that ‘legitimate short selling plays an important role in financial...


 

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