ESMA_QA_1928
10/10/2012
Subject Matter
Net short positions - Calculation and reporting for a group constituted only of legal entities performing exclusively management activities
    In a group constituted only of legal entities performing exclusively management activities, how should calculation and reporting be conducted? Who should report?
    ESMA Answer
    10-10-2012

      [ESMA70-145-408 SSR Q&A, Q&A 8.5]

      As described above in Q&A 1924, positions are calculated at fund or portfolio level. The positions of funds (or portfolios) which are net short in a particular issuer are then aggregated at the level of the management entity managing these funds (or portfolios). The management entity or another entity on its behalf should report the net short position when a threshold is reached.

      The funds having net long position in this particular issuer should not be considered in the aggregation.

      No aggregation and netting of the short and long positions of the several management entities constituting the group is required.

      Example of a group constituted only of management entities performing exclusively management activities

       

      Status: Answer Published

      Additional Information

      Level 1 Regulation
      Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012
      Topic
      Other SSR-related topics