The Financial Conduct Authority this week published short-position data under its new regime, which replaces name-level disclosure of significant short holders with aggregated per-stock totals, the Financial Times reports. Data provider Breakout Point identified multiple clear errors: positions later deleted or altered with no visible amendment record, and some entries that appear to be years-old and unlikely to still exist. Breakout Point founder Ivan Kosovic said initial errors may be forgivab

The Financial Conduct Authority this week published short-position data under its new regime, which replaces name-level disclosure of significant short holders with aggregated per-stock totals, the Financial Times reports. Data provider Breakout Point identified multiple clear errors: positions later deleted or altered with no visible amendment record, and some entries that appear to be years-old and unlikely to still exist. Breakout Point founder Ivan Kosovic said initial errors may be forgivable as the system beds in but that 'invisible edits' to official market records should not become normal. The release has prompted market questions about the reliability of the new disclosure dataset.