Taiwan Urges Insurers to Stop Lending Securities for Shorts

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-27/taiwan-urges-insurers-to-stop-lending-securities-for-shorts.html

Taiwan’s regulators urged insurers to stop lending securities to short sellers ...
 “We told the insurers, look, you may gain some fees from lending but it will reduce the overall value of shares. You have to evaluate the cost effectiveness.”