Securities Lending as an indicator of fund underperformance
Could securities lending activity be a tip-off for anticipated future fund performance? That's the premise of a forthcoming study
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Jun 22, 2021
- 7 min
Securities Lending: Back to Business? Not so fast!
A big proportion of that work will affect securities finance with both obvious and less obvious topics on the SEC Agency Rule List.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Jun 8, 2021
- 5 min
May the securities lending retail force be with you
Here comes the Leeroy Jenkins of securities finance in the form of Charles Schwab that posted $204mm in revenue! That is tremendous!
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- May 11, 2021
- 4 min
3 Keys to Making a Post-Pandemic Learning & Development Business case
Let’s look at how to make a business case for learning and development
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- May 4, 2021
- 6 min
Securities Lending – Hedge Funds reach records and Korea returns
From the desk of Roy Zimmerhansl, Practice Lead, Pierpoint Financial I am going to look at two linked issues that will affect the...
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Mar 16, 2021
- 6 min
Securities lending revenue estimates can harm or help you. Which do you prefer?
Last July, I wrote about fee splits in securities finance arrangements. There is a related topic for which I have no easy answer.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Feb 16, 2021
- 6 min
SPACS: the hottest route to market -or are they?
I don't know whether I should be embarrassed to confess that it wasn't until 2019 that I knew what a Special Purpose Acquisition Company is
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Jan 26, 2021
- 5 min
Securities Lending Outlook for 2021 – Guaranteed to be Accurate!
In this post, I will reveal what 2021 will be like and I guarantee that my prediction will be accurate.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Jan 12, 2021
- 4 min
Securities Finance 2021 Outlook
In this week’s blog, not a new episode of the well-received, well-read hot trades in securities finance series, but a preview of 2021
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Jan 5, 2021
- 6 min
Red Flags for Securities Lending and ESG?
This story identifies interesting themes to watch for 2021 regarding ESG and securities lending
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Dec 30, 2020
- 1 min
Introducing: Pierpoint Alpha Community!
A membership group for securities finance professionals that want to learn, share, expand their networks and save money!
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Dec 8, 2020
- 5 min
The Death of Short Selling - Should Securities Lenders be Worried?
On top of everything else this year, I’ve seen a series of stories presaging the demise of short selling. Not great for securities lenders.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Nov 17, 2020
- 4 min
Non-cash collateral in CalPERS’ securities lending programme
Stock Lending: I have been speaking with clients, presenting at conferences and writing about non-cash collateral since the early 1990s.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Oct 20, 2020
- 4 min
Hot trades – (In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Episode 7 GameStop Corp
(In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions, we comment on stocks (Gamestop) that are in ’play‘ in the securities finance world.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Sep 29, 2020
- 4 min
Securities Lending: The RFP is your friend, not your enemy
The gist of the mail concerns a securities lending section in a Request For Proposal (RFP) that is primarily centred on global custody.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Sep 22, 2020
- 4 min
(In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions - Episode 5: Nikola Corporation
This episode delves deeper into a recent IPO on the NASDAQ, the zero-emission vehicle company Nikola Corporation.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
- Sep 15, 2020
- 6 min
Are Securities Lending Indemnifications worth the Money?
To determine whether securities lending indemnities are worth the money, you have to know the cost, so “How much?” is a great question.
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