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Could securities lending activity be a tip-off for anticipated future fund performance? That's the premise of a forthcoming study

A big proportion of that work will affect securities finance with both obvious and less obvious topics on the SEC Agency Rule List.

Here comes the Leeroy Jenkins of securities finance in the form of Charles Schwab that posted $204mm in revenue! That is tremendous!

Let’s look at how to make a business case for learning and development

From the desk of Roy Zimmerhansl, Practice Lead, Pierpoint Financial I am going to look at two linked issues that will affect the...

Last July, I wrote about fee splits in securities finance arrangements. There is a related topic for which I have no easy answer.

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

In this post, I will reveal what 2021 will be like and I guarantee that my prediction will be accurate.

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

This story identifies interesting themes to watch for 2021 regarding ESG and securities lending

A membership group for securities finance professionals that want to learn, share, expand their networks and save money!

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.

Stock Lending: I have been speaking with clients, presenting at conferences and writing about non-cash collateral since the early 1990s.

(In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions, we comment on stocks (Gamestop) that are in ’play‘ in the securities finance world.

The gist of the mail concerns a securities lending section in a Request For Proposal (RFP) that is primarily centred on global custody.

This episode delves deeper into a recent IPO on the NASDAQ, the zero-emission vehicle company Nikola Corporation.

To determine whether securities lending indemnities are worth the money, you have to know the cost, so “How much?” is a great question.