Pierpoint Financial Consulting

It's been some time since I posted, so I am very pleased to announced that I have launched a new podcast series.

More than half of market participants find that the system which sits at the core of their business is lacking functionality

several countries implemented a ban on short-selling, claiming it as a responsible move to maintain orderly markets. You know the story.

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

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

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

The t0th episode of (In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions, I look back at some stocks from previous blogs & what's happened since.

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.

I look at the Canadian business jets and public transport vehicle producer Bombardier which is under investigation and short selling target

The Chinese online education company called GSX Techedu, reason for this choice is that WSJ dubbed this as one of this year's worst shorts

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

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

the allegations levied at Wirecard were accurate, and it is the German federal financial authority, rather than the Financial Times

Now the focus is on one of the biggest revenue generators in securities lending for a long time if not ever: Citigroup

The improved application of existing and future technologies will restore the supply/demand imbalance that appears to exist today

Examining how borrowers choose lenders when determining securities lending transactions