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Mar 23, 20222 min read

ESG Expands into Collateral Management

Since environmental, social and governance (ESG) was coined in the study Who Cares Wins in 2005, it has grown from a niche consideration...

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Securities Lending and ETFs: How Simple Became Complex

Roy Zimmerhansl

Mar 23, 20216 min read

Securities Lending and ETFs: How Simple Became Complex

Over the weekend, I watched the US House Committee on Financial Services testimony on “Game Stopped? Who Wins and Loses When Short...

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Roy Zimmerhansl

Jan 12, 20214 min read

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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Hot trades – (In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Episode 10 First look back!

Roy Zimmerhansl

Dec 15, 20205 min read

Hot trades – (In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Episode 10 First look back!

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

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Hot trades – (In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Episode 9 Bombardier Inc.

Roy Zimmerhansl

Nov 24, 20204 min read

Hot trades – (In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Episode 9 Bombardier Inc.

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

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Securities Lending: RMA Virtual Summit, Episode Two

Roy Zimmerhansl

Nov 10, 20205 min read

Securities Lending: RMA Virtual Summit, Episode Two

From the desk of John Arnesen, Consulting Lead, Pierpoint Financial Following my last blog, I conclude this week with my thoughts on two...

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Hot trades – (In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Episode 8 GSX Techedu Inc.

Roy Zimmerhansl

Nov 3, 20203 min read

Hot trades – (In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Episode 8 GSX Techedu Inc.

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

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Securities Lending: RMA virtual summit Day One-better than a Sunday roast!

Roy Zimmerhansl

Oct 27, 20205 min read

Securities Lending: RMA virtual summit Day One-better than a Sunday roast!

Four years ago this month, I made my annual pilgrimage to the RMA Securities Lending conference in Boca Raton, Florida.

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Securities Lending: Reflections on the Digital Transformation panel

Roy Zimmerhansl

Oct 13, 20206 min read

Securities Lending: Reflections on the Digital Transformation panel

This week I am sharing my thoughts on digital transformation, inspired by the recent panel I moderated, courtesy of EquiLend.

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(In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions - Episode 5: Nikola Corporation

Roy Zimmerhansl

Sep 22, 20204 min read

(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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Are Securities Lending Indemnifications worth the Money?

Roy Zimmerhansl

Sep 15, 20206 min read

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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(In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Episode 4: Carillion Plc

Roy Zimmerhansl

Sep 8, 20204 min read

(In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Episode 4: Carillion Plc

one of the most significant default situations in the United Kingdom: Carillion Plc. What happened? Who was to blame?

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Securities Lending: Back to School Special!

Roy Zimmerhansl

Sep 1, 20203 min read

Securities Lending: Back to School Special!

It’s been a tough year for just about everyone from a personal perspective and for many firms, including securities lenders.

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(In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions - Part 3: Citigroup

Roy Zimmerhansl

Aug 18, 20204 min read

(In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions - Part 3: Citigroup

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

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Securities Lending: Imagine there's no Collateral!

Roy Zimmerhansl

Aug 11, 20205 min read

Securities Lending: Imagine there's no Collateral!

What is the real counterparty risk when lending securities, what additional revenue could be generated by eliminating collateral?

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(In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Episode 2: Volkswagen - Porsche

Roy Zimmerhansl

Aug 4, 20206 min read

(In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Episode 2: Volkswagen - Porsche

Amongst all this, the mother of all short squeezes occurred in Germany – Volkswagen preference shares, but before I give you the details of

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Roy Zimmerhansl

Jul 28, 20206 min read

Securities lending is not oversupplied

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

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Securities lending – (In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Part 1 – Wirecard AG

Roy Zimmerhansl

Jul 14, 20206 min read

Securities lending – (In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions. Part 1 – Wirecard AG

From the desk of Jeroen Bakker Benelux Consulting Lead, Pierpoint Financial Consultin After the four-part series on securities lending...

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Securities Lending: 5 things lenders should do to prepare for another crash

Roy Zimmerhansl

Jul 7, 20206 min read

Securities Lending: 5 things lenders should do to prepare for another crash

From the desk of Roy Zimmerhansl Practice Lead, Pierpoint Financial Consulting Over the past three months, we have seen a significant...

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Securities lending: Trading strategies part IV – Global Macro and High Yield / Distressed Trading

Roy Zimmerhansl

Jun 23, 20204 min read

Securities lending: Trading strategies part IV – Global Macro and High Yield / Distressed Trading

From the desk of Jeroen Bakker Benelux Consulting Lead, Pierpoint Financial Consulting In this fourth episode on securities lending...

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