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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...

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

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 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.

From the desk of Jeroen Bakker, Benelux Consulting Lead, Pierpoint Financial In the sixth episode on (In)Famous Securities Lending...

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

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

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

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

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

From the desk of Roy Zimmerhansl Practice Lead, Pierpoint Financial Consulting I have been involved with many markets as they moved...

Roy Zimmerhansl marks 40 years sharing surprises, disappointment, and optimisim. We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success.

John Arnesen identifies key areas of focus for investors that are nervous about lending in current market conditions