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Read the latest news on securities finance from our industry experts.

Regional Focus: EMEA (H1 2018)

September 19, 2018

Around the World in Sovereign Bonds

September 19, 2018

DataLend investigates the bond markets of the U.S., Latin America and Europe amidst a backdrop of trade wars and rising interest rates.

Regional Focus: Americas (H1 2018)

September 19, 2018

A Day in the Life of: David Field

September 19, 2018

A Q&A with David Field, Founder and Managing Director, The Field Effect

Securities Lending Times – EquiLend & Trax on SFTR

May 16, 2018

EquiLend and Trax spoke with Securities Lending Times about the pressing issues facing those impacted by SFTR.

Accesing China

April 13, 2018

Accesing China Chris Benedict, Director, DataLend April 11, 2018 Investors have been clamoring for access to China’s capital markets for decades. With China having overtaken the U.S. as the world’s largest economy last year (although the U.S. is still top in terms of gross domestic product, at $18.6 trillion), investors’ desire for exposure to mainland

Born Again Blockchain?

April 11, 2018

Some firms are reinventing themselves, apparently capitalizing on the market’s fervent enthusiasm for all things blockchain. The securities lending market appears to be skeptical.

The Purple—A DataLend Research Publication Issue 4 Now Live

April 11, 2018

Issue 4 of The Purple—A DataLend Research Publication is here! The Purple features market data, analyses and features on the global securities finance industry.

A Day in the Life of: Craig Donohue

April 11, 2018

A Q&A with Craig Donohue, Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, OCC

Cryptocurrencies (and Securities Lending)

April 11, 2018

Bitcoin’s spectacular rise in value relative to government-issued centralized currencies has dominated headlines in the past year.

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (H1 2017)

January 25, 2018

REGIONAL FOCUS: ASIA PACIFIC ROBERT ANTELMANN Product Specialist, DataLend September 26, 2017 Securities finance revenue in Asia ex-Japan for the first half of 2017 fell when compared to the same period in 2016. Overall revenue for the region was down by 17% year over year, from $615.4 million in 2016 to $508.5 million this year.

Regional Focus: EMEA (H1 2017)

January 25, 2018

REGIONAL FOCUS: EMEA JAMES PALMER Product Specialist, DataLend NIMISHA PATEL Product Specialist, DataLend DAVID POULTON Product Specialist, DataLend The EMEA region saw a decrease in overall securities lending revenue in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016, which was in line with global trends in the industry. While a year-over-year

Regional Focus: Americas (H1 2017)

January 25, 2018

REGIONAL FOCUS: AMERICAS BY CHRIS BENEDICT Director, DataLend MATT ROSS Product Specialist, DataLend KEITH MIN Product Specialist, DataLend On-loan and inventory balances for North and South America grew in the first half of 2017, buoyed by continued strong performance in the cash markets. The average lendable inventory of $10.38 trillion and average on-loan balance of

Lending ETFs

January 24, 2018

The robust ETF lending market in the U.S. eclipses a nascent market in EMEA and Asia. DataLend examines the global ETF landscape

Short Meets Long: When Securities Lending Data Illuminates Market Sentiment

January 24, 2018

While the securities finance industry has become considerably more transparent than it was a decade ago with the advent of specialized data providers such as DataLend, the critical metrics that market participants monitor on a daily basis are still relatively unknown outside the institutional marketplace.