Read the latest news on securities finance from our industry experts.
Bitcoin’s spectacular rise in value relative to government-issued centralized currencies has dominated headlines in the past year.
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 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 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
The robust ETF lending market in the U.S. eclipses a nascent market in EMEA and Asia. DataLend examines the global ETF landscape
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.
The global lendable balance in the securities lending industry has crossed $20 trillion.
Securities lending is no longer just a way for fund managers to cover operational costs, such as custody, but has emerged as a vehicle to capture alpha.
DataLend has released the third issue of The Purple, a data-driven research publication for the securities finance market.
EquiLend & BondLend took home the award for Best Trading Platform, and DataLend won for Best Market Data Provider.
EquiLend and Trax are collaborating on a full front-to-back Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) solution to support mutual clients in their SFTR reporting requirements.
For all parties involved in securities lending, transparency has become increasingly important to ensure that optimal value is extracted from lending programs.
A Q&A with John Arnesen, Global Head, Agency Securities Lending, BNP Paribas Securities Services.
Consultants specializing in working with firms to optimize their lending programs discuss how their beneficial owner clients are making the most of securities finance market data.
Hard-to-borrow securities, also known as specials, make up a considerable percentage of the securities lending market’s revenue, but the 2017 global equity market rally has had a negative impact on the specials market thus also reducing lending revenue. DataLend investigated how the reduction of specials in the market has impacted global revenues over the past 18 months.
While SFTR presents challenges for lenders, the regulation also raises an opportunity to reform, and streamline, global trading models.
OCC and EquiLend Clearing Services (ECS) have joined forces to bring greater access to central counterparty clearing in the securities finance marketplace.
EquiLend has acquired Automated Equity Finance Markets, Inc., commonly known as AQS, along with its securities lending technology systems from PDQ Enterprises, operator of PDQ ATS.
