About-Face in Americas as Q3 2020 Revenue Plunges
At the halfway mark of 2020, securities lending revenue was up 7.7% for equities in the Americas. However, by the end of the third quarter, equity revenue in the Americas performed a 180.
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DataLend: $1.77 Billion in Revenue Generated in Lender-to-Broker Securities Lending Market in Q3 2020
The global securities finance industry generated $1.77 billion in revenue in the lender-to-broker market in the third quarter of 2020, according to DataLend, the market data division of fintech EquiLend
Digital Transformation in Securities Finance
Where is the securities finance industry on the journey toward digital transformation? And what is at stake if the transition is too slow? What will a fully digital industry look like? Tune in for a look into these developments and more.
Effectively Managing Collateral With EquiLend Exposure
Recent market volatility has placed increased focus on collateral management and the ability to manage your trading exposures quickly, accurately and efficiently. Our range of connected technology solutions throughout the trade lifecycle help to solve this.
Latin America Securities Finance Market User Guide 2020
EquiLend and The Risk Management Association (RMA) have joined forces with domestic and international market participants active in Latin America to produce the second annual Latin America Securities Finance User Guide.
EquiLend & The Risk Management Association Release Latin America Securities Finance User Guide 2020
EquiLend and The Risk Management Association (RMA) have joined forces with domestic and international market participants active in Latin America to produce the second annual Latin America Securities Finance User Guide, published today.
DataLend: $3.89 Billion in Revenue Generated for Securities Lenders in First Half of 2020
The global securities finance industry generated $3.89 billion in revenue for lenders in the first six months of 2020, according to DataLend, the market data division of fintech EquiLend.
Distance Working: The Opportunity to Rebuild
As the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe, the collective workforce went home, forcing some industries to come to a standstill. Businesses crucial for enabling liquidity, however, continued largely uninterrupted. The finance industry quickly reoriented business practices and has embraced the opportunities to shape the future of our industry.
Remote & Rearranged: Securities Finance and The Future
Amidst the dust that settles from COVID-19-instigated market volatility emerges a finance industry seeking to evolve into its new business scenescape. The public health response demanded of COVID-19 forced a wide spectrum of business practice changes so to enable a social distancing-confined world.
The Economics of a Recovery: Futureproofing Securities Lending for Turbulent Times
As the sudden, substantial, unanticipated market volatility of Q1 2020 collided with the global shift to trepidation in contact with others, our well-engrained reference points for work and leisure were forever transformed.
Securities Finance: The Future
Without a doubt, recent events have left the securities finance industry forever changed.
How the World’s Largest Liquidity Provider Motivated the Move to Non-Cash Funding
From the start of 2020 to date, the EquiLend NGT platform has seen a notable increase in non-cash securities lending transactions. Here’s what we believe motivated the jump…
Asia Pacific Securities Lending Market User Guide 2020
EquiLend, PASLA and RMA present the Asia Pacific Securities Lending Market User Guide 2020.
EquiLend’s Response to COVID-19
EquiLend is taking active measures to ensure that business continues as usual during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Women’s History Month 2020
This March, during Women’s History Month, EquiLend will be featuring Q&As with some of the EquiLend women who are helping to shape our business!
EquiLend Collateral Trading Service Goes Live
EquiLend, the global technology company for the securities finance, collateral and swaps industries, today announced that its Collateral Trading service has gone live globally, following an intensive and highly successful pre-testing phase.
EquiLend: Five New Counterparties Join NGT Securities Finance Trading Platform
EquiLend announced the addition of five new counterparties to its NGT securities finance trading platform: DZ Bank AG, E*Trade, Janney Montgomery Scott, Matsui Securities and TD Ameritrade.
EquiLend Recognized in Built in NYC ‘Best Places to Work’ Lists
Built in NYC, the national hub for technology trend coverage, today recognized EquiLend on its lists of Best Places to Work and Best Midsize Companies to Work For.
DataLend: $8.66 Billion in Revenue Generated for Securities Lenders in 2019
The global securities finance industry generated $8.66 billion in revenue for lenders in 2019, according to market data provider DataLend.
DataLend: $8.66 Billion in Revenue Generated for Securities Lenders in 2019
The global securities finance industry generated $8.66 billion in revenue for lenders in 2019, according to market data provider DataLend.
EquiLend Automates Total Return Swaps Trading With Swaptimization Launch
EquiLend, the global technology company for the securities finance, collateral and swaps industries, today launched the Swaptimization platform to automate the total return swaps (TRS) market.
Improving the Plumbing: Tackling Post-Trade Inefficiencies
Although the post-trade ecosystem is seen as the “plumbing” of financial services, mainly hidden but crucial, its role in ensuring the industry’s health made it key to global post-crisis regulatory reforms…
The Purple—A DataLend Research Publication Issue 7 Now Live
Issue 7 of the Purple – This issues features how beneficial owners are using securities finance data, how securities fare post-IPO in the lending market, an in-depth look at average duration, emerging trends in securities finance, global and regional lending revenue and a fixed income update.
Initial Trading Days
One of the brightest spots in the securities finance market is activity related to initial public offerings (IPOs).
Survey: Beneficial Owners on Data
Funds Europe found in its recent survey of beneficial owners that these institutions view securities lending as an investment product and should in turn use independent securities lending data to optimize their programs, mitigate risk and support them in their fiduciary responsibilities.
Fixed Income
The first half of 2019 has not been kind to the fixed income market, with total revenue down 30%.
The Drivers of Duration
Average duration is a measure of how long a trade is open, from the time that the security is borrowed to the time that it is returned back to the lender.
Emerging Trends in Securities Finance
As summer 2019 drew to a close, DataLend reviewed trends that emerged throughout the season to see if the securities lending industry heated up along with the temperatures.
DataLend Hot Topics
There has been substantial media coverage regarding the ongoing opioid crisis sweeping through America, from which headlines have begun to spill over into the financial world.
Infographic: Asia Pacific Securities Finance H1 2019
DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the Asia Pacific region.
Infographic: EMEA Securities Finance H1 2019
DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the EMEA region.
Infographic: Americas Securities Finance H1 2019
DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the Americas region.
Ready, Steady, Go: How EquiLend Is Delivering on SFTR
As we close in on Phase 1 Go Live for SFTR, it is time to take stock of industry preparations for perhaps the most significant change the securities financing industry has ever seen.
EquiLend Brexit FAQ
In preparation for Brexit, EquiLend’s Dublin-based MTF goes live on September 9 for European-based clients and their global counterparties. Click here for more details and to ensure continuity of access to NGT’s liquidity.
SFTR UAT Live on EquiLend and Trax
User acceptance testing (UAT) on the EquiLend & Trax SFTR Solution is now available in a live environment.
National Bank of Canada Joins EquiLend Ownership Group
National Bank of Canada (NBC) has completed its acquisition of a 10% stake in EquiLend from J.P. Morgan following clearance from EquiLend’s regulators in the United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland.
The Purple—A DataLend Research Publication Issue 6 Now Live
Issue 6 of The Purple—A DataLend Research Publication is here! The Purple features market data, analyses and features on the global securities finance industry.
Infographic: Asia Pacific Securities Finance
DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the Asia Pacific region.
Infographic: EMEA Securities Finance
DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the EMEA region.
Infographic: Americas Securities Finance
DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the Americas region.
A Day in the Life of: Andrew Dyson
A Q&A with Andrew Dyson, CEO, International Securities Lending Association