The global securities finance industry posted strong results in August 2025, generating $1.18 billion in revenue for lenders, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics.
On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling in the case N.A.P.F.M. et al. v. SEC, which reviewed the SEC’s Rule 10c-1a (Securities Lending Reporting) alongside Rule 13f-2 (Short Sale Reporting).
EquiLend today announced that EFG Hermes is going live on the firm’s Next Generation Trading (NGT) platform, becoming EquiLend’s first trading client based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the first in the region to adopt full post-trade and trading automation via EquiLend.
EquiLend, a global fintech leader in securities finance, today introduced a new AI-powered assistant within its Data & Analytics suite, designed to help users interact with securities finance and short interest insights more efficiently.
The global securities finance industry generated $1.24 billion in revenue for lenders in July 2025, according to data from EquiLend Data & Analytics. The figure marks a 47% increase from July 2024 and a 12% increase from June 2025.
On July 28, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an Order Granting Temporary Exemptive Relief under Rule 10c-1a, formally extending key compliance dates for market participants and FINRA.