EquiLend has acquired Finadium, a leading research and consultancy firm serving the securities finance, repo, collateral, and capital markets infrastructure industries. Finadium will continue to operate as an independently functioning subsidiary with full editorial independence.
EquiLend has named Simon Heath as Chief Strategy Officer, based in London. Joining from with more than 25 years in the industry, Heath will lead the firm’s strategic growth agenda across the global securities finance market.
Global securities lending revenue reached $1.58 billion in April 2026, up 43% year over year, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics. APAC helped power the month, overtaking North America as the top equity lending region as loan balances averaged a record $4.42 trillion.
EquiLend has launched an enhanced U.S. Mark-to-Market solution, giving securities finance firms a more streamlined, cost-effective way to manage daily mark-to-market processing directly within the EquiLend platform.
Global securities lending revenue reached $3.84 billion in Q1 2026, up 31% year over year, according to EquiLend Data & Analytics. Record loan balances and stronger activity across equities and fixed income helped drive the quarter.
EquiLend Data & Analytics reports that securities lending revenue totaled $1.11 billion in February 2026 (+24% YoY) as average loan balances rose to $4.22 trillion. Equities generated $637 million in lender revenue (+26% YoY), while fixed income revenues rose to $234 million (+17% YoY), alongside regional highlights across North America, EMEA and APAC.