One of the brightest spots in the securities finance market is activity related to initial public offerings (IPOs).

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.

The first half of 2019 has not been kind to the fixed income market, with total revenue down 30%.

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.

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.

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.

DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the Asia Pacific region.

DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the EMEA region.

DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the Americas region.

DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the Asia Pacific region.

DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the EMEA region.

DataLend highlights the latest trends in securities finance in the Americas region.

A Q&A with Andrew Dyson, CEO, International Securities Lending Association

While it is still early days, looking ahead, the Mercados Integrados Latinoamericanos (MILA) market association could ultimately play a significant role in the long-term unification of securities lending across the region

It is a time of change in Japan as Emperor Akihito abdicates his position, the first to do so in over 200 years.

Women in Securities Finance is an independent industry women’s group formed at the beginning of 2018 to foster connections in the securities finance industry.

On the surface, DataLend may seem like a fairly straightforward product: The system takes in some data from users and returns some data to users. However, when you look under the hood you quickly realize that processing and distributing this data is no easy task.

In this article DataLend examines the reasons why firms borrow securities, and some of the factors that can drive demand and make a security trade “special.”