Over the first three months of the year global lending revenues increased by 15 per cent YoY as US equity special balances went to the moon and back. IHS Markit’s Sam Pierson walks through the Q1 data
FIS Astec Analytics’ David Lewis examines the balancing act of allowing easy access to financial activities while not exposing amateur investors to undue risk
IHS Markit data indicates global dividends are set to recover overall, but not universally, this year and hit $1.78 trillion and provide a healthy revenue stream for the securities finance universe
FIS’ David Lewis looks to the stars to show how the recent Perseverance rover landing on Mars should inspire a desire to remove friction and achieve greater data velocity
Sam Pierson, IHS Markit securities finance data analyst, breaks down the uses and limitations of exchange short interest data and explains how the SI Forecast solution aims to do better
IHS Markit’s Sam Pierson crunches the numbers for the final act of 2020 and explores whether securities lending markets can maintain the positivity seen in December going forwards
FIS Astec Analytics’ David Lewis continues to break down 2020 securities lending revenue figures with a forensic analysis of the numbers behind the headlines
