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Differentiation in uniformity

David Lewis, FIS’ senior director for securities finance and global head of Astec Analytics, reflects on the drive to promote a common domain model and to deliver consistency in securities lending performance measurement

All aboard the Bund wagon

Yields on German Bunds have been negative since Q2 2019 but David Lewis of FIS says that a return to positive yields is on the cards due to a number of factors and influences, including a change in political management

Securities finance: Q1 2021

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

Licences, regulations and safety

FIS Astec Analytics’ David Lewis examines the balancing act of allowing easy access to financial activities while not exposing amateur investors to undue risk

Global dividend forecast 2021

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

A pending shift in the balance of power?

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

Short squeeze by the numbers

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

What do fashion and securities finance have in common? Strategic data

Market data now in abundance, so David Lewis, of FIS’ Astec Analytics offers guidance on how to separate wheat from chaff

December securities finance revenue

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

Hot dogs and other market bubbles

What did the 2020 lockdown puppy-rush and securities lending have in common, and what lessons can be learned heading into a new year?

New metrics for lending programmes

IHS Markit and Credit Benchmark are seeking to overlays credit and stability on lender performance

A year like no other – part II

FIS Astec Analytics’ David Lewis continues to break down 2020 securities lending revenue figures with a forensic analysis of the numbers behind the headlines

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