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IPOs, SPACs and the January short squeeze event are to thank for the 8 per cent equities revenue uplift compared to the same time last year

Increased scrutiny and potential regulations of UK SPACs may choke off a valuable revenue stream for securities lending participants

The no-fee trading app gained more than 3 million users in 2020, which led to Robinhood sitting on assets available to lend worth $4.63 trillion, held in customer margin accounts, as of December 2020

The agency’s acting chair is calling for a review of the SEC’s 2019 guidance on proxy voting which she argues put too much emphasis on capturing incremental revenue from securities lending at the expense of exercising good corporate governance

Witnesses from brokers, market utilities and universities are expected to call for amendments to Regulation SHO, Dodd-Frank, and Form 13F, while pitching new concepts for reporting securities lending activities

The US SEC’s investor advocacy division has sounded the alarm on celebrity-sponsored SPACs, following activist short seller accusations of soon-to-be-listed companies duping retail investors

The commission’s acting chair has written a letter to US senator Elizabeth Warren addressing her concerns over systemic market risks

EMEA and APAC saw YoY declines in revenue for February

US lending specialists draw lessons from COVID and the GameStop short squeeze, discuss the demands of sustainable lending and highlight where lenders can drill into new opportunities moving into 2022

Credit Suisse suffered losses of close to US$5.5 billion from the default of Archegos Capital Management. It identifies management failure and a focus on short-term profit at the heart of what went wrong. Bob Currie reports

Experts in European securities lending and financing discuss the industry’s rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic and opportunities presented by ESG, technology investment, and the forthcoming regulatory timetable

The Canadian securities lending market has always held a strong position but how did it react to the significant volatility triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and what does the future look like in terms of economic recovery?

Leading participants in US securities lending markets speak to SFT about market performance during 2023 and the impact of monetary tightening, opportunities for cash reinvestment, and the potential implications of accelerated settlement and Basel III Endgame

Securities finance veterans from Kaizen Reporting and London Reporting House reflect upon the past 30 years, where regulatory requirements have paved the way for incredible growth in the securities lending and repo markets

In the second of two articles, Bob Currie evaluates the SEC’s 10c-1 proposal to promote transparency in US securities lending

Andrew Dyson, ISLA’s chief executive, speaks to SFT about industry highlights during 2021, the focus of the Association’s development activities and key lessons learnt over the past two years

Risk Management Association’s Securities Lending Council provides a key resource for the industry and its regulators to ensure transparent and well-functioning securities lending markets. RMA’s Fran Garritt tells SFT where it will be focusing its attention during 2022

Matthew Chessum, abrdn’s investment director for securities lending, collateral management and money markets, speaks to Bob Currie about plans to grow the fund manager’s lending programme, the fallout from GameStop and its steps to embrace sustainable development objectives