Buy side

CPP Investments brings $475.7 billion in assets under management (as of 31 December 2020) to the peer-to-peer lending pool the association is forming, which already accounted for more than $6 trillion from 11 members as of January

Hindenburg Research is making the positive case for activist short sellers by releasing a report into a healthcare firm it says is defrauding elderly customers and misleading retail investors, while refusing to profit from a short position

With the combined lendable assets of its members now north of $6 trillion, the buy-side association aims to use its clout to affect positive change for the more than 5 million underlying pensioners and public sector workers it represents globally

The trade body has set its sights on an ambitious list of projects for the year ahead but the higher price tag for members risks acting as a barrier to entry for smaller market participants, according to some market observers

The beneficial owner-led association has expanded its membership with the introduction of its first European beneficial owner

The Canadian council of securities regulators has published a consultation paper to facilitate discussion about activist short selling after Canadian market stakeholders raise concerns Canada

Brown Brothers Harriman surveyed more than 50, senior executives, collectively — collectively overseeing $18 trillion in assets under management and more than 115,000 employees globally, as part of its first buy-side market review