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The 16th edition of the Securities Lending Market Report provides HSBC insights of equity and fixed income markets, alongside ISLA commentary on SFTR data reported to trade repositories

Securities finance revenues for February have risen YoY to US$825 million, powered by the strength of APAC equity finance, corporate debt and ETP lending, according to IHS Markit

Global securities finance revenues for January contracted 15 per cent YoY to US$836 million, according to recently-published data from IHS Markit, with global equity financing revenues recording their lowest monthly figure since February 2021

“Short ETPs are fast becoming a popular product in the sophisticated active investor toolkit amid the volatile market swings on both the long and short sides,” says Will Rhind

The ETP provider offers a number of Short ETPs, which are designed to rise in value when the underlying stock or index falls, are seeing a rise in interest as investors seek to hedge portfolios against falling security prices

The new arrangement will facilitate the development of future annexes and addendums identified as requisites for securities lending activity in Asia Pacific markets

Hedge funds ended 2021 with a strong December performance, led by high-beta strategies in equity hedge, event-driven and commodities, according to Chicago-based index and research specialist Hedge Fund Research

Running from January 2022, the new agreement will encourage further standardisation and digitisation of securities lending documentation, providing mutual access for members to GMSLA annexes and related docs on the association websites