Empty Voting and Securities Lending
"Empty Voting" is when an investor uses borrowed shares to vote at an AGM or EGM. Mediobanca voted borrowed shares at a Generali AGM.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Nov 15, 20211 min read
REGIS-TR Podcast: ESG Securities Lending, Green Repo, Short Selling & Greenwashing
Timed to coincide with the closing of COP26, this show covers securities finance, ESG and related topics
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Apr 27, 20215 min read
The 'E' in ESG requires far more individual action
Do you ever feel that 'ESG' as a term runs the risk of diluting its underlying goals and becoming used as a label to tick boxes?
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Apr 6, 20215 min read
Securities finance can fix things that ain't broken more easily
What got me thinking was that regulation is never over.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Jan 5, 20216 min read
Red Flags for Securities Lending and ESG?
This story identifies interesting themes to watch for 2021 regarding ESG and securities lending
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Dec 1, 20205 min read
ESG: another acronym to throw around?
looking for stories of interest, the sector written about more than almost any other is Environmental, Social and Governance, ESG
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Nov 12, 20201 min read
Webinar: Introduction to Pierpoint
On Tuesday, 24 November, 3 pm GMT, we will be hosting a webinar to introduce the team at Pierpoint. Register at https://bit.ly/PFCIntro
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Oct 27, 20205 min read
Securities Lending: RMA virtual summit Day One-better than a Sunday roast!
Four years ago this month, I made my annual pilgrimage to the RMA Securities Lending conference in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Jul 7, 20206 min read
Securities Lending: 5 things lenders should do to prepare for another crash
From the desk of Roy Zimmerhansl Practice Lead, Pierpoint Financial Consulting Over the past three months, we have seen a significant...
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Roy Zimmerhansl
May 26, 20206 min read
Securities Lending: Clear Glass or Black Box?
From the desk of Roy Zimmerhansl Practice Lead, Pierpoint Financial Consulting The cry for increased transparency is often the first port...
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Feb 14, 20201 min read
The Sustainability Report: Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs
John Arnesen and Roy Zimmerhansl are quoted in The Sustainability Report article which examines how asset owners are increasingly...
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Feb 4, 20208 min read
Securities lending: Contributions to a well-functioning market.
Securities lending makes a positive contribution to well functioning markets in five different ways.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Jan 28, 20201 min read
Securities lending and sustainable finance
Whenever an investor such as GPIF takes such a decision it is worth. Our view s that the reasons for continuing to lend remain in place
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Jan 21, 20204 min read
Does Securities Lending collateral require an ESG exemption?
To be fully in line with lenders' investing principles, securities lending must adapt its business practices to embrace ESG requirements.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Nov 27, 20191 min read
Investor Relations Society - Panel Appearance
The discussion was focused on ESG issues as well as short selling and securities lending.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Nov 11, 20191 min read
The N@ked Short Club appearance
The programme included discussion on momentum investing, ESG, the recent repo market ructions and of course heady music.
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Oct 15, 20191 min read
The burning issue of ESG
Zimmerhansl - ESG as increasingly important issue for institutional investors, part of their governance process and portfolio construction
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Oct 8, 20194 min read
Securities Lending and ESG: a "growing" relationship
Securities lending must reflect investor principles for ESG across the spectrum of voting, collateral management and tax
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Sep 25, 20191 min read
Pierpoint moderates two IMN panels
Pierpoint Financial Consulting partners moderated 2 panels at IMN Beneficial Owners Securities Finance & Collateral Management conference
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Roy Zimmerhansl
Aug 23, 20191 min read
Responsible Investment and Stock Lending
Roy Zimmerhansl will be speaking to an audience of UK Local Authorities on the topic of "Responsible Investment and Stock Lending"
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