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"Empty Voting" is when an investor uses borrowed shares to vote at an AGM or EGM. Mediobanca voted borrowed shares at a Generali AGM.

From the desk of John Arnesen, Consulting Lead, Pierpoint Financial On November 4th 2021, Securities Finance Times held its 5th annual...

Timed to coincide with the closing of COP26, this show covers securities finance, ESG and related topics

several countries implemented a ban on short-selling, claiming it as a responsible move to maintain orderly markets. You know the story.

A big proportion of that work will affect securities finance with both obvious and less obvious topics on the SEC Agency Rule List.

Roy Zimmerhansl challenges the value of pending regulatory initiatives focusing on increasing transparency in securities finance

From the desk of Roy Zimmerhansl, Practice Lead, Pierpoint Financial I am going to look at two linked issues that will affect the...

What got me thinking was that regulation is never over.

Sir Paul Tucker, a previous Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, warned in the FT last month of a new financial crisis. He may be right.

This week I am sharing my thoughts on digital transformation, inspired by the recent panel I moderated, courtesy of EquiLend.

Pierpoint's Roy Zimmerhansl has been working with NSE to develop domestic securities lending activity and has been appointed to the Committe

To determine whether securities lending indemnities are worth the money, you have to know the cost, so “How much?” is a great question.

The improved application of existing and future technologies will restore the supply/demand imbalance that appears to exist today

From the desk of Roy Zimmerhansl Practice Lead, Pierpoint Financial Consulting As readers of my last blog may recall, I did my first...

Roy Zimmerhansl considers whether short selling bans are anything more than optics for regulators that implement them

Improved liquidity and price discovery are important contributions from short sellers, but crucially, short selling acts as a counterbalance

Securities lending makes a positive contribution to well functioning markets in five different ways.

“Why should I lend my securities?” – I’m trying to think back to the first time I heard someone ask that question.