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Since environmental, social and governance (ESG) was coined in the study Who Cares Wins in 2005, it has grown from a niche consideration...

Over the weekend, I watched the US House Committee on Financial Services testimony on “Game Stopped? Who Wins and Loses When Short...

In this week’s blog, not a new episode of the well-received, well-read hot trades in securities finance series, but a preview of 2021

The t0th episode of (In)Famous Securities Lending Transactions, I look back at some stocks from previous blogs & what's happened since.

I look at the Canadian business jets and public transport vehicle producer Bombardier which is under investigation and short selling target

From the desk of John Arnesen, Consulting Lead, Pierpoint Financial Following my last blog, I conclude this week with my thoughts on two...

The Chinese online education company called GSX Techedu, reason for this choice is that WSJ dubbed this as one of this year's worst shorts

Four years ago this month, I made my annual pilgrimage to the RMA Securities Lending conference in Boca Raton, Florida.

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

This episode delves deeper into a recent IPO on the NASDAQ, the zero-emission vehicle company Nikola Corporation.

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

one of the most significant default situations in the United Kingdom: Carillion Plc. What happened? Who was to blame?

It’s been a tough year for just about everyone from a personal perspective and for many firms, including securities lenders.

Now the focus is on one of the biggest revenue generators in securities lending for a long time if not ever: Citigroup

What is the real counterparty risk when lending securities, what additional revenue could be generated by eliminating collateral?

Amongst all this, the mother of all short squeezes occurred in Germany – Volkswagen preference shares, but before I give you the details of

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

From the desk of Jeroen Bakker Benelux Consulting Lead, Pierpoint Financial Consultin After the four-part series on securities lending...

From the desk of Roy Zimmerhansl Practice Lead, Pierpoint Financial Consulting Over the past three months, we have seen a significant...

From the desk of Jeroen Bakker Benelux Consulting Lead, Pierpoint Financial Consulting In this fourth episode on securities lending...