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Sec lending liquidity concern for beneficial owner

14 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US beneficial owner MetLife has cited liquidity risks relating to its securities lending programme as one of the potential hurdles that could scupper its plans for a $3 billion common stock repurchase initiative...

Gun stocks give short sellers bang for their bucks

11 November 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US gun maker Smith & Wesson has seen its share price tumble in the wake of the shock victory of Donald Trump in Tuesday’s presidential election...

New sec lending fintech launches

11 November 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A new securities lending-focused fintech firm is hoping to “reinvent” the market...

India’s pension system to enter securities lending

11 November 2016 New Delhi
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

India’s Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority is seeking feedback on a proposal to allow the country’s National Pension System to begin participating in securities lending...

GSF down for Clearstream in October

11 November 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearstream’s global securities financing volume fell by 14 percent in October...

Trump stumps markets, world

09 November 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Property magnate and reality TV star Donald Trump defied all expectations to become the 45th US president, immediately throwing global markets into turmoil...

Trump feeds the bears

08 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s final dash in the polls on the eve of the election has inspired a significant surge in exchange-traded fund shorting activity...

Pre-election jitters hit US short sellers

04 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Short sellers have been remarkably timid in the lead up to one of the most unpredictable US presidential elections in recent history, according to IHS Markit’s Simon Colvin...

Lower liquidity is the new normal

04 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Almost half of surveyed institutions believe the current liquidity drought is here to stay, according to State Street...

OneChicago sees volume rise in October

04 November 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities finance exchange OneChicago recorded a 54 percent growth to its transaction volume for October...

Canadian pension funds continue win streak

03 November 2016 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Canadian defined benefit pension plans saw a second consecutive quarter of positive returns in Q3 2016, with RBC Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe recording a 7.9 percent improvement on Q3 2015...

Eurex sees repo activity fall in October

03 November 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex Repo suffered a 34 percent dropoff in its GC Pooling repo activity in October...

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