The global securities lending market is experiencing rapid growth due to a rise in demand for short selling and an increase in focus on collateral and liquidity management. The growth of passive ...

Christine Benz: Hi, I'm Christine Benz for Morningstar.com. Most investors don't realize that many mutual funds and exchange-traded funds loan out the securities in their portfolios. Joining me to ...

Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who has been working in the accounting and finance industries for more than 20 years. Her expertise covers a ...

Central bank interest rate policy divergence has become a reality, there have been increased levels of geopolitical risk due to rising tensions in the Middle East and political change has swept across ...

The past decade has been a prosperous one for retail investors. In the age of online, decentralized brokers, the way people invest has changed and with it, new and exciting incentives have emerged. It ...

Even in an environment of rising interest rates, clients beyond the ultra-wealthy can access securities-based lines of credit to meet their goals while preserving assets. Many high-net-worth ...

Ongoing volatility and rising interest rates have given U.S. exchange-traded products the opportunity to prove themselves useful in remote corners of the financial markets. After a surge in 2021, ...

On October 13, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Rule 10c-1a requiring the reporting and dissemination of certain details regarding securities lending transactions. New ...

On October 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new Rule 10c-1a (the “Securities Lending Rule”), requiring the reporting of certain securities lending transactions.

Securities lending market is vital to the healthy functioning of securities markets globally. Securities lending improves market liquidity, price discovery, and enables timely trade settlement but an ...

Presidential elections in the U.S. are like grand slam tennis matches: strategic, competitive, and marked by long rallies of back-and-forth action. Uncertainty surrounding potential policy shifts ...

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