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Report: Security Lending Returns, Fund Boards and Affiliated Agents
October 26, 2011
A recent academic paper examined how the composition of mutual fund boards and the use of affiliated lending agents correlate with security lending returns. The paper states: Using manually collected security lending index mutual fund data covering the period from 2003 to 2009, we… read more
Does Proxy Voting Affect Securities Lending Volume?
April 25, 2011
Reena Aggarwal, Professor of Finance at Georgetown University; Pedro Saffi of the Finance Department at the University of Navarra; and Jason Sturgess, Assistant Professor of Finance at Georgetown University recently published a paper examining whether proxy voting affects the supply or demand for securities lending.… read more
GAO Issues Report on Securities Lending
March 25, 2011
On March 16, the Government Accountability Office issued a report on securities lending. This report, mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, lays out recommendations to help employers and participants better understand the risks of "securities lending" in 401(k) plans. As we mentioned in our August 12,… read more
Goodwin Proctor: Dodd-Frank and the Securities Lending Industry
August 12, 2010
In a recent publication, the Goodwin Proctor law firm examined some of the aspects of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that may potentially affect the securities lending industry. In particular, the Goodwin Proctor identifies the following principal effects of the Act on securities… read more
Webcast Replay: Developments in Securities Lending
December 01, 2009
For those unable to tune in to the November 18, 2009 webinar, "Recent Developments in Securities Lending," co-sponsored by the Forum and KPMG, a replay link is available to Forum members on the Forum's website.The 90-minute webinar featured a in-depth discussions of: The… read more