Data & Insights April, 2023 12 min read

Inside the Financing Markets: The Purple Issue 12

ISSUE 12 | April 2023

Equilend Data & Analytics Q1 2023 review

Q1 2023 for the Record Books
The Data and Analytics division of Equilend has observed many revenue-impacting corporate events in recent years; Naspers in 2021 and 3M last year, to name a few.
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Analyzing the Impact of the 2023 Banking Crisis on Securities Lending
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent shockwaves throughout both the U.S. and global financial sector. While the 2023 banking crisis will likely not be a watershed of the same magnitude as the collapses of 2008, it was a true test of the system and unsurprisingly had a significant impact on the securities lending market.
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Corporate Debt Revenue Rises, Alongside Interest Rates & Inflation
In a volatile macroeconomic environment, the fixed income market continued its robust securities lending performance in Q1 2023, generating $666 million in revenue, up 25% YoY.
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Competitive Bid: Leveraging Real-Time Trading Data
Kickstarting in mid-March 2023, NGT, Equilend’s renowned trading platform, launched an exciting new workflow for clients – Competitive Bid. In an effort to drive greater automation in the specials market, Competitive Bid allows both Lenders and Borrowers to indicate hard-to-borrow flags when they initiate trades.
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