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Overview of SFTR initiative
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15 June 2018
An update to our Social Media factor suite performance since the factors went live four years ago.
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15 June 2018 Sam Pierson
Crowded US equity shorts outperform
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13 June 2018 Jonathan Chatelain
The recovery in the oil price, stronger free cash flow generation and improved balance sheet are expected to boost oil payouts by 7%
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08 June 2018
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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07 June 2018
We review factor performance in May 2018.
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07 June 2018 Gil Shefi
The long-awaited Basel Committee Consultative Document on the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) minimal capital requirements for...
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07 June 2018 Chong Jun Wong
The inclusion of Temasek Holdings into the NIRC framework in 2015 has not prompted Temasek-linked companies (TLCs) to amend their payout pattern...
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01 June 2018
The IHS Markit Weekly Securitized Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitized market.
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31 May 2018 Gavan Nolan
Investors should take heed of the CDS ISDA basis when monitoring redenomination risk
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25 May 2018 Sam Pierson
Short balances in Marijuana stocks hit $2.1bn, highest on record
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25 May 2018 Sam Pierson
Q2 on pace for largest post-Brexit FTSE 250 short covering
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22 May 2018 Sam Pierson
Marijuana related stocks: Valuation and short demand
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17 May 2018 Sam Pierson
After Macy’s kicked off retail earnings with a strong result, see how short sellers are positioned for JCP earnings today.
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15 May 2018 Sam Pierson
US Gaming Stocks Advance on Supreme Court Decision
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14 May 2018 Derek Fang
Aggregate dividends from Chinese automotive companies are expected to increase to HKD 16.2bn by 2020, up 76% from 2017
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11 May 2018 Sam Pierson
IHS Markit Securities Finance Q1 Review
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11 May 2018 Adam Mauro
The IHS Markit Weekly Securitized Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitized market.
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08 May 2018
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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07 May 2018 Sam Pierson
Short sellers of equities and corporate bonds are navigating a challenging Q1 earnings season
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04 May 2018
We review factor performance in April 2018.
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04 May 2018
IHS Markit Weekly Securitized Snapshot – May 5, 2018
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27 April 2018
In a keynote interview with Ulku Rowe of Google Cloud Lance discusses the evolving alternative data market.
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27 April 2018 Adam Mauro
IHS Markit Weekly Securitized Snapshot – April 27, 2018
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26 April 2018 Sam Pierson
Mixed results for short sellers as earnings season rolls on
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24 April 2018 Dan Huscher
In the fixed income markets, judging liquidity can be a complex issue.
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24 April 2018 Gavan Nolan
Credit indices are influenced by option volumes, a technical factor that can’t be ignored
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20 April 2018
The IHS Markit Weekly Securitized Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitized market.
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20 April 2018
Over the last two years, 22 central securities depositories in 20 markets have migrated to TARGET2-Securities (T2S). Like it or not, the platform...
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18 April 2018 Tom Matheson
Dividends from US blue-chips continue to surge in Q2, forecast up $2.5bn
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13 April 2018
The IHS Markit Weekly Securitized Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitized market.
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10 April 2018 John Jannes
As the MiFID II RTS 28 report filing deadline looms, find out how to meet your reporting obligations by acting now.
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09 April 2018 Sam Pierson
First quarterly decline in US Equity ETF balances since 2016
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06 April 2018
Full year 2017 review of ETP trade volumes
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05 April 2018
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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05 April 2018 Paul Jones
As the fog lifts on the FRTB framework following the publication of the BCBS’ consultation paper and firms buckle down to meet the June 2018...
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05 April 2018 Chris Williamson
Bad weather curbed business activity growth in March, leading to the weakest expansions of output and new orders for 20 months.
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04 April 2018
We review factor performance in March 2018.
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29 March 2018 Dan Huscher
The notion of regulating liquidity risk management is no longer a question of if, but when and how.
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26 March 2018 Sam Pierson
Tesla bonds and equities have attracted short sellers
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21 March 2018 Bethany Baer
Brokerages are trying to keep millennials and Gen Xers engaged to retain their assets
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19 March 2018 Chong Jun Wong
Companies in the FTSE Straits Times Index are expected to return SGD 20.9bn in dividends to shareholders this year.
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19 March 2018 Francis Land
Some thoughts on the future of Commission Sharing Arrangements in a MiFID II world.
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19 March 2018 Gavan Nolan
MREL and TLAC requirements will soon come into force in Europe. The CDS world will have to adapt to the shifting landscape in cash.
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16 March 2018
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitized mortgage market.
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14 March 2018 Sam Pierson
Short demand for EU equities has continued to increase in early 2018.
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14 March 2018 Paul Jones
With banks’ trading operations already struggling to maintain profitability under high capital requirements from Basel III, firms are looking...
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09 March 2018
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitized mortgage market.
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09 March 2018 Carlos Garcia-Lastra Marques
Shares have plunged by 35% from their peak in June 2017, pushing the forward dividend yield to its highest level in 10 years.
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08 March 2018 Sam Pierson
Short sellers have targeted gun manufacturers and retailers.
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07 March 2018
We review factor performance in February 2018.
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07 March 2018
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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05 March 2018 Chris Fenske
Chris Fenske highlights the value of “quantamental” investing
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02 March 2018
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitized mortgage market.
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02 March 2018
We have partnered with BitSight Technologies to introduce factors that quantify cybersecurity risks to enhance stock and portfolio risk management....
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26 February 2018 Bill Chung
The wrong way risk modelling of valuation adjustments is a challenging problem. We revisit WWR modelling by using information from the credit...
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26 February 2018 Kirston Winters Brie Lam
With Systematic Internaliser (SI) obligations having taken on effect on 3 Jan 2018, most large dealers have already or are weighing the pros...
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23 February 2018
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.
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21 February 2018
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.
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21 February 2018 Sam Pierson
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week
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16 February 2018 Tom Matheson
Past performance is no guide when it consists of trailing dividend payouts...
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16 February 2018 Gavan Nolan
Rates and equity markets are now embroiled in a tussle that has upset the pervasive complacency evident at the beginning of the year. Has this...
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15 February 2018
Aggregate dividends from the Chinese healthcare sector are estimated to grow by 61.5% over a three-year period to reach CNY 12.6bn in 2019.
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15 February 2018 Sam Pierson
While the FTSE 350 index down over 5% in 2018, short sellers have increased positions.
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13 February 2018 Sam Pierson
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week.
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12 February 2018 John Jannes
Understand how Article 27, RTS 27 and RTS 28 connect and next steps for complying with MiFID II’s best execution obligations...
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09 February 2018
We study the immediate impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the overall stock market, industries and at the stock level.
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09 February 2018
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.
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09 February 2018 Sam Pierson
With the sell-off pushing US equity returns into negative territory for 2018, highly shorted stocks have delivered alpha for investors.
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09 February 2018
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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08 February 2018
We review factor performance in January 2018.
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07 February 2018 Marvyn Hoi Chong Jun Wong
Aggregate dividends from Nikkei 225, one of Japan’s benchmark indices, are on track to reach multi-year high of JPY 8.2tr in 2017.
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06 February 2018
Brexit’s laborious negotiations have not materially impacted the performance of the GBP HY
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02 February 2018 Jonathan Chatelain
Dividend outlook for French REITs...
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02 February 2018 Rory McSwiggan
Report showing the aggregated trading volumes of various loan trading participants.
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31 January 2018
Tax authorities in 49 jurisdictions have the initial Common Reporting Standard (CRS) reporting files from financial institutions.
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30 January 2018 Sam Pierson
Short sellers continue to publicly question South African equity valuations
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26 January 2018
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.
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23 January 2018
We review factor and model performance in 2017.
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22 January 2018 Sam Pierson
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week.
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19 January 2018 Kevin Soyer
Notwithstanding our positive outlook for UK dividends, we have identified £3.3bn that is at risk of being cut
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19 January 2018
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.
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18 January 2018 Sam Pierson
Short sellers target jewelers as the so-called global retail apocalypse continues to play out.
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12 January 2018 Adam Mauro
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitized mortgage
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08 January 2018
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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05 January 2018 Madhu Ramu
As financial firms face a deluge of raw information on corporate actions, the risks and costs associated with acquiring and managing this data...
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05 January 2018 Adam Mauro
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. Much remains unchanged as 2017 comes to a close....
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05 January 2018
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04 January 2018
We review factor performance in December 2017.
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02 January 2018 Timothy Barello
"2017 was a strong year for the secondary loan trading market, according to the Q4 data snapshot report from IHS Markit. Quarterly report highlights..."...
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29 December 2017
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29 December 2017 Adam Mauro
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. Much remains unchanged as 2017 comes to a close....
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22 December 2017
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19 December 2017
We investigate the impact on equity momentum and short sentiment factor performance when outlook is closely aligned with credit markets.
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15 December 2017
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15 December 2017 Adam Mauro
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. CRT LCF tranches trading at extremely tight...
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14 December 2017 Dan Huscher
This insight was originally published on MSCI.com The US Securities and Exchange Commission's liquidity rule is designed to protect investors...
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14 December 2017 Spiros Giannaros
The global investment markets continue to challenge investor objectives with volatility and low returns, while asset managers operate under increasing......
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14 December 2017 Gavan Nolan
To stay on top of the mountain of regulation emanating from the various authorities can feel like a Sisyphean task. So one could be forgiven...
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11 December 2017 Adam Mauro
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. STACR 2015 LCF tranches tightened by approximately...
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08 December 2017
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08 December 2017 Sam Pierson
"The increase in bitcoin price has been met with skepticism by short sellers, who have recently increased bets against Bitcoin Investment Trust....
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05 December 2017
Short sellers have been actively shifting their positions in several beleaguered retailers ahead of imminent earnings announcements Restoration...
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01 December 2017
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01 December 2017 Adam Mauro
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. Non-Agency CMBS AM Legacy spreads tightening......
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27 November 2017 Adam Mauro
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. Non-Agency CMBS AM Legacy spreads tightening......
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24 November 2017
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17 November 2017
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17 November 2017 Adam Mauro
"The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. Ginnie II's remain flat this week. Adam Mauro...
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13 November 2017
"Papa John’s management team was quick to pin their company’s recent setbacks to the ongoing NFL anthem controversy, but shorting activity across...
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13 November 2017 Chris Fenske
"Liquidity is one of several key factors that drive investment returns across every tradable asset, but quantifying it is particularly challenging...
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10 November 2017 Adam Mauro
"The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. Non-Agency CMBS tightens sharply this week...
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06 November 2017
We reveal the stocks that are heavily targeted by short sellers ahead of earnings announcements Shorts circle round MBIA after Puerto Rican muni...
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03 November 2017 Allan Cowan
Derivatives pricing has changed dramatically over the past decade. Once seen as a task in pricing cash flows – albeit often for complex payoffs...
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03 November 2017
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. CRT First Loss tranches continue to grind......
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03 November 2017
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02 November 2017
The ability to accept lower quality collateral has helped passive funds generate higher securities lending returns then their actively managed...
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31 October 2017
We reveal the stocks that are heavily targeted by short sellers ahead of earnings announcements...
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30 October 2017
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. Non Agency floating rate prime bonds tightened...
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30 October 2017
Dramatic shifts in the demand to borrow US equities - the most traded asset in the global lending market - have caused an increasingly large...
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30 October 2017
With the recent double shock on economic activity and market uncertainty in India from the demonetization and goods and services tax, we review...
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27 October 2017 Rory McSwiggan
The European loan market is down significantly in the third quarter of 2017 - overall figures decreased by 25% from €13,377m in Q2 to €10,045m...
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27 October 2017
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27 October 2017
Dramatic shifts in the demand to borrow US equities - the most traded asset in the global lending market - have caused an increasingly large...
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25 October 2017
Find out the trends that drove the securities finance industry over the third quarter with our in depth breakdown of revenue and demand trends....
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23 October 2017
We reveal 40 stocks that are heavily targeted by short sellers ahead of earnings announcements...
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20 October 2017
Non-Agency RMBS and CMBS continue to grind tighter. Over 100 bps tighter in Non-Agency Subprime over the last 6 months. Download full article...
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20 October 2017
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19 October 2017
Short sellers have actively trimmed their bets on Chinese equities in the 12 months leading up to Wednesday's upcoming National People's Congress...
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17 October 2017 Darren Thomas
"Investment managers and brokers both lose unless they resolve differences by the MiFID II deadline Now, under MiFID II, dealers' terms of business...
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16 October 2017
We reveal the stocks that are heavily targeted by short sellers ahead of earnings announcements Greenhill borrow demand surges since its shareholder...
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13 October 2017
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. Non Agency Subprime RMBS spreads have tightened...
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13 October 2017
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13 October 2017
Demand to short US gun manufacturers has increased in the wake of recent tragic events Average shorting activity in gun stocks jumps by a tenth...
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12 October 2017
The arrival of a major hurricane typically has investors in property and casualty (P&C) insurance companies and catastrophe bonds scrambling...
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06 October 2017
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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06 October 2017
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04 October 2017 Timothy Barello
"High yield bond returns continued to rise in Q3 2017, according to the latest IHS Markit Syndicated Loan Market Data Snapshot Report. Quarterly...
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29 September 2017
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. Subprime RMBS spreads continue to grind tighter...
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29 September 2017
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29 September 2017
FTSE 350 short interest has pushed past its post-Brexit high to reach the highest level in over two years FTSE 350 short interest jumps 14% YTD...
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27 September 2017
"Shares in most lucrative European special of 2016, Fingerprint Cards, have cratered since the start of the year which has drastically impacted...
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25 September 2017 Gavan Nolan
Physicists argue that time is an illusion, a theory of relativity that would surely find a sympathetic home among IFRS 9 practitioners. How time...
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25 September 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week Walgreens-Rite Aid saga continues to drive...
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22 September 2017
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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22 September 2017
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21 September 2017 Darren Thomas
Getting re-papered under the terms of MiFID II will test the relationships between dealer and asset manager. All the terms of business, policies...
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20 September 2017
Lithium shares are surging as investors rush to position for the anticipated wave of electrification - but several of these firms have attracted...
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15 September 2017
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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15 September 2017 Gavan Nolan
Wind Acquisition Finance and Energias de Portugal (EDP) are two credits that appear to have little in common. One is a financing vehicle for...
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15 September 2017
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14 September 2017 Adam Mauro
"Initial reports coming through are that Hurricane Harvey could leave parts of southeast Texas uninhabitable for months. The FHA, Fannie Mae...
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13 September 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week Untied Natural foods targeted by shorts since...
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12 September 2017
Short sellers are back in force in US large caps as demand to borrow shares of the constituents of the S&P 500 index is now back to levels last...
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08 September 2017
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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08 September 2017
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06 September 2017
"Emerging market bond ETFs are enjoying record inflows this year, but the dollar's recent weakness is causing investors to shift away from established..."...
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04 September 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week Short sellers stay the course with avocado...
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01 September 2017
The IHS Markit Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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01 September 2017
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31 August 2017
US listed grocery stocks are coming under renewed scrutiny from short sellers since the Whole Foods acquisition by Amazon Average shorting activity...