If you are choosing between Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV), the index is the same. Both track the S&P 500. Both charge 0.03% in expenses. Yet ...

Higher interest rates, changes in collateral used and other trends can result in higher revenues for institutional investors, such as DB plan sponsors. Securities lending is a way for institutional ...

Securities lending, a sometimes disorderly business with myriad standards, could have a formal exchange within five years, an industry researcher predicts. As far as transparency goes, the equity ...

Merrill, BMO and Schwab are among many firms helping clients take out security-backed loans against market gains to avoid ...

The often-opaque world of securities lending may get clearer soon for retirement plan sponsors and participants. Following a March Congressional hearing on securities lending in retirement plans some ...

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 ...

After two years of field testing a securities lending platform on its own funds, Fidelity Investments is opening the platform to the broader universe of mutual funds, ETFs and institutional investors ...

"Lending stock does add value to the ownership beyond the growth of the stock, but if you consider doing this, do your due ...

In a broadly challenging environment for asset managers, securities lending has become a go-to tool for many asset managers to help boost performance. The numbers tell the story: Global revenue ...

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 ...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ordered four member firms to cough up $2.6 million in fines and restitution after it said they misrepresented securities lending deals to their customers.

On November 18, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new Rule 10c-1, which, if adopted, would create a new reporting and disclosure framework for the securities lending market.