GLOBAL - The volume of securities lending activity fell in 2009, but the fees raked in for the securities being lent increased over the past year as borrowers focused on hard-to-borrow securities, Data Explorers Consulting found.
In the firm's securities lending Yearbook released today, officials found the decrease in volume was due to a drop in general collateral lending, said director Ed Oliver. "General collateral len...
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