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Equity lending survey results 2011

03 October 2011

In the Global Investor/isf 2011 equity lending survey, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse shared the top position among borrowers and State Street retained its dominant position among lenders. Analysis by Alastair O’Dell

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The Global Investor/isf equity lending survey continues to go from strength to strength with 36% more responses than last year, the most ever. This year also saw the widest geographical reach of any survey in its history, which stretches back more than a decade. It is also the most comprehensive, with four more service tables than last year.Below is an abridged version of the analysis and a selection of tables containing the top ranked firms in the most important tables. The complete survey results and analysis, including breakdown by service categories and borrowing/lending volume, can be found here.In this year’s equity lending survey the geographical spread of lenders was truly global, with respondents based in countries from Sweden to South Africa. Just over half of the respondents were based in EMEA and the rest spread almost equally between the Americas and Asia Pacific.The vast majority of lenders dealt with fewer than 40 counterparties,...