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An Introduction to Securities Lending (Australia)

This is the Australian adaptation of “An Introduction to Securities Lending”, focused on the United Kingdom market, written by Mark C. Faulkner, managing director and co-founder of Spitalfields Advisors Limited,© Mark C. Faulkner, 2004.

The Australian adaptation was prepared by John C King of Mallesons Stephen Jaques

An Introduction to Securities Lending (Australia)
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An Introduction to Securities Lending (Australia)

Both domestic and more recently cross border securities lending is a well established business transaction in most developed international securities markets.

Parts 1-4 of this paper apply generally to the lending of both equity and debt securities, the principal focus of this paper is on the lending by an institutional investor of its Australian equity securities, which typically must be executed in Australia.

Securities Lending of Equity Securities in Australia
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