5 questions about securities lending in DC
Over 80% of BlackRock clients’ DC assets are in lending funds1 as plan sponsors seek to trim fees and boost return.
Today, with new regulations and greater transparency since the financial crisis, securities lending activity has reached its highest level in a decade2 with more than $19 trillion in assets available for lending globally.3 Many plan sponsors who did not participate in lending following the financial crisis are reexamining this longstanding practice as a way to unlock additional portfolio value for their participants.