Citi completes landmark Taiwan securities lending transaction

Citigroup has capitalized on the hot Taiwan securities lending market by announcing that it has become the first lending agent to complete a securities financing transaction in the country. The trade was facilitated by Citigroup's securities services division, a part of its global transaction services (GTS) business and comes as the Taiwan market increasingly opens up to international securities lending houses - with regulatory changes making it more attractive to investors in the pro…