DWS Investments Selects EquiLend for German Securities Finance Technology Services

NEW YORK, June 16 /PRNewswire/ —

EquiLend announced today that DWS Investments, a subsidiary of the
Deutsche Bank Group, has selected EquiLend’s trade and post-trade services to
enhance their securities finance business. Choosing EquiLend reflects DWS
Investments’ commitment to strengthening automation across its business lines
as it aims to mitigate operational risk and achieve greater processing
efficiency.

“We are very pleased to welcome DWS Investments, our first German client,
to our roster. This underscores our ongoing commitment to providing
innovative securities finance solutions to the European marketplace,” says
Sharon Walker, Managing Director, EquiLend Europe Ltd.

About EquiLend

EquiLend is the leading provider of brokerage solutions for the
securities finance industry. Owned by eleven preeminent financial firms,
EquiLend revolutionizes straight-through processing by using a common
standards-based protocol and infrastructure, which automates formerly manual
business processes. Used by borrowers and lenders throughout the world, the
EquiLend platform creates efficiency and provides access to additional
liquidity. EquiLend’s end-to-end solutions, which reduce the risk of
potential errors and eliminate the need to maintain costly point-to-point
connections, include Availability, AutoBorrow, Trade2O, EquiLend
AuctionPort(SM), Contract Comparison, Mark-to-Market Comparison, Returns,
Recalls, Billing Comparison and Delivery, Dividend Claims Comparison, and
Agent Lender Disclosure (ALD). The EquiLend platform also supports the
execution of payment and delivery instructions through the DTCC.

www.equilend.com

EquiLend LLC and EquiLend Europe Limited are subsidiaries of EquiLend
Holdings LLC (collectively, “EquiLend”). EquiLend LLC is a member of the NASD
and SIPC. EquiLend Europe Limited is authorized and regulated by the
Financial Services Authority. All services offered by EquiLend are offered
through EquiLend LLC and EquiLend Europe Limited. EquiLend and the EquiLend
mark are protected in the United States and in countries throughout the
world.

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