Template:Income paid in relation to securities

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...Income paid in relation to any Loaned Securities

Another example of that loose prepositional phrasein relation to” being used carelessly in the 2010 GMSLA. The preposition in question here really ought to be “under” or, if you really must, “pursuant to”.

This is Income paid by the issuer under the terms of the contract comprising the Loaned Securities or Collateral; “in relation to” might be misread to imply something a little looser. For example, moneys paid by someone else in relation to the securities —— a derivative counterparty or credit default insurance provider, or even a payment made by the issuer that relates to the shares, but is not a distribution under them: for example, a liability under a private suit to a shareholder as a result of misstatement to the market.