Mediolanum International Funds Ltd., a Rome-based mutual fund manager...

Mediolanum International Funds Ltd., a Rome-based mutual fund manager, hired State Street to lend securities for its Dublin-domiciled funds, according to Allison Riley, State Street spokeswoman. State Street will lend up to $2 billion in European equities, mostly from France, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy, from 18 of Mediolanum’s 42 international funds. Nine of the 18 are managed by State Street Global Advisors.