Repo
Interbank lending plummets at major European banks
Reduced repo operations and TLTRO repayments among drivers
Dynamic margining long/short equity trading strategies
A repo haircut model extends a previous solution for long-only strategies
Market seeks details of PBoC plan to open onshore repo trading
Traders welcome the move but want clarity on legal and collateral issues
Canadian MMFs face yield squeeze on CDOR’s demise
High-yielding BA notes will disappear from the market in June with no clear replacement at hand
US MMFs back in love with US Treasuries in Q4
Cash securities snatch crown from ebbing repos as funds’ top investment
Cleared US repos hit record high as MMFs wean off Fed
Deflating tri-party volumes coincide with FICC DVP trades’ climb to $2tn
Holes in the netting: the limits of CME-FICC cross-margin deal
Big margin savings for some, but more needed to ease pressure of UST clearing mandate
US MMF repos with dealers hit record amid RRP pullback
Non-Fed trades up 13% in November as facility’s usage declines rapidly
US dealers’ leverage adequacy hits two-year high on repo compression
Lower repo exposures freed up capacity for derivatives and off-balance sheet items in third quarter
Repo price spike concentrated in FICC DVP market
Soaring demand for cleared repo blamed for largest SOFR spike in four years
Repo clearing could spur CDM adoption – Barclays
UK bank’s tech group believes repo market is primed for new data standards
Derivatives house of the year: JP Morgan
Risk Awards 2024: Response to regional banking crisis went far beyond First Republic
Buy side still prefers bilateral repo despite LCH margin update
New model will cut margin faster after stresses abate, but costs still high for directional trades
Morgan Stanley grows overnight and open repos as rivals retreat
Dealer adds $30 billion on its book while peers shift to longer tenors
BNP Paribas is biggest fish in shrinking repo pond
Counterparty Radar: US retail funds cut their repo exposure in Q2 to the lowest level since 2020
Buy side frets over cost of compulsory repo clearing
As US regulators prepare to mandate clearing, cost of compliance remains a mystery to many
Western Alliance cuts repos, increases reliance on warehouse borrowing
Drawdown from expanded revolving line helps cut $2bn of costly overnight funding
Eurex repo haircutting to move to Prisma futures model
Switch will open cross-margining opportunities between repo and futures
Can CCPs provide a port in a storm for securities lending?
Basel III, T+1 and EquiLend scandal all incentivise clearing, but also disintermediation
Buy side reflects on BoE’s gilt liquidity lifeline
Lending facility could prevent repeat of last year’s LDI crisis if properly designed, pension and insurance experts say
Roll up for the BoE’s counterparty mystery tour
Letter warns of cross-currency repo risks, but they didn’t feature in Archegos or LDI blow-ups
Bankers warn money market rates could hit Fed’s QT plans
Shrinking Fed bond portfolio could squeeze bank liquidity, though money funds remain flush
US takes scissors to repos. In Europe, it’s not cut and dried
Stateside banks fear disadvantage over haircut rules that EU sees as not ready to implement