Can US buyside firms eliminate UST repo cleared margin for some trades?

As covered in our recent blog, the DTCC’s recent FICC…

Read full post »

repo trading

Mastering repo trading: strategies, benefits, and market dynamics

What repo is and the role it plays The repurchase…

Read full post »

How securities lending and borrowing can boost EU capital markets

The European Commission’s (EC) efforts to establish a Capital Markets…

Read full post »

How securities lending and repo are converging

Securities lending and repo transactions may have distinctive characteristics, but…

Read full post »

Repo set to soar as tokenization unlocks collateral worth trillions

Trading repos through distributed ledger platforms is already worth billions…

Read full post »

The rise of fully paid securities lending opens new opportunities for brokers and retail investors

The rise of fully paid securities lending opens new opportunities for brokers and retail investors

Retail investors usually earn returns through dividends and capital appreciation…

Read full post »

clearing mandate

DTCC clearing mandate survey shows fourfold GSD margin increases

In July, DTCC published “The U.S. Treasury Clearing Mandate: An…

Read full post »

Taking Canada’s repo market and collateral management to the next level

Despite having well-established and functioning financial markets, Canada falls short…

Read full post »

What will be left of uncleared UST repo after SEC mandate go-live?

Our recent blogs on mandate scope, FICC access methods and…

Read full post »

Shining a light on triparty repo

Over the last decade, triparty assets have more than doubled…

Read full post »

New initiatives striving to boost securities finance in the Gulf

Bond issuance in the Gulf countries (GCC) has grown significantly…

Read full post »

Momentum builds for African repo market

Emerging markets have come back into the investment fold over…

Read full post »

Finding an execution platform Plan B in securities finance

Relying on a single execution platform provider for securities finance…

Read full post »

Transforming securities finance through technology

The first intraday repo transaction on a distributed ledger technology…

Read full post »

How peer-to-peer lending can address market needs in repo

After a prolonged period of negative interest rates, repurchase agreements…

Read full post »

Assessing the financial impact of UST repo clearing on banks

Our recent post on FICC access methods noted that sponsored…

Read full post »

Repo market ponders its future as Europe plots tricky path to T+1

As markets digest the shorter settlement cycle (T+1) introduced in…

Read full post »

US Treasury clearing access methods at fixed income clearing corporation (FICC)

The Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC), a DTCC subsidiary, has…

Read full post »

2024: How technology is revolutionizing the securities finance industry

APIs, artificial intelligence, DLT, data harmonization, Cloud and smart contracts;…

Read full post »

Managing the nuances of securities finance in Asia

Securities finance in Asia is as diverse and complex as…

Read full post »

Repo: The heart of the global financial system and why the SEC took action

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 13 December…

Read full post »

Differentiate, commoditize, and harmonize

Repo traders vying to make the most of the industry’s…

Read full post »

A cost-effective way to adopt Test Automation

Testing automation has become a fundamental step of the software…

Read full post »

The structured, the nimble, and the delegator.

A tale of data from the BrokerTec migration to CME.…

Read full post »

All algos are not equal

All algos are not equal

Algorithms have made their way into our daily lives, from…

Read full post »

Is traditional D2C repo dying?

As D2C repo goes electronic, having the right systems in…

Read full post »

Partial settlement: The CSDR effect

Does your secured funding business support partial settlement? Or rather,…

Read full post »