Euroclear and BNP Paribas Securities Services partner on triparty collateral management
14 March 2012 Brussels
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Euroclear Bank and BNP Paribas Securities Services have announced an agreement at Euroclear’s annual Collateral Management Conference that will enable their mutual clients to benefit from access to a larger pool of collateral for triparty transactions.
The agreement will enable the two organisations’ mutual clients to use fixed-income and equity assets held with BNP Paribas Securities Services as collateral in triparty managed transactions at Euroclear Bank.
Client securities to be used as collateral will flow freely between the two organisations, while BNP Paribas Securities Services always remains the local custodian of the assets. When client securities are no longer needed as collateral by Euroclear Bank, they will be reinstated into the main client account held at BNP Paribas Securities Services.
The initiative consists of a multi-market collateral programme to be rolled-out in the next few months, delivering much-needed collateral flexibility and optimisation.
Frederic Hannequart, chairman of Euroclear Bank, said: “Together, BNP Paribas and Euroclear Bank will help our clients achieve greater risk protection and smarter use of their assets as collateral. This is particularly important as demand for collateral increases. By joining forces, we will alleviate one of the challenges of collateral fragmentation by making the transfer of collateral to the right place at the right time as seamless and operationally simple as possible. We are delighted to be partnering with BNP Paribas in this regard.”
Alain Pochet, head of clearing, settlement and custody at BNP Paribas Securities Services, said: “This type of partnership is key for both organisations. It will offer even greater optimisation of collateral to our mutual clients by accessing the Euroclear Bank triparty platform – in addition to BNP Paribas’ in-house collateral management offer.”
The agreement will enable the two organisations’ mutual clients to use fixed-income and equity assets held with BNP Paribas Securities Services as collateral in triparty managed transactions at Euroclear Bank.
Client securities to be used as collateral will flow freely between the two organisations, while BNP Paribas Securities Services always remains the local custodian of the assets. When client securities are no longer needed as collateral by Euroclear Bank, they will be reinstated into the main client account held at BNP Paribas Securities Services.
The initiative consists of a multi-market collateral programme to be rolled-out in the next few months, delivering much-needed collateral flexibility and optimisation.
Frederic Hannequart, chairman of Euroclear Bank, said: “Together, BNP Paribas and Euroclear Bank will help our clients achieve greater risk protection and smarter use of their assets as collateral. This is particularly important as demand for collateral increases. By joining forces, we will alleviate one of the challenges of collateral fragmentation by making the transfer of collateral to the right place at the right time as seamless and operationally simple as possible. We are delighted to be partnering with BNP Paribas in this regard.”
Alain Pochet, head of clearing, settlement and custody at BNP Paribas Securities Services, said: “This type of partnership is key for both organisations. It will offer even greater optimisation of collateral to our mutual clients by accessing the Euroclear Bank triparty platform – in addition to BNP Paribas’ in-house collateral management offer.”
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