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LCH RepoClear SA upgrades its margin framework

21 June 2022 Paris
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Paris-based repo and cash bond clearing arm of LCH Group moved to a new VaR model on 20 June, with its €GC+ segment expected to follow in Q4 following integration with RepoClear SA

Global banks trial Finteum intraday repo and FX swap platform

14 June 2022 London
Reporter: Bob Currie

BNY Mellon, Barclays, Citi and NatWest Group are among 14 banks that have tested simulated intraday repo and intraday FX swap trades on the platform built by the London-based fintech, which is expected to launch in 2023

ICMA releases report on digitising repo market legal documentation

25 May 2022 Global
Reporter: Bob Currie

The report, issued in collaboration with D2 Legal Technology, evaluates work done on the GMRA Clause Library and Taxonomy and outlines the next stages of the project

APG appoints Eurex for repo clearing

24 May 2022 Germany
Reporter: Bob Currie

Eurex will connect Dutch pension fund asset manager APG, with approximately €600 billion AUM, to its ISA Direct repo clearing service from mid-June. It plans to release its ISA Direct Indemnified model in July

Eurex Repo records strong repo market expansion for April

04 May 2022 Germany
Reporter: Bob Currie

Average daily volume for repo transactions has climbed 75 per cent YoY to €145 billion for April, with GC Pooling activity up 4 per cent YoY, according to Frankfurt-based trading and clearing entity

KDPW_CCP granted approval to clear repo transactions on TBSP platform

25 April 2022 Poland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The clearing house will begin clearing conditional transactions concluded on the Treasury BondSpot Poland platform, having secured authorisation from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority

European Repo Survey reports 5.4% rise in outstanding repo value in 6 months to Dec 2021

21 April 2022 Europe
Reporter: Bob Currie

Total repo contract value outstanding on the books of 57 firms responding to the latest European Repo and Collateral Council (ERCC) survey has grown to a record €9.2 billion, rising from €8.7 billion in the June 2021 survey and up 11 per cent YoY

RepoClear cleared nominal hits new Q1 highs at Ltd and SA

08 April 2022 UK, France
Reporter: Bob Currie

Combined activity across RepoClear’s Paris and London operations reached a record €67.47 trillion in cleared nominal for Q1 2022, as post-Brexit regulatory recognition extended for LCH Ltd and SA

Commonwealth Bank of Australia joins LCH SA

06 April 2022 France
Reporter: Jamie Wallace

CBA joins LCH SA, becoming the first Australian financial institution to join the Paris-based clearing house

ERCC publishes new version of its Repo Best Practice Guide

29 March 2022 Global
Reporter: SFT

The ICMA European Repo and Collateral Council has updated its best practice document, providing details of recommended practices and conventions designed to support orderly trading and settlement of repurchase agreement transactions

South Street leads investment in hedge fund software firm Kayenta

28 March 2022 US
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Repo securities finance dealer South Street Securities Holdings has become the lead investor in a capital raise by Kayenta Ltd, a hedge fund software solutions developer

Eurex Repo volumes up 11 per cent YoY for February

09 March 2022 Germany
Reporter: SFT

Total monthly term-adjusted volume climbed 25 per cent YoY to €112.3 billion for repo market activity, with GC Pooling volume on the Deutsche Börse-owned platform down 4 per cent

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