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Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan lead Risk’s first Dealer Rankings
Dealer Rankings 2023: Analysis of more than 1,000 cuts of Counterparty Radar data offers rare glimpse of sell-side pecking order
Collateral markets in need of rewiring
New data suggests a tech upgrade is needed to avoid a large central bank footprint in markets
Real-time repo needed for non-stop trading – DRW’s Wilson
Isda AGM: Veteran trader warns of “ugly tail risks” if market plumbing is not upgraded
State Street triples repo book to become top US fund dealer
Counterparty Radar: Pimco trades boost Boston bank as sector volumes hold steady in Q4
US MMFs’ holdings hit record as deposits flee banks
Funds run by JP Morgan, Fidelity and Goldman behind half of new investments in March
How banks can avoid bad haircuts on hedge fund trades
HSBC quant makes case for looking at collateral and funding rates in concert
Token effort is no blockchain boon for illiquid assets
Cash-like tokenised instruments find takers; initiatives based on less liquid assets struggle to take off
Market blocked in by volume caps on European DLT regime
Limited scope of pilot project risks holding back issuer and depository participation
SVB opens floodgates on liquidity buffers debate
European regulator says HQLAs should be booked at fair value, but not everyone agrees
EU banks need ‘billions’ in hedges to pass new NII test
Declines in net interest income can be hedged, but the markets may struggle to handle the demand
RBC, JP Morgan become top MMF repo dealers
BNP Paribas slips to third place after 10 months in top spot
Grim repo warning spotlights BNP Paribas booking model
Federal regulators may be targeting French bank’s Paris-based book of US Treasuries
MMFs’ reverse repos with Fed surged 35% last year
Fidelity-run funds drove 29% of the $601 billion in new trades
US retail funds further slash repo borrowing
Counterparty Radar: Manager activity in Q3 2022 lowest in nearly three years; BofA surpasses JP Morgan as top dealer
Repo clearing: trends, developments and outlook
Recent volatility in the UK gilt market has highlighted the repo market’s need for CCP stability, predictability and resilience. LCH RepoClear unpacks the trends and key developments of 2022, and shares an outlook for 2023
Shadow banks grew net repo claims to record $2.1trn in 2021 – FSB
Non-bank intermediaries, led by money market funds, tapped Fed’s reverse repo window as rates began their ascent
Japan banks’ LCRs pull back for 4th quarter in a row
Rise in net cash outflows remains sustained as HQLAs hit plateau
Aussie banks slash quasi-HQLAs by 27%
Lenders told to cut reliance on central bank repos for liquidity coverage amid a glut of government debt
Relative value trades face Treasury clearing squeeze
SEC’s clearing proposals may hurt levered basis trades and worsen illiquidity in off-the-run bonds
No clear gain: banks question SEC’s Treasuries clearing plan
US Treasuries dealers say clearing won’t help post-Covid illiquidity – and could harm it
Pension funds face intraday margin calls from anxious clearers
Some banks stick with T+1 margin posting, but others balk at funding cost and counterparty risk
Pensions eye collateral facilities to buffer market turmoil
Arrangements would allow funds to exchange riskier assets like corporate bonds for cash or gilts
US mutual funds pulled back from repo market in Q2
Counterparty Radar: Cash borrowing fell to lowest level since 2020; JP Morgan remains top dealer
UK pensions hit with £100m margin calls as gilts and sterling slide
At least three LDI managers request emergency capital as others consider unwinds to avoid default