Clearstream, Euroclear eye buy-side bonanza as IM rules loom
Depositories offer access to automated margining in different ways, but each faces challenges
With hundreds of funds due to be caught by new derivatives margining rules over the next two years, many are looking at ways to lighten the load – for example, by automating collateral transfers. The problem is that only four custodians offer this service. Two of them – Clearstream and Euroclear – have traditionally focused on banks and make onboarding demands that funds may baulk at.
The two international central securities depositories (ICSDs) hope to grab a chunk of this new business, but
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