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Regulators urged to keep specials out of repo haircut debate

Industry experts say negative haircuts on scarcer collateral shouldn’t be seen as alarming

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Repo market participants are calling for regulators not to drag special collateral repo into the growing discussion around the appropriate level of haircuts on repurchase agreements.

Andy Hill, co-head of market practice and regulatory policy at the International Capital Market Association, says there “seems to be a lot of discussion around repo haircuts right now, including some misunderstanding

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