Collateral management
Collateral management and optimisation product of the year: CloudMargin
Delivering the modern blueprint for enterprise collateral resilience
BoE analysis sparks debate over reuse of repo collateral
Central bank policy analyst contends reuse of collateral may amplify volatility in repo rates
The hidden cost of collateral
As costs rise and high-quality collateral becomes scarcer, improved collateral management is on the radar
JP Morgan, Eurex push for DLT-driven collateral management
The high-stakes project could be a litmus test for the use of blockchain technology in the capital markets
Diversification of LDI liquidity buffers sparks debate
Funds using credit assets to top up collateral waterfall, but some risk managers are sceptical
Nomura’s HQLAs hit record ¥7.1 trillion
Notes issuance, favourable yen boost easy-to-sell reserves
Clearing house of the year: LCH
Risk Awards 2025: LCH outshines rivals in its commitment to innovation and co-operation with clearing members
Derivatives client clearer of the year: Societe Generale
Risk Awards 2025: French dealer rides CTA wave with 9.6% jump in US clearing business
Collateral management solution of the year: Murex
Uncleared margin reform is no longer about just getting the job done. It is about making sure the job is done well. Murex’s comprehensive collateral solution has made a meaningful difference this year, streamlining enterprise-wide margining, collateral…
Regulators urged to back non-cash variation margin
Market participants warn FSB on cash demands if banks curb collateral upgrade trades
Nervous UK pension schemes want liquidity fixes – it’ll cost them
Asset managers are crafting new ways for schemes to raise cash in a crisis
Derivatives funding: smart solutions for a complex environment
Eurex’s cleared repo and GC Pooling offerings are helping market participants overcome challenges in the funding, financing and collateral markets
Citi and JP Morgan vie to extend collateral optimisation to CCPs
High rates and increasing collateral requirements have ignited race for greater efficiency
Collateral damage: the lowdown on dirty CSAs
How are banks coping with growing demand for non-cash collateral in uncleared derivatives contracts? An expert panel discusses the re-emergence of dirty CSAs
HKEX and LCH look to expand eligible collateral
Chinese government bonds in the frame as clearing houses seek to boost non-cash margin options
CFTC plan to relax MMF margin restriction sparks debate
Industry welcomes proposal to lift ban on repo-using funds as eligible IM, but some warn MMFs bring risks
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
Ice Clear Europe collateral spreads a ‘nightmare’, say banks
Risk.net spread analysis shows Ice pays little more than half the rate of other CCPs on cash margin
Blockchain startup Symbiont files for bankruptcy
Clients included Citi, State Street and Vanguard
Pension funds foresaw margin meltdown (a decade ago)
Years of warnings went largely unheeded. Questions may now spread to post-crisis clearing and margining project