Repo

Finadium releases survey of institutional investors in the repo market

Six ideas for new business opportunities created by AIFMD (Finadium subscribers only)

Should we buy into ESMA’s arguments on collateral shortages?

Clearstream releases results of conference voting surveys (collateral transformation, negative interest rates)

Dudley’s speech on how to fix wholesale funding floats some controversial ideas about tri-party

Fitch reports on MMFs holdings; we look behind the data

FASB plans to update the repo to maturity rules, but will they go too far and impact liquidation risk?

Fed SCOOS survey results on collateral transformation and the end of TAG

Two models for risk mitigation in collateral transformation trades (Finadium subscribers only)

The IMF looks at policies for regulating shadow banking

Ten pressing questions in securities finance for 2013

Finadium: Sizing Up the Collateral Transformation Trade

UBS and HSBC repo trade shows importance of collateral optimization

Some thoughts on the FSB mandating repo haircuts

Can governments really master securities lending and repo data collection and analysis? A response to the FSB proposal

FSB publishes recommendations on seclending and repo

The Fed and the ECB talk about fire sales and repo

The FDIC’s Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. Where will the money go?

The IMF on the cost of regulations: its not as bad as you think

ECB to set up Repo Database: devil will be in the details

"Puts in the Shadow", a new paper by Manmohan Singh is worth a read

Liberty Street Economics Blog on bilateral and tri-party repo haircut differences: they can't explain it. We can.

Collateral, collateral transformation and CCPs: a close look at the crazy numbers

Finadium Conference on October 30 in NYC: updated agenda and registration

Lord Turner and the FSA on Shadow Banking: Its Not Pretty

Reuters: BrokerTec, MTS to launch euro zone repo index series

US Tri-Party Repo Reform: "Everyday you are still rolling the dice"

Analysis: ESMA's securities lending guidelines for ETFs

Three highlights for securities finance from the 2012 US Office of Financial Research Annual Report

Singh and Stella on the velocity of collateral: banks just don't trust each other. We think there is more to it.

Liberty Street Economics blog post: the US repo market is a lot smaller than we thought

Finadium: Impact of Moody's Downgrades on Securities Lending, Repo and Collateral Management

Fitch: Collateral Transformation Drives Central Clearing Risks

Fed Governor Tarullo Beats the Drum on Shadow Banking: We Break Down his Speech for Clues on Future Regulatory Action

Disagreeing with Duffie: central US tri-party clearing utility not the right choice right now

Shadow Banking not that Shadowy, says Cantor

Artfully Dodging the Liquidity Coverage Ratio in Securities Lending and Repo.

More factors to consider on the direction of collateral transformation trades

Collateral Transformation Trades for CCPs: Banks say "Sorry, we can't help you"

“Replumbing Our Financial System: Uneven Progress” by Darrell Duffie: turn tri-party clearing into a "dedicated regulated utility"

Bank of New York Mellon targets DTC-cleared paper in the next step in tri-party reform. This one is going to hurt.

Moody's Downgrade Watch: What Will the Buy-Side Do?

The coming Moody's bank downgrades: funding and collateral will feel the heat

Pro-cyclicality and repo: do regulators understand how haircuts are determined?

Betting on a trade repository in securities lending and repo

Finadium: Shadow Banking is US$17 trillion industry, not US$60 trillion. Money market funds are not Shadow Banks.

The Supply of Safe Assets: the Other Side of the Equation

The IMF's Global Financial Stability Report looks at coming collateral shortages

"When Collateral is King": An Important Research Paper from Credit Suisse

A look at the Volcker Rule's impact on market liquidity