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Liquidity

The ease with which an asset can be converted into cash without affecting its market price.

Liquidity News

Industry
ECB to integrate non-financial credit claim portfolios into collateral framework

The decision marks the return to a single list of eligible collateral applied across the whole euro area, reducing complexity and ensuring a level playing field for all credit institutions

Repo
Zenith joins working group to tokenise JGB repo market onchain

The collaboration aims to upgrade traditional securities lending with blockchain-powered tokenized Japanese government bonds and stablecoin repo

Repo
Securities listed in Clearstream’s D7 DLT accepted as Eurosystem collateral

The firm says the initiative will allow for enhanced liquidity and collateral mobility, bridging the gap between digital securities and the core of European central bank money operations

Technology
Transcend launches collateral solution for traditional and digital assets

Transcend Digital supports emerging use cases tied to real-time collateral mobility, digital asset integration, and cross-network interoperability

Repo
HIFI completes onchain repo trade on Canton Network

Stablecoin infrastructure firm HIFI provided the cash leg of the transaction against US Treasuries supplied by trading platform DRW, while Marex acted as prime broker

Regulation
ICMA and ISLA submit joint response to US Basel III proposal

The response, drafted with counsel from Clifford Chance, calls for two primary adjustments to the proposed framework

Repo
People’s Bank of China to launch repo facility

The move aims to support the high-level opening-up of China's financial markets and facilitate the RMB liquidity management of overseas central banking institutions

Regulation
ISLA: From Endgame to preparing for the long game

Panellists at this year's ISLA Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference provided an in-depth discussion on Basel III