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US Federal Reserve establishes two new standing repo facilities

30 July 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The US Federal Reserve’s open market committee has established two standing repo facilities to support the effective implementation of monetary policy and smooth market functioning

MarketAxess sees uptick in post-trade repo volume

15 July 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The firm also says 57 matching counterparts are now using its post-trade repo solution, with additional firms also in the pipeline, pending go-live in Q3 and Q4 of 2021

Tradeweb reports June rise in repo trading activity

07 July 2021 US
Reporter: SFT

Repo average daily volume was US$366.4 billion, representing a 53.6 per cent rise in June compared June 2020, according to Tradeweb data

Broadridge distributed ledger repo platform executes $25 billion in ADV in first week

14 June 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

“This is the first step in the transformation of the repo markets using smart contracts and distributed ledger technology,” says Broadridge president of capital markets Vijay Mayadas

Eurex Repo sees Repo Market and GC Pooling decline

09 June 2021 Germany
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The Deutsche Börse-owned marketplace for international secured funding and financing reports its monthly result

Frontclear concludes first Dominican Republic cross-border repo trade

14 May 2021 Dominican Republic
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The firm unlocks access to global and local interbank markets for emerging markets and developing countries’ banks by providing credit guarantees to cover counterparty credit risk, utilising local currency assets as collateral

New German green bond eligible in Eurex repo and clearing

13 May 2021 Germany
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The €6 billion 30-year green bond has spearheaded discussion of ESG in the repo market

SFT: Pandemic disruption inspired innovation in repo markets

06 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Panellists at the SFT Technology Symposium hailed newly-invigorated tailwinds for technology adoption in repo markets, although there is still significant headroom for growth

ICMA asks stakeholders how to make repo more green

22 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The association’s euro repo body sees huge potential for a green repo market, but says a number of questions remain unanswered

BNY Mellon now offers FICC-sponsored cleared repo through investment portal

16 April 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The sponsored cleared repo sector has climbed from approximately $30 billion in daily volume in early 2017 to a peak of over $525 billion in March 2019, with daily volumes in recent months consistently above $200 billion

ICMA updates EU repo best practice guide

12 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The trade body's European Repo and Collateral Council has revised its best practices to support post-trade efficiency

Eurex repo market YoY figures slump

12 April 2021 Germany
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The pandemic-era volatility of March and April 2020 was a boon for Euro repo volumes, according to Eurex

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