Melissa van der Merwe (Director)
- Nov 16, 2017
- 1 min read

ICMA Publishes Study into the State and Evolution of the European Credit Repo Market

This study gives interesting insight into the state of play of the repo and security lending markets in Europe. The article deals with the importance of these markets in creating liquidity (an all-important aspect in today's markets where liquid collateral is required across many products.) This, however, is being somewhat hampered by regulatory requirements and restrictions. It will be a case of regulators striking the right balance between creating sufficient liquidity whilst reducing systemic risk.

Read the article here.

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