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The receipt, valuation and overall
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for cash in a repo transaction can

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management of collateral in return

and liquidity management options

introduce processes and concepts
unfamiliar to treasury staff more
comfortable with traditional cash

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Prompted by questions from fellow corporates not yet active
in the repo market, both these treasurers noted few, relatively
minor, extra requirements to ensure synchronisation of repo
market activity with their firms' accounting policies and
information on investment policies and risk exposures issued
to shareholders.
For both, internal approval took considerably less time and
effort than that required to put in place legal documentation
- despite various efforts to standardise the GMRA document that governs most repo transactions - and underlying
processes. These 'teething troubles' for new participants are
being ironed out, while opting for the services of a tri-party
can cut legal and documentation burdens, in part by providing
a "level playing field" for negotiations between counterparties of different size and experience, via a standardised legal
agreement. But the ongoing business of negotiating rates
and terms with banks, substituting and valuing collateral and
closing out or extending transactions can still yield surprises
for new entrants.
A key theme was the regular adjustments involved in repo
market activity, even when using the support of a triparty
agent. One of the treasurers noted that his firm soon wanted
to adjust the parameters of its collateral set to avoid receiving

certain securities, a requirement that was easily implemented. Separately, he also noted that he had not anticipated
- but was in no way inconvenienced by - the frequency with
which posted collateral was substituted by repo market
participants.
Another of the treasurers - already active in triparty - welcomed the granularity of information available from triparty
agents on changing collateral positions throughout the day,
and recommended running a medium-to-small test transaction as a route to familiarisation with underlying routines. The
impact of interest rate hikes on existing repo transactions, for
example, varies according to the terms agreed with counterparties, with some banks offering fixed or floating rates, while
others rebook an existing deal at a new rate in the event of
a change in central bank policy. To further support transparency, triparty agents are providing clients with the ability to
track most benchmark rates.
Another variable that can impact repo transactions is
currency risk, arising if the collateral offered by the counterparty is in a different currency from the cash borrowed.
In response to a question from a workshop participant from
a UK corporate, Euroclear's Gösta Feige, director of product
solutions, collateral management, said that counterparties



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COUVERTURE
SOMMAIRE
EDITORIAL
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Luxembourg Tax News
INTERVIEW with Sue Dean - Manager Director, Head of EMEA Treasury Services, J.P Morgan
FOCUS
How to attract and then retain talented young people to careers as treasurers?
Selecting your bank could be a challenge
Planning corporate reorganisations in credit agreements
FORUM
Repo markets and corporate practice
Cyber attaques en chaîne
Investir dans un contexte de remontée des taux d'intérêt?
Results and analysis of the EY Survey
THE FINANCIAL RISK OBSERVATORY
NEWS
LIFE BEYOND NUMBERS
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