March

Feature: Much ado about nothing 11 March 2010

A recent technical amendment to the tax regulations affecting repo caused what seemed to be a disproportionate reaction from the market

Vanguard, Fidelity eye Fed repo deals 09 March 2010

Three firms are willing to partner with the New York Federal Reserve as it plans to use reverse repurchase agreements (repo) to control liquidity in financial markets.

February

Clearstream and Cetip eye collateral deal 15 February 2010

Brazilian clearinghouse Cetip and Clearstream team up

European regulators back clearing links 15 February 2010

European regulators back interoperability

Local currency bonds see growth 11 February 2010

An explosive growth in local currency bonds shakes up Asian fixed income markets.

UK plugs repo tax loophole 11 February 2010

The U.K. Treasury has blocked a loophole in a corporate tax law.

Group prepares repo market reforms 05 February 2010

A Federal Reserve-backed private sector task force for the repurchase market will draft more reform proposals

US concedes on repo market levy 02 February 2010

The US government is planning not to include the repurchase market in a proposed levy on banks’ administration

January

Eurex Repo achieves record results 11 January 2010

Eurex Repo, an electronic marketplace for international repo trading and secured financing, continued to further grow last year, reaching record levels.