Russia鈥檚 NSD gains repo contract parity
13 July 2017 Moscow
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The National Finance Association (NFA), a self-regulatory organisation of Russian financial markets, has declared that repo agreements using the National Settlement Depository鈥檚 (NSD) collateral management services are on par with traditional master agreement standards.
The standard form of the master agreement allows NSD clients to reduce the time required to develop contractual documents with counterparties, as well as to use NSD鈥檚 triparty services, in particular, for inter-dealer repos.
NSD developed the additional agreement form for clients who have already signed master agreements with counterparties.
Alina Akchurina, managing director for collateral management and triparty services, NSD, said: 鈥淎 standard master agreement form for concluding repos with collateral management functions delegated to a neutral intermediary is a common practice supported by national regulators.鈥�
鈥淭he standard forms are optional for clients using NSD鈥檚 triparty services, and the participants may continue to use their own agreement forms. However, many clients prefer to sign the standard forms.鈥�
Previously, the NSD, in partnership with Bloomberg, launched a new collateral management service for over-the-counter repo transactions in March.
The platform aims to expand the number of users of NSD鈥檚 collateral service and allow new repo transactions to be processed 鈥渋n a similar way to the functionality available for repos with the Bank of Russia and the Federal Treasury鈥�.
NSD鈥檚 existing system currently services 192 participants.
In a statement on the launch, NSD described its role as keeping general collateral certificates and basic assets, as well as providing collateral management services to automatically select clients鈥� securities for the pool on the basis of selected parameters and for margins calls.
The standard form of the master agreement allows NSD clients to reduce the time required to develop contractual documents with counterparties, as well as to use NSD鈥檚 triparty services, in particular, for inter-dealer repos.
NSD developed the additional agreement form for clients who have already signed master agreements with counterparties.
Alina Akchurina, managing director for collateral management and triparty services, NSD, said: 鈥淎 standard master agreement form for concluding repos with collateral management functions delegated to a neutral intermediary is a common practice supported by national regulators.鈥�
鈥淭he standard forms are optional for clients using NSD鈥檚 triparty services, and the participants may continue to use their own agreement forms. However, many clients prefer to sign the standard forms.鈥�
Previously, the NSD, in partnership with Bloomberg, launched a new collateral management service for over-the-counter repo transactions in March.
The platform aims to expand the number of users of NSD鈥檚 collateral service and allow new repo transactions to be processed 鈥渋n a similar way to the functionality available for repos with the Bank of Russia and the Federal Treasury鈥�.
NSD鈥檚 existing system currently services 192 participants.
In a statement on the launch, NSD described its role as keeping general collateral certificates and basic assets, as well as providing collateral management services to automatically select clients鈥� securities for the pool on the basis of selected parameters and for margins calls.
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