The Bank of England (BoE) is intensifying its focus on hedge fund leverage in the UK gilt repurchase agreement (repo) market, as concerns grow over concentration risk and potential threats to financial stability, according to a report by Bloomberg.
In remarks delivered last week, Dave Ramsden, the BoE’s deputy governor for markets, warned that hedge fund positioning in the gilt repo market has reached levels that warrant regulatory attention, signalling that policy intervention may be increasing...
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