Barclays to make available additional liquidity to support LDI counterparties
Following the Bank of England’s market notice of 10 October 2022 regarding the launch of the Temporary Expanded Collateral Repo Facility, Barclays PLC confirms that Barclays Bank PLC will provide access to additional liquidity for liability driven investment funds (“LDI counterparties”) against eligible collateral. An LDI counterparty’s ability to access the liquidity from Barclays will be open until 10 November 2022 and, if so utilised, will be available for the LDI counterparty’s ongoing use thereafter, in each case subject to the availability of the Temporary Expanded Collateral Repo Facility and certain conditions.
Eligible collateral includes non-financial corporate bonds issued within the UK, US and EEA. For all collateral, which will be subject to concentration limits per LDI counterparty, the maximum tenor is 30 years and the minimum rating is Baa3/BBB-. Barclays and each LDI counterparty will act on a bilateral, arm’s length basis as principals under a repurchase agreement on commercial terms to be agreed including size, price, margining and termination provisions.
Barclays’ provision of this liquidity to LDI counterparties is not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s CET1, leverage or liquidity coverage ratios.
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