Global Market: Hedge fund group warns BoE repo reforms could worsen market stress

UK · 2026-10-07

1. Step 1 · The triggerAIMA warns that BoE-mandated central clearing in gilt repo would reduce market liquidity and amplify volatility in stress periods
2. Step 2 · Knock-ondealers and funds respond by shortening financing tenors and reducing market-making commitment, thinning secondary-market depth
3. Step 3 · Knock-ona stress episode meets a shallower repo market, forcing gilt yields wider to clear
4. Step 4 · Knock-onUK bank lending margins widen off the gilt curve, pushing floating-rate SME facility costs higher
5. Step 5 · Reaches youthe SME's interest expense rises and refinancing timing risk increases, squeezing cash flow and capex headroom

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Source: IN:Economic Times

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