Collateral Management in the current scenario of higher interest rates
in VBA Journaal door Karim Parra Rodriguez
Collateral management is a different game since 2022, in its July 2022 meeting, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to increase its three key interest rates by 50 basis points (0.5%): the interest rate on the main refinancing operations, the interest rate on the marginal lending facility, and the interest rate on the deposit facility (ECB, July 2022). This measure surprised the market with its magnitude, but not with its direction, as the growing inflation in the eurozone demanded a complete change in monetary policy. This event also marked the beginning of a series of consecutive increases that have reshaped financial markets, signaling the end of an era informally known as the ‘free money era.’