Collateral Management in the Limelight.

The article reports on the growing demand for collateral management service as a tool for risk mitigation, liquidity management and revenue enhancement in the U.S. Euroclear Bank has launched its DerivManager service which offers trade matching and daily portfolio reconciliations while assisting customers in managing their exposures and collateral in the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market. It mentions that the growing need for collateral is being driven by the rapid growth of OTC derivatives and securities finance transactions.