Garbi makes his wishes clear

Nearly six months ago, the MTS bond markets were offered a shortlist of clearing houses. It should be a simple choice between the London Clearing House and Clearnet but the process is dragging on. The cause of this delay may be that Gianluca Garbi, CEO of EuroMTS, is trying to force decisions in Clearnet’s favour.

       
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“This is a very personal issue for Garbi,” whispers one market observer, who does not wish to be named. “EuroMTS is his personal fiefdom. The idea of sharing power with a clearing house is one that he just couldn’t stomach.”

This is not the sort of language normally associated with clearing – the essential but unglamorous plumbing that makes liquid markets work. But it has recently become a more exciting issue.

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