Abbey - Financial Markets

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Short Term Financing

Santander Global Banking & Markets is a highly active participant in the short end of the UK and International Securities Finance and Money Markets, operating through its principal trading entities (Abbey National Treasury Services plc, Cater Allen International Limited in the UK and Abbey National Securities Inc in the USA).

Our experience in these highly specialised markets has been built up over many decades making us highly competitive in the following areas:

Equity & Fixed Income Collateralised Trading & Financing

  • Balance Sheet and Liquidity Management
  • Collateralised Financing
  • Securities Borrowing and Lending
  • Collateralised Swaps
  • Yield Enhancement
  • Principal Currencies - EUR, GBP, USD.

Money Market Trading

  • Money Market Instruments
    • Cash
    • Certificates of Deposit
    • Euro Commercial Paper
    • Floating Rate Notes
  • FX Swaps, GBP/USD and EUR/USD
  • Interest Rate Swaps - SONIAs
  • Asset and Liability Management
  • Repo - Government Bonds.

The Money Markets desks operate various trading books and manage Santander’s global liquidity. These books are principally denominated in GBP, USD and EUR. A key element and responsibility within these areas is for funding the Total Santander Group in the wholesale markets up to 2 years.

Our Structured Finance and Money Market Trading activities are supported by dedicated Sales Teams who maintain strong relationships with a wide range of counterparties including central banks, supranationals, commercial, investment and universal banks, insurance companies, fund and other asset managers, corporates and local authorities.