Although investment managers receive substantial funds directly from households, many of their counterparties are sophisticated investors in positions of fiduciary responsibility. In addition, most asset managers are employees of institutions - mutual fund families, bank holding companies - that are in the market for the long haul.
The working group on top-up collateral under the auspices of the Ministry of Business and Growth was established after Danmarks Nationalbank had pointed out the risks related to the need for top-up collateral. This group is to explore the opportunities for handling this requirement in an appropriate way.