July Insights: 7 Key Developments from ClearPar Connect Live

The ClearPar Connect Live webinar, July edition, hosted by James Irwin, Commercial Lead, Loan Platforms (EMEA & APAC) at S&P Global Market Intelligence, provided valuable insights into the latest loan market trends, as well as new features, and enhancements within the ClearPar and Loan Platforms ecosystem. Below are seven key developments discussed during the session:

Market Trends and Platform Updates

1. Market Metrics Review
A comprehensive review of market metrics showcased significant trends in secondary volumes and T+ times. Recent data indicated that average settlement times have decreased in recent months, following an upward trend in T+ times throughout the second half of 2024 and early 2025. Primary and secondary trade volumes were also analysed, with 2025 seeing significant growth in secondary volumes globally year to date. Notably, April set a record for secondary trade volume in the LSTA market, while May marked a record month for volumes on the LMA side. Primary volume has been more volatile to macro-economic stability, but the EMEA market has seen growth over 50% in the first half of 2025 (compared to H1 2024).

2. Growth in Private Credit
A spotlight was placed on the growing usage of private credit trades within ClearPar. Data revealed a sharp increase in private credit secondary volumes in 2025, while in recent months private deal creation outpaced broadly syndicated deals for the first time. This surge is largely attributed to recent functionality (Q4 2024) that maintains the private status of facilities for trade creation, ensuring they remain searchable only by loanX ID’s.

3. Automation and Market Efficiency
Advancements in automation associated with custodians and trustees continue to make an impact. Currently, 9 custodian banks are generating payments automatically based off real-time messaging received from ClearPar. Nearly 70% of all trades year-to-date have facilitated automated payments due to custodian messaging. Additionally, Loan Reconciliation has seen significant volume and adoption growth, with more agents submitting position data to the portal. There are currently over 18,000 active facilities being submitted by Agents for Lenders, Custodians and Auditors to access.

4. Recent Releases
Key recent ClearPar functionality included bulk delayed compensation (DC) flip functionality and an enhanced trade review processes for Agents and Security Agents. These updates aim to streamline operations and improve user efficiency. For example, the bulk DC flip functionality allows users to flip the direction of delayed compensation at the master trade level instead of per subtrade, simplifying the process significantly.

Looking Ahead: Roadmap and New Tools

5. Roadmap Items
Looking ahead, there are several significant developments on the horizon for ClearPar. The introduction of the end-to-end facility restructure functionality is set to streamline trade management and approval workflows, allowing users to seamlessly roll trades to a new facility within an existing trade ticket and retain all document and historical trade economics. Additionally, the upcoming Master Participation solution, which aims to automate and simplify the tracking process for participation trades, is expected to launch late summer.

6. Introduction of ClearPar Analytics
ClearPar Analytics, a new reporting and visualization tool, is designed to provide users with on-demand access to ClearPar datasets for enhanced trade analysis and insights. This tool features predefined dashboards as well as fully customizable reporting options, empowering users to access, design and analyze trade data based on their specific requirements. With over 10 data sets included, users can gain insights into trade details and statuses, credit and facility information, trade calculations, performance metrics and much more.

Best Practices and Tips

7. Best Practices and Tips
Practical tips were shared to help users maximize their experience with ClearPar and the Loan Platforms site. This included guidance on completing ADF setups for ADFlow, self-managing managing SSIs, and recent features including consent workflows and Agent disqualified lender (DQ) list management. The importance of leveraging the various user guides, training videos and monthly release notes were also highlighted, ensuring users have access to the latest information on demand.

View the webinar on-demand to gain deeper insights and stay tuned for more updates as we continue to support our clients in navigating the dynamic landscape of the loan market.

Missed our May edition? Read the essential insights here.