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Featured image for “LCH Move To Rewrite Processing for the Rates and FX Markets via SwapAgent”

November 2, 2016 - Editor

For those familiar with the DTCC Trade Information Warehouse, you'll know this was the first central end-to-end processing platform for OTC business. LCH has now

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September 28, 2016 - Editor

I wish Millennium and LSEG luck, in what will be the mother of all clearing projects.

Featured image for “End of a Clearing Project, SwapClear LLC”

July 1, 2016 - Editor

Wind down of SwapClear LLC in the US

Featured image for “Eurex Launches Direct Access For Clients to Clearing”

March 31, 2016 - Editor

A new model for giving clients access to clearing by re-modelling the Client – CCP relationship

Featured image for “Did Anyone Foresee a Twix Based Metaphor for Clearing?”

March 18, 2016 - Editor

Patrick Young and the Exchange Invest team make things much simpler.

Featured image for “ForexClear pioneer steps down amid fall-out”

March 5, 2016 - Editor

I spotted this story over at Euromoney…. changes at LCH.Clearnet. http://www.euromoney.com/Article/3534951/ForexClear-pioneer-steps-down-amid-fall-out.html – anybody know the background? Who knows, it may be a storm in a teacup.

Featured image for “Video Commentary on LSE-DB Merger from William Barkshire”

March 2, 2016 - Editor

A video commentary on the prospects for the LSE-DB merger and the effects on Asia, by William Barkshire, one of our contributors. Also thoughts on

Featured image for “EurexOTC Clear Expand Liquidity Fee Waiver Programme”

January 23, 2016 - Editor

Eurex Clearing offers a new incentive programme "Expand Liquidity" which grants fee incentives to all Clearing Members and Registered Customers for their OTC Interest Rate

Featured image for “Cross Margining of Listed Derivatives and OTC IRS & CCP Cleared IRS Switches – An Analysis”

January 6, 2016 - Editor

With the mandatory OTC Clearing timetable now finalised for Europe by ESMA, focus will now feature on the efficiencies of each CCP IRS offering and

Featured image for “CCP Conundrums: LCH.Clearnet White Paper”

January 4, 2016 - Editor

The shifting capital, regulatory and industry landscape has created some unexpected consequences for CCPs. In LCH.Clearnet’s latest white paper, they examine the impact of these