Press Releases
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LCH SA connects to Cboe Europe for equities clearing
06 October 2020
LCH SA offers clearing of all Euronext stocks traded on Cboe Europe’s UK order books
Clearing available via the “Preferred CCP” model
Market participants benefit from the efficiencies of consolidating activity at one CCP
LCH SwapAgent processes its first SONIA/SOFR cross-currency basis swap
28 September 2020
Highlights LCH SwapAgent’s commitment to supporting industry efforts to reform reference rates
Bank of America and Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets acted as counterparties to the swap
LCH SwapAgent offers standardised infrastructure and efficiencies to the non-cleared derivatives market
LCH clears first Israeli Shekel-denominated swaps
16 September 2020
LCH is the first clearing house to offer clearing of Israeli Shekel-denominated interest rate swaps
Launched in response to customer demand
SwapClear offers clearing for interest rate derivatives across 27 global currencies
European Investment Bank joins LCH SA as first supranational clearing member
08 July 2020
European Investment Bank live accessing €GCPlus at LCH RepoClear
First supranational institution to become a clearing member of LCH SA
LCH clears first SORA swaps
19 May 2020
LCH is the first clearing house to offer clearing of Singapore Dollar swaps benchmarked to SORA
Launched in collaboration with the market and in response to customer demand
Demonstrates LCH’s continued support for global rates reform
Yutaka Imanishi appointed Head of Japan, LCH
02 April 2020
Responsible for LCH’s business in Japan
Appointment demonstrates LCH’s long-term commitment to Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region
LCH is licensed by Japanese Financial Services Agency for offering clearing services of non-Yen IRS and FX non-deriverable forwards (NDFs) to Japanese financial insititutions
LCH’s RepoClear welcomes two new clearing members
30 March 2020
Royal Bank of Canada is first Canadian member to clear Euro debt at LCH SA
Royal Bank of Canada (Channel Islands) Limited is first member from the jurisdiction to clear Sterling debt at LCH Ltd
LCH launches clearing of European Subordinated Financials Credit Derivatives
20 February 2020
Introduces clearing for Markit iTraxx Europe Subordinated Financials Index and single names
First CCP to offer clearing of Subordinated Financials Single Name CDS
Goldman Sachs among first participants to clear the products
Demonstrates continued growth and innovation of the service, following a record year for volumes
LCH delivers record clearing volumes in 2019
09 January 2020
Innovations include launch of FX forwards clearing, €STR swaps, consolidation of Euro-debt activity at LCH SA and increased venue connectivity at EquityClear
Over $1.2 quadrillion cleared at SwapClear, with $920 trillion compressed
Record volumes also reported by CDSClear, ForexClear and RepoClear
LCH clears first €STR swaps
21 October 2019
LCH is first clearing house to offer clearing of Euro-denominated swaps benchmarked to the new reference rate, €STR
Launched in response to strong market demand to clear the products
Demonstrates LCH’s support for global rates reform