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SwapClear achieves record volumes in 2016
January 9th, 2017
5% increase in clearing volumes Over $665 trillion notional cleared, through 3.8 million interest rate derivative trades Over $384 trillion notional compressed 97 members and a record 510 clients are using compression services at LCH LCH, a leading global ...
Brexit and Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers the prospect of a new legal dawn
November 21st, 2016
Profit trumps everything, as managing partners eye opportunities via global ructions Profit and people is what keeps law firm leaders awake at night, but Brexit and Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers the prospect of a new legal dawn, an exclusive ...
DCU Becomes First Credit Union to Join Chamber of Digital Commerce
October 18th, 2016
Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) has joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce, the world’s leading trade association representing the blockchain industry. Its membership reflects DCU’s reputation as an early adopter of technology, which it earned as one of the ...
Research: Almost 70% of lawyers believe they work in the most stressful profession
October 17th, 2016
Nearly 70% of lawyers believe they work in the most stressful profession, according to research. A study — undertaken by virtual outfit, Keystone Law — questioned more than 300 legal professionals (predominantly associates and partners) from top 50 to ...
CFTC Expands Interest Rate Swap Clearing Requirement
September 29th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today expanded the existing clearing requirement for interest rate swaps. The Commission voted unanimously to approve an amendment to Commission regulation 50.4(a) that establishes a new clearing requirement determination. The new clearing ...
Second referendum ‘perfectly possible’, say top EU law professors on Q&A Reddit thread
August 8th, 2016
University of Liverpool experts use social media to spread their wisdom There is “no obstacle” in law to the United Kingdom holding a second referendum on EU membership, according to a group of EU law experts from the University ...
London Stock Exchange reports Revenue up 9% to £721.9 million
August 5th, 2016
Continued good financial performance with growth across all core business areas – in particular, in Information Services, including strong results at FTSE Russell, in Capital Markets and at LCH Revenue up 9% to £721.9 million (H1 2015: £663.0 million); ...
Immigration lawyers comment about how Brexit affecting them
July 14th, 2016
Nearly three weeks on from the unexpected referendum result, the world is still fascinated by what a vote to leave the EU means for the big wide world of commercial law. The details of what a post-Brexit City of ...
Some of London’s leading public and EU law specialists are launching a legal fight to preserve UK’s EU membership
July 4th, 2016
Legal dream team fights to make Brexit conditional on parliamentary backing Big guns from Mishcon de Reya, Blackstone, Matrix and Monckton take aim at referendum decision Some of London’s leading public and EU law specialists are launching a last ...
Euro clearing houses to move in eurozone following the Brexit decision
June 29th, 2016
The European Union will move its London-based bank regulator to Paris or Frankfurt following Britain’s decision to leave the bloc, while the European Central Bank will insist euro clearing occurs in the euro zone, a senior EU official said ...
