Name: LCH Interview: The Latest Developments in Benchmark Rate Reform
Start: 2020-10-30T15:45:00Z
End: 2020-10-30T15:45:21.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
Rating: 5

LCH, an LSEG post-trade business, is a global clearing house with proven risk management capabilities across multiple asset classes. Our innovative clearing and compression solutions, developed in collaboration with our partners in the credit, equity, fixed income, FX and rates markets, enable members and clients to increase capital, margin and operational efficiencies. As regulation drives demand for clearing, we are supporting the transition to new interest rate benchmarks and are expanding buy-side access through Sponsored Clearing. Our growing SwapAgent service extends many of the benefits of clearing to the non-cleared market. Watch our videos and webinars for insights and unique perspectives on the key issues and latest developments in financial markets globally.

If you would like to speak to us directly, please do get in touch - marketing@lch.com.

LCH streamlines the trade unwind and roll process through STP connectivity to execution venues. This eliminates manual processes, ensures accuracy, and cuts the time required to access and analyse trades from days to minutes.  Developed in partnership with the market, LCH’s STP connectivity solution is part of our suite of post-trade data, analytics, calculation and optimisation services, designed to increase efficiency and reduce costs across the clearing lifecycle. Watch our new demo to see how LCH connects to Tradeweb on the LCH SwapClear Portal and learn how the solution:  - Enables reliable, efficient retrieval of all cleared trade details - Routes information for unwinding trades or rolling positions forward - Ensures offsetting trades meet initial obligations

LCH SwapClear: Guide to STP Connectivity with Tradeweb

LCH streamlines the trade unwind and roll process through STP connectivity to execution venues. This eliminates manual processes, ensures accuracy, and cuts the time required to access and analyse trades from days to minutes.  Developed in partnership with the market, LCH’s STP connectivity solution is part of our suite of post-trade data, analytics, calculation and optimisation services, designed to increase efficiency and reduce costs across the clearing lifecycle. Watch our new demo to see how LCH connects to Bloomberg on the LCH SwapClear Portal and learn how the solution:  - Enables reliable, efficient retrieval of all cleared trade details - Routes information for unwinding trades or rolling positions forward - Ensures offsetting trades meet initial obligations

LCH SwapClear: Guide to STP Connectivity with Bloomberg

The CDS options market has grown significantly over the past decade, reaching $1.1 trillion in March 2020. What is driving credit options activity? What’s the outlook for options clearing? And what benefits does it deliver? Find out with Michael Amakye, Director, CDSClear Sales, in conversation with leading sell-side and buy-side market participants, in ‘Delivering Innovation in CDS Options Clearing’.

Presenter: Michael Amakye, Director, CDSClear Sales, LCH

Guests:
- Ahrash Daneshva, Portfolio Manager, Cheyne
- Emma Richardson, Global Head of Treasury, Business Risk and Product Development, Derivatives Clearing, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Owain Roberts, Executive Director, Institutional Equity Division, Morgan Stanley
- Christoph Hock, Head of Multi-Asset Trading, Union Investment

LCH CDSClear: Delivering Innovation in CDS Options Clearing

With the LIBOR Index Cessation dates now confirmed, Phil Whitehurst, Head of Service Development, Rates at LCH, discusses progress in RFR adoption in swaps markets and SwapClear’s support for transition via its phased approach to proactive LIBOR conversion.

LCH Benchmark Reform Video: Managing a Smooth Conversion from LIBORs to RFRs

LCHバーチャル・セミナー：　SwapClearにおけるリスク・フリー・レートへの変換

迫りつつあるLIBORの指標性喪失に備え、清算会員およびクライアントの皆様が円滑かつ効率的にリスク・フリー・レートへの変換を遂げていただくよう、SwapClearは、同プロセス対し構造的なアプローチを行います。

当セミナーでは、アジア太平洋地域・リスク部門長のポール・ワイリーと、LCH日本代表　今西寛より、変換プロセスにおける技術的側面、および、オペレーション上で考慮すべき事柄や、利用可能なツール、そして一連の手数料などについて、ご説明いたします。

スケジュール：

ご挨拶、および概要

· ポール・ワイリー、LCHアジア太平洋地域・リスク部門長（英語と日本語字幕）

SwapClearにおけるリスク・フリー・レートへの変換

· 今西　寛、LCH日本代表、リスク・フリー・レートへの変換におけるSwapClearのアプローチおよび、重要なポイントにつき、日本語でご説明します。

To ensure our members and clients in APAC are prepared for the approaching LIBOR Index Cessation Effective Date and are able to transition smoothly and efficiently to RFRs, SwapClear is following a structured approach to the conversion process.

Join LCH’s Yutaka Imanishi, Head of Japan, and Paul Wylie, Head of Risk, APAC, to learn about the key technical and operational considerations of the transition for market participants in APAC, the tools available to facilitate this, and an overview of ISDA Fallback and LCH conversion fees.

Agenda:

Welcome & Opening Remarks

· Paul Wylie, Head of Risk, APAC, LCH (in English with Japanese subtitles)

Conversion to Risk-Free Rates at SwapClear

· Yutaka Imanishi, Head of Japan, LCH, provides an overview of SwapClear’s approach to RFR conversion and key considerations for market participants in APAC (in Japanese)

LCH Virtual Seminar: Converting to Risk-Free Rates at SwapClear

LCH ForexClear’s Lucy Webber, Sales Associate, and Joblu Miah, ForexClear Risk Manager, take an in-depth look at the crucial role of CCPs in effective risk management, LCH’s risk management lines of defence and ForexClear’s default management process.

Default Management – A Discussion with LCH Risk Management

Watch Chris Barnes, Senior Advisor at LCH SwapAgent, discuss the latest developments of standardisation in uncleared derivatives markets and the impact of benchmark reform with guest Christina Schuitemaker, Derivatives Funding Trading at Deutsche Bank.

LCH Virtual Roadshow: Panel on Uncleared Derivatives and Benchmark Reforms

LCH’s Frank Soussan, Global Head of CDSClear and Head of SA EquityClear and CommodityClear, is joined by guest moderator Jeremy Grant and panellists from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Union Investment to discuss the benefits of clearing CDS index and index options, how banks are supporting client clearing, and which credit derivatives products are likely to be cleared in the future.

LCH Virtual Roadshow: Panel Discussion on Maximising Efficiency Through Clearing

Watch LCH’s Rick Schonberg, Global Head of ForexClear Product Development, and our panel of leading clearing brokers from Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi and Goldman Sachs as they discuss the benefits and challenges of cleared FX, the impact of UMR on current market structures, and the cost of clearing compared to FX prime brokerage.

LCH Virtual Roadshow: Panel Discussion on Benefits and Challenges of Cleared FX

In this video, our panel of LCH experts explain RepoClear’s role within LCH and LSEG and discusses the service’s extensive product range and reach, its expanding liquidity pools, netting benefits, and the latest innovations and developments, including sponsored clearing.  

 
- Moderator: James Upton, Commercial Services Director, RepoClear and EquityClear, LCH

- Emmanuel Rolland, COO, RepoClear and CaLM SA, LCH

- Nigel de Jong, Head of RepoClear Sales and Relationship Management, LCH

- Tom Archer, Product Development Manager, RepoClear and EquityClear, LCH

LCH RepoClear Virtual Seminar: Panel – Introduction to RepoClear

MarkitSERV has over 20 years’ experience in standardising post trade workflows for OTC derivatives, with an established and growing presence in FX. 

In this session Lauren Ewald, Senior Relationship Manager, speaks to Peter Altero Jr, Head of Rates and Clearing Business Development at MarkitSERV, about the expansion of MarkitSERV’s FX offering, the firm’s connectivity with ForexClear, and how an evolving regulatory landscape as well as demand for greater efficiency is driving industry change.

Approved Trade Sources - A Discussion with MarkitSERV

LCH主催バーチャル・セミナー
日本における店頭デリバティブ取引および清算について

当社の日本における、清算サービスの展開と市場参加者の皆様に対するサポートについてご案内します。

SwapClear、ForexClearおよびRepoClearなどを巡る近時の動向や、LCH SMARTを利用して大幅なオペレーション・資本効率を達成する方法についてご説明します。

当バーチャル・セミナーでは、ロンドン証券取引所ポストトレード部門グループディレクター兼LCHグループCEO、ダニエル・マグワイア（Daniel Maguire）、およびLCH日本代表、今西寛がご説明します。

スケジュール：
歓迎のご挨拶　
ロンドン証券取引所ポストトレード部門グループディレクター兼LCHグループCEO　ダニエル・マグワイア
（英語　＊日本語字幕あり）

日本における店頭デリバティブ取引、および清算について
LCH日本代表　今西寛
　－LCHが日本において提供するサービスおよび、サポートについてご説明します。
（日本語のみ）


Listen in as we explain how LCH is expanding its clearing offering in Japan, benefiting local participants. Hear the latest developments at SwapClear, ForexClear and RepoClear, and how you can take advantage of LCH SMART to generate significant operational and capital efficiencies. Join Daniel Maguire, Group Director, Post Trade Division, LSEG, and Chief Executive Officer, LCH Group, and Yutaka Imanishi, Head of Japan, LCH, for the LCH Virtual Seminar.

Agenda:
Welcome & Opening Remarks
· Daniel Maguire, Group Director, Post Trade Division, LSEG, and Chief Executive Officer, LCH Group
(in English with Japanese subtitles)

OTC Derivatives Trading and Clearing in Japan
· Yutaka Imanishi, Head of Japan, LCH, discusses LCH services and how they support Japan’s OTC derivatives market for local participants

LCH Virtual Seminar:  Focus on Japan – OTC Derivatives Trading and Clearing

What are the latest trends in the CDS options market? How are regulatory pressures and the drive for efficiency shaping the market? And where does CDS options clearing fit in? Find out in our panel on the development of CDS options clearing.

- Moderator: Michael Amakye, Director, CDSClear Sales, LCH
- Ahrash Daneshvar, Portfolio Manager, Cheyne
- Robin Fox, Index Options Trading, J.P. Morgan
- Adam Johnson, Head of CDSClear Product Development, LCH
- Owain Roberts, Executive Director, Institutional Equity Division, Morgan Stanley

LCH CDSClear Virtual Seminar: Panel – Development of CDS Options Clearing

Interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment is growing. But is this just a fad, or is it a critical investment tool that shouldn’t be ignored? And what will the launch of the first CDS ESG index at CDSClear mean for the market? 

Agenda:

Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Frank Soussan, Global Head of CDSClear & Head of SA EquityClear & CommodityClear, LCH
 

Panel: Evolving Market Structure – The Rise of ESG Investing in Credit
As ESG volumes soared during the pandemic-driven volatility, were firms equipped to hedge risk effectively? Are investors pushing for more sustainable investment? What role will clearing play in ESG investments, and what benefits will this bring? Our expert panel discusses the key issues.

- Moderator: Michael Amakye, Director, CDSClear Sales, LCH
- Kay Hope, ESG for Global Fixed Income, BoA Credit Research
- Srichandra Masabathula, Product Specialist, Indices, Markit
- Elisabeth Seep, Executive Director, ESG Products, MSCI
- Dr. Henrik Pontzen, Head of ESG Portfolio Management, Union Investment
 

Panel: Development of CDS Options Clearing
What are the latest trends in the CDS options market? How are regulatory pressures and the drive for efficiency shaping the market? And where does CDS options clearing fit in? Find out in our panel on the development of CDS options clearing.

- Moderator: Michael Amakye, Director, CDSClear Sales, LCH
- Ahrash Daneshvar, Portfolio Manager, Cheyne
- Robin Fox, Index Options Trading, J.P. Morgan
- Adam Johnson, Head of CDSClear Product Development, LCH
- Owain Roberts, Executive Director, Institutional Equity Division, Morgan Stanley
 

Closing Remarks
- Frank Soussan, Global Head of CDSClear & Head of SA EquityClear & CommodityClear, LCH

Innovation and Sustainable Investments in Credit Derivatives

As the industry heads toward the anticipated cessation of LIBOR at the end of 2021, global efforts to reform interest rate benchmarks are intensifying. Watch LCH’s Phil Whitehurst, Head of Service Development, Rates, and Joanne Donaghey, Director, Sales and Relationship Management, as they discuss the latest developments in benchmark rate reform, the role of CCPs in supporting the adoption of alternative risk-free reference rates (RFRs) and the importance of product innovation in the development of RFR markets.

LCH Interview: The Latest Developments in Benchmark Rate Reform

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