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Interest Rate Swap

A financial derivative contract in which two parties exchange interest rate cash flows, based on a specified principal amount from different interest rate indices.
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UOB joins LCH’s SwapClear and ForexClear

UOB is the first Southeast Asian bank to join ForexClear as a direct member, and is the final Singapore local banking group to join as a direct member of SwapClear
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SIX launches Swiss GDR-leg of China-Switzerland Stock Connect

Since signing an MoU in 2019, SIX has been working with the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges to establish a GDR Stock Connect offering to encourage mutual access for Chinese and Swiss market participants
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Hong Kong and Mainland China announce Swap Connect mutual access programme for IRS markets

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced a collaboration with the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) and Shanghai Clearing House (SHCH) to create a mutual access programme for interbank interest rate swap (IRS) markets
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LSEG claims strong Q3 performance across all divisions

London Stock Exchange Group reports 7.3 per cent growth in gross profit for Q3, with post-trade revenue up 11.5 per cent in constant currency terms
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LCH clears first Israeli interest rate swaps

LCH is the first to clear Israeli interest rate swaps, with backing from J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi and HSBC
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HSBC China facilitates first IRS trade by overseas investors

HSBC China has facilitated the first interest rate swap trade by overseas institutional investor through the central counterparty clearing model in the China Interbank Market
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Eurex sets up fixed income committee

Eurex Group has set up a fixed income and currency board advisory committee and has also been recognised as a foreign central counterparty by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority
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Eurex Clearing launches partnership programme

The programme plans to build a “balanced ecosystem”, responsible for aligning responsibilities and benefits related to economics and governance, bringing “greater choice and transparency” to the market