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06 February - SwapClear Announces U.S. $34 Billion Cleared in Client Business in January 2012
LCH.Clearnet Limited's (LCH.Clearnet's) market-leading interest rate swap (IRS) clearing service, SwapClear, today announced that in January it cleared U.S. $34 billion in total notional client business across seven of the 17 currencies currently available.

13 January - LCH.Clearnet clears a record €152 trillion fixed income trades in 2011: up 11% on 2010
The total nominal value of fixed income trades cleared by LCH.Clearnet Group (LCH.Clearnet) in 2011 reached a record €152 trillion, an increase of 11% on 2010 as market participants have turned to clearing to mitigate counterparty risk in a highly volatile environment.

11 January - LCH.Clearnet named 'clearing house of the year' by Risk Magazine for second consecutive year
LCH.Clearnet Group (LCH.Clearnet) has been named "clearing house of the year" for the second year in a row by Risk Magazine, in recognition of its market leading OTC derivative risk management capabilities, client-focused service and development of innovative clearing solutions.

05 January - LCH.Clearnet appoints Lisa Rosen as Group Head of Compliance and Public Affairs
LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd (LCH.Clearnet) has appointed Lisa Rosen as Group Head of Compliance and Public Affairs. Previously, Lisa was Managing Director, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs at Barclays Capital in London.

19 December - SwapClear Enhancements Drive Additional USD 32.7 billion of IRS Client Clearing
New York, December 19, 2011 - LCH.Clearnet Limited (LCH.Clearnet), the world's leading independent clearinghouse, today announced that SwapClear, its interest rate swap (IRS) clearing service, saw a rise in notional volume of USD 32.7 billion for buy-side client clearing over the last two weeks. This brings the total buy-side notional volume outstanding to USD 257billion. The increased volumes follow recent service enhancements and demonstrate the market's appetite for robust clearing solutions.

15 December - SwapClear Enhancements Drive USD 21 billion of IRS Client Clearing
LCH.Clearnet Limited (LCH.Clearnet), the world's leading independent clearinghouse, today announced that SwapClear, its interest rate swap (IRS) clearing service, saw a rise in notional volume of USD 21 billion for buy-side client clearing over the last 7 days. The increased volumes follow last week's service enhancements and demonstrate the market's appetite for robust clearing solutions. Total clearing during that time was USD 9.7 trillion of notional volume.

12 December - LCH.Clearnet's SwapClear clears OTC interest rate swaps for LBBW
LCH.Clearnet Ltd's (LCH.Clearnet), market leading over-the-counter (OTC) Interest Rate Swap (IRS) clearing service has commenced clearing IRS trades for Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW). This brings the total number of SwapClear clearing members to 60.

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