Athora Netherlands joins RepoClear at LCH SA
30 January 2026 Netherlands
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Athora Netherlands has become the second ever sponsored member of RepoClear at LCH SA, enabling them to benefit from the capital, margin, and operational efficiencies of clearing.
This extension of the membership increases multilateral netting opportunities, delivering superior balance sheet, settlement, and risk reductions.
Athora will be working with Societe Generale as its clearing agent and BNP Paribas as settlement agent.
Commenting on the membership, Rick Stassen, senior portfolio manager, at Athora Netherlands, states: 鈥淏ecoming a sponsored member gives Athora Netherlands direct access to cleared euro repo liquidity and the benefits of netting which will support the robust risk management for our portfolios.
鈥淲e believe cleared repo will play an increasingly central role in market structure, and we鈥檙e proud to be at the forefront of this shift.鈥�
Michel Semaan, global head of LCH RepoClear, LSEG, adds: 鈥淲ith Athora joining as our second sponsored member at RepoClear SA, we expand buy side access to the world鈥檚 largest cleared euro repo liquidity 鈥� delivering stronger multilateral netting, capital efficiency and streamlined operations.鈥�
This extension of the membership increases multilateral netting opportunities, delivering superior balance sheet, settlement, and risk reductions.
Athora will be working with Societe Generale as its clearing agent and BNP Paribas as settlement agent.
Commenting on the membership, Rick Stassen, senior portfolio manager, at Athora Netherlands, states: 鈥淏ecoming a sponsored member gives Athora Netherlands direct access to cleared euro repo liquidity and the benefits of netting which will support the robust risk management for our portfolios.
鈥淲e believe cleared repo will play an increasingly central role in market structure, and we鈥檙e proud to be at the forefront of this shift.鈥�
Michel Semaan, global head of LCH RepoClear, LSEG, adds: 鈥淲ith Athora joining as our second sponsored member at RepoClear SA, we expand buy side access to the world鈥檚 largest cleared euro repo liquidity 鈥� delivering stronger multilateral netting, capital efficiency and streamlined operations.鈥�
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