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REPORT: The owner of the New York Stock Exchange set to buy a stake in one of Europe's most important clearing houses

Reports suggest that ICE will buy a 4% stake in Euroclear, worth roughly £200 million, with an announcement coming as early as this week.

  • Sky News reported that NYSE owner Intercontinental Exchange will buy a 4% stake in clearing house Euroclear.
  • The stake is believed to be worth around £200 million.
  • ICE's purchase will give it an important role in European securities trading post-Brexit.

LONDON — The owner of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is set to purchase a significant stake in one of Europe's most important clearing houses, according to reports.

Sky News reported on Sunday evening that ICE will buy a 4% stake in Euroclear from RBS, worth roughly £200 million, with an announcement coming as early as this week.

It will represent another step in the exit from assets bought by the bank before it had to be bailed out by the government during the financial crisis.

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Both RBS and Euroclear have so far declined to comment on the reports, while ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.

Euroclear is a firm that flies somewhat under the radar, but plays a crucial role in European markets infrastructure, clearing trades on assets like stocks and bonds worth trillions of pounds every year.

The location of euro-denominated trade clearing has been a hot topic since the euro first entered circulation in the late 1990s.

European policymakers have argued that euro clearing should take place within the euro area. Britain has repeatedly had to defend its right to clear euro trades, given that it does not have the euro. Years of disputes culminated in a legal battle in 2015, which the UK ultimately won.

However, Brexit has provided fresh impetus for those seeking to move clearing out of London. The ECB proposed a change to its statutes that would give it"a clear legal competence in the area of central clearing," back in June.

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