Licensed clearing and settlement facilities operating in Australia

Listed below are the clearing and settlement (CS) facilities that have been licensed to operate in Australia by the Minister in accordance with Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act.

You can download a PDF version of the licence instrument for each facility listed.

We will add to this list when new licences are approved.

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Licensee Description of facility

ASX Clear Pty Limited (formerly known as Australian Clearing House Pty Limited)

- Variation to licence 11 March 2004

- Variation to licence 14 March 2005

- Variation to licence 2 March 2010

- Variation to licence 1 August 2010

- Variation to licence 24 November 2021

Clearing of transactions on ASX market.

For more information, go to www.asx.com.au

ASX Settlement Pty Limited (Formerly known as ASX Settlement and Transfer Corporation Pty Limited)

- Variation to licence 11 March 2004

- Variation to licence 2 March 2010

- Variation to licence 1 August 2010

- Variation to licence 24 November 2021 

Settlement of transactions on ASX market.

For more information, go to www.asx.com.au

ASX Settlement Pty Limited also holds an exemption to operate the managed investment scheme application and settlement service known as 'mFund', see Exempt markets.

ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Limited (Formerly known as SFE Clearing Corporation Pty Limited)

- Variation to licence 10 March 2004

- Variation to licence 1 August 2010

Clearing and settlement of transactions on SFE

For more information, go to www.sfe.com.au

Austraclear Limited CS facility licence

- Variation to licence 14 September 2007

Clearing and settlement of transactions in the financial products described in paragraph 5 of the licence. For more information go to www.sfe.com.au

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.

- Variation to licence 26 February 2019

Clearing and settlement of transactions in the financial products described in paragraph 5 of the licence. For more information go to www.cmegroup.com

IMB Ltd Clearing and Settlement Facility Licence

Clearing and settlement of transactions on the IMB Ltd market. For more information go to www.imb.com.au

LCH Ltd (formerly known as LCH.Clearnet Ltd)

- Variation to licence 1 July 2013

- Variation to licence 26 November 2014

- Variation to licence 9 July 2015

- Variation to licence 30 June 2017

- Variation to licence 5 September 2017

Clearing and settlement of transactions in the financial products described in paragraph 5 of the licence. For more information go to www.lch.com

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Last updated: 09/07/2013 12:00