Updated
Updated · Markets Media · Jul 7
Citi Joins London Metals Clearing, Adding 4-Metal Loco London Settlement Services
Updated
Updated · Markets Media · Jul 7

Citi Joins London Metals Clearing, Adding 4-Metal Loco London Settlement Services

3 articles · Updated · Markets Media · Jul 7

Summary

  • Citi was admitted as a clearing member of London Precious Metals Clearing Limited, extending its precious-metals platform with Loco London settlement for gold, silver, platinum and palladium.
  • The move broadens Citi Commodities’ offering to global clients while expanding LPMCL’s clearing-member network in the London bullion market.
  • LPMCL said Citi’s entry adds capacity to the clearing and settlement system for the dominant global over-the-counter precious-metals market.
  • The admission underscores London’s central infrastructure role in bullion trading as banks seek deeper participation across trading, clearing and settlement.

Insights

With Hong Kong launching a rival, can Citi's membership protect London's supremacy in the global metals market?
Will Citi's new power accelerate the push to reclassify physical gold as a top-tier bank asset?