{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"156310","rtpr_id":"nPrec1TlPa-20260930","ticker":"RY","exchange":"TSX","all_tickers":["RY"],"title":"RBC Capital Markets awarded General Clearing Member status by European Commodity Clearing","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-30T09:01:00.041Z","article_body":"RBC Capital Markets awarded General Clearing Member status by European\nCommodity Clearing\nPR Newswire\n\nLONDON, Sept. 30, 2026\n\nExpanded clearing capabilities across European energy and commodity markets\n\nLONDON, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RBC Capital Markets has been awarded\nGeneral Clearing Member (GCM) status by European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC),\nthe leading clearing house for energy and commodity markets in Europe. This\nmilestone enables the bank to clear and settle transactions on behalf of\nNon-Clearing Members (NCMs).\n\n\n\nRBC Capital Markets has a long-standing commitment to growing its European\nenergy and commodities franchise, and GCM status with ECC marks a meaningful\nstep forward in that journey. Clients, which include some of Europe's largest\nenergy producers, utilities and financial institutions, will benefit from\nenhanced market access, more robust clearing solutions and deeper support\nacross the energy transition.\n\nAs a General Clearing Member, RBC Capital Markets is now authorised to offer a\nfull suite of clearing services across power and gas futures and spot\ncontracts, European Energy Exchange (EEX) carbon auctions and a broader range\nof products across the wider EEX platform. The expanded offering strengthens\nthe bank's ability to support clients navigating Europe's evolving energy and\ncarbon markets.\n\nWhat does this mean for RBC's clearing and commodities strategy?\n\"Becoming a General Clearing Member with ECC is a significant step for our\nclearing and futures business. It enables us to expand our reach, offer more\nservices to clients and give market participants deeper, more resilient access\nto European energy and commodity markets. It reflects our commitment to\nbuilding clearing solutions that meet clients where the market is heading,\"\nsaid Eric Aldous, global head of clearing services and futures, RBC Capital\nMarkets.\n\n\"GCM status lets us bring clients the full breadth of commodities markets –\nfrom power and natural gas to environmental products and beyond. As Europe's\nenergy landscape evolves, market participants need a partner who can help them\nmanage risk and capture opportunities across the transition. This deepens that\nsupport and broadens the products we can clear on their behalf,\" said Brandon\nEverhardt, global head of commodities, RBC Capital Markets.\"\n\nWhat markets and products does this cover?\nEEX is a leading energy exchange that builds secure, successful and\nsustainable commodities markets worldwide, offering trading in power, natural\ngas, environmental and freight products, alongside clearing and regulatory\nservices. RBC Capital Markets' GCM status covers clearing across these markets\nthrough ECC.\n\n\"We're delighted to welcome RBC Capital Markets to ECC as a General Clearing\nMember, providing the wider trading community with even greater access to the\nEEX energy and commodity markets. As cleared markets continue to play an\nimportant role in managing risk and ensuring efficient, transparent trading,\nthe addition of RBC Capital Markets further strengthens our clearing network.\"\n\nAbout RBC\nRoyal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven,\nprinciples-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes\nfrom the 105,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to\nbring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients\nthrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the\nlargest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified\nbusiness model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional\nexperiences to our more than 19 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27\nother countries. Learn more at rbc.com\n(https://www.rbc.com/about-rbc.html).‎\n\nWe are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through\ndonations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at\nrbc.com/peopleandplanet (https://www.rbc.com/our-impact/index.html).\n\nAbout RBC Capital Markets\nThe most significant corporations, institutional investors, asset managers,\nprivate equity firms and governments around the globe recognize RBC Capital\nMarkets as an innovative, trusted partner with an in-depth expertise in\ncapital markets, banking and finance. We are well-established in the largest,\nmost mature capital markets across North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific\nregion, which collectively encompasses 80% of the global investment banking\nfee pool.\n\nRBC Capital Markets is part of a leading provider of financial services, Royal\nBank of Canada (RBC). Founded in 1864, RBC is Canada's biggest bank and one of\nthe largest in the world based on market capitalization. With a strong capital\nbase and consistent financial performance, RBC is among a small group of\nhighly rated global banks. Learn more at rbccm.com (http://www.rbccm.com/).\n\nMedia Contact:\nRebecca Smallridge, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications\nEmail: rebecca.smallridge@rbccm.com | Tel: +44 (0) 7935 205796\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/rbc-capital-markets-awarded-general-clearing-member-status-by-european-commodity-clearing-302891889.html\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS789525/RBC-Capital-Markets-RBC-Capital-Markets-awarded-General-Clearing.jpg?id=OA2974734\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPrec1TlPa-20260930","title":"RBC Capital Markets awarded General Clearing Member status by European Commodity Clearing","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"RY","created":"2026-09-30T09:01:00.041Z","tickers":["RY"],"exchange":"TSX","article_body":"RBC Capital Markets awarded General Clearing Member status by European\nCommodity Clearing\nPR Newswire\n\nLONDON, Sept. 30, 2026\n\nExpanded clearing capabilities across European energy and commodity markets\n\nLONDON, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RBC Capital Markets has been awarded\nGeneral Clearing Member (GCM) status by European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC),\nthe leading clearing house for energy and commodity markets in Europe. This\nmilestone enables the bank to clear and settle transactions on behalf of\nNon-Clearing Members (NCMs).\n\n\n\nRBC Capital Markets has a long-standing commitment to growing its European\nenergy and commodities franchise, and GCM status with ECC marks a meaningful\nstep forward in that journey. Clients, which include some of Europe's largest\nenergy producers, utilities and financial institutions, will benefit from\nenhanced market access, more robust clearing solutions and deeper support\nacross the energy transition.\n\nAs a General Clearing Member, RBC Capital Markets is now authorised to offer a\nfull suite of clearing services across power and gas futures and spot\ncontracts, European Energy Exchange (EEX) carbon auctions and a broader range\nof products across the wider EEX platform. The expanded offering strengthens\nthe bank's ability to support clients navigating Europe's evolving energy and\ncarbon markets.\n\nWhat does this mean for RBC's clearing and commodities strategy?\n\"Becoming a General Clearing Member with ECC is a significant step for our\nclearing and futures business. It enables us to expand our reach, offer more\nservices to clients and give market participants deeper, more resilient access\nto European energy and commodity markets. It reflects our commitment to\nbuilding clearing solutions that meet clients where the market is heading,\"\nsaid Eric Aldous, global head of clearing services and futures, RBC Capital\nMarkets.\n\n\"GCM status lets us bring clients the full breadth of commodities markets –\nfrom power and natural gas to environmental products and beyond. As Europe's\nenergy landscape evolves, market participants need a partner who can help them\nmanage risk and capture opportunities across the transition. This deepens that\nsupport and broadens the products we can clear on their behalf,\" said Brandon\nEverhardt, global head of commodities, RBC Capital Markets.\"\n\nWhat markets and products does this cover?\nEEX is a leading energy exchange that builds secure, successful and\nsustainable commodities markets worldwide, offering trading in power, natural\ngas, environmental and freight products, alongside clearing and regulatory\nservices. RBC Capital Markets' GCM status covers clearing across these markets\nthrough ECC.\n\n\"We're delighted to welcome RBC Capital Markets to ECC as a General Clearing\nMember, providing the wider trading community with even greater access to the\nEEX energy and commodity markets. As cleared markets continue to play an\nimportant role in managing risk and ensuring efficient, transparent trading,\nthe addition of RBC Capital Markets further strengthens our clearing network.\"\n\nAbout RBC\nRoyal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven,\nprinciples-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes\nfrom the 105,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to\nbring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients\nthrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the\nlargest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified\nbusiness model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional\nexperiences to our more than 19 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27\nother countries. Learn more at rbc.com\n(https://www.rbc.com/about-rbc.html).‎\n\nWe are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through\ndonations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at\nrbc.com/peopleandplanet (https://www.rbc.com/our-impact/index.html).\n\nAbout RBC Capital Markets\nThe most significant corporations, institutional investors, asset managers,\nprivate equity firms and governments around the globe recognize RBC Capital\nMarkets as an innovative, trusted partner with an in-depth expertise in\ncapital markets, banking and finance. We are well-established in the largest,\nmost mature capital markets across North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific\nregion, which collectively encompasses 80% of the global investment banking\nfee pool.\n\nRBC Capital Markets is part of a leading provider of financial services, Royal\nBank of Canada (RBC). Founded in 1864, RBC is Canada's biggest bank and one of\nthe largest in the world based on market capitalization. With a strong capital\nbase and consistent financial performance, RBC is among a small group of\nhighly rated global banks. Learn more at rbccm.com (http://www.rbccm.com/).\n\nMedia Contact:\nRebecca Smallridge, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications\nEmail: rebecca.smallridge@rbccm.com | Tel: +44 (0) 7935 205796\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/rbc-capital-markets-awarded-general-clearing-member-status-by-european-commodity-clearing-302891889.html\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS789525/RBC-Capital-Markets-RBC-Capital-Markets-awarded-General-Clearing.jpg?id=OA2974734\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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