The London Stock Exchange is waiting to see how the dust settles on a number of pending regulatory initiatives before deciding on its hotly debated clearing strategy, providing further signs that the exchange's relationship with LCH.Clearnet remains uncertain.

Xavier Rolet, who was speaking to Financial News following the publication of the exchange's full year results, said that the exchange was "going to wait" for regulatory changes to see how things pan out before deciding on its clearing strategy.