Clearstream’s May 2011 figures 08 June 2011Luxembourg Reporter: Ben Wilkie
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In May 2011, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of three per cent to €11.3 trillion (compared to €10.9 trillion in May 2010). Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business stayed flat at €5.9 trillion compared to same month last year while domestic German securities held under custody increased by seven per cent from €5.0 trillion in May 2010 to €5.4 trillion in May 2011.
In May 2011, 3.26 million international settlement transactions were processed, a three per cent decrease over May 2010 (3.37 million). Of all international transactions, 78 per cent were OTC transactions and 22 per cent were registered as stock exchange transactions.
On the German domestic market, settlement transactions reached 7.72 million, five per cent less than in May 2010 (8.11 million). Of these transactions, 68 per cent were stock exchange transactions and 32 per cent OTC transactions. But year-to-date May 2011 is 11 per cent (+ 5.5 million) above same period last year.
For Global Securities Financing (GSF) services, the monthly average outstanding reached €552.7 billion. The combined services, which include triparty repo, securities lending and collateral management, collectively experienced a rise
of eight per cent over May 2010 (€509.6 billion).
In the Investment Funds services, 0.43 million transactions were processed, an eight per cent decrease over May 2010 (0.47 million). But year-to-date May 2011 is with 2.37 million transactions 15 per cent higher than same period last year (2.07 million).
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