Clearstream's GSF inches up
06 September 2013 Luxembourg
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Clearstream released its August figures, which slowed a slight rise in securities financing services year-on-year.
For Global Securities Financing (GSF) services, the monthly average outstanding reached €562.5 billion. The combined services, which include triparty repo, securities lending and collateral management, collectively experienced an increase of 1 percent over August 2012 (€557.7 billion).
The value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of 4 percent to €11.6 trillion.
Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business increased by 2 percent from €6 trillion in August 2012 to €6.1 trillion in August 2013, while domestic German securities held under custody increased by 6 percent from €5.1 trillion in August 2012 to €5.4 trillion in August 2013.
In August 2013, 3.1 million international settlement transactions were processed, a 3 percent decrease over August 2012 (3.2 million). Of all international transactions, 83 percent were OTC transactions and 17 percent were registered as stock exchange transactions.
In the Investment Funds Services (IFS), 0.61 million transactions were processed, a 3 percent increase over August 2012 (0.59 million).
For Global Securities Financing (GSF) services, the monthly average outstanding reached €562.5 billion. The combined services, which include triparty repo, securities lending and collateral management, collectively experienced an increase of 1 percent over August 2012 (€557.7 billion).
The value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of 4 percent to €11.6 trillion.
Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business increased by 2 percent from €6 trillion in August 2012 to €6.1 trillion in August 2013, while domestic German securities held under custody increased by 6 percent from €5.1 trillion in August 2012 to €5.4 trillion in August 2013.
In August 2013, 3.1 million international settlement transactions were processed, a 3 percent decrease over August 2012 (3.2 million). Of all international transactions, 83 percent were OTC transactions and 17 percent were registered as stock exchange transactions.
In the Investment Funds Services (IFS), 0.61 million transactions were processed, a 3 percent increase over August 2012 (0.59 million).
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