Clearstream Releases March 2010 Figures

In March 2010, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of 8% to 10.8 trillion (compared to 10.0 trillion in March 2009). Securities held under custody in Clearstreams international business experienced a rise

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In March 2010, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of 8% to 10.8 trillion (compared to 10.0 trillion in March 2009). Securities held under custody in Clearstreams international business experienced a rise of 8% from 5.3 trillion in March 2009 to 5.7 trillion in March 2010 while domestic German securities held under custody increased by 8% from 4.7 trillion in March 2009 to 5.1 trillion in March 2010.

In March 2010, 3.51 million international transactions were processed, a 40 percent increase over March 2009 (2.50 million). International Over the Counter (OTC) bond transactions jumped 27% from 1.54 million to 1.95 million in March 2010. Of all international transactions, 75% were OTC transactions and 25% were registered as stock exchange transactions. On the German domestic market, settlement transactions reached 6.88 million, 10% more than in March 2009 (6.25 million). Of these transactions, 63% were stock exchange transactions and 37% OTC transactions.

For Global Securities Financing (GSF) services, the monthly average outstanding reached 493.3 billion. The combined services, which include triparty repo, securities lending and collateral management, collectively experienced a rise of 6% over March 2009 ( 464.2 billion). In the Investment Funds services, 444,376 transactions were processed, a 42% increase over March 2009 (313,359).

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