Market Infrastructure

Danish CSD Reports Bumper Year For Bonds

Vaerdipapircentralen (VP), the Danish CSD, says that 2002 set a new record in fixed income transaction volumes in Denmark. However, considering that the stock market was so weak, it also settled a surprisingly high number of equity transactions. The annual

Turnover Slumps In Stockholm In 2002

Total share turnover on the Stockholm stock exchnage was down significantly on 2001, amounting to SEK 2, 702 billion, against SEK 3,994 billion in 2001. The total derivative trading turnover amounted to 60 920 817 contracts, against 62 735 817

Eurex Claims Another Record Year In 2002

Eurex, the international derivatives exchange controlled by Deutsche Borse, says it has already set a new world record in trading volume in 2002. Based on the preliminary figures, which include estimated volumes for the last five trading days of the

Clearstream Bolsters Vestima With Filinks Acquisition

Clearstream announced today that it was buying Filinks from CDC Ixis Capital Markets, in order to enhance the mutual fund processing capabilities of its Vestima platform. Filinks has developed a technology (FORS) which Clearstream says can dramatically improve STP rates