Clearstream says July 2005 saw an increase in the number of monthly international transactions processed rising 26.8 percent at 1.65 million compared to the same month last year (July 2004: 1.30 million). Of these transactions, 82 percent were Over the Counter (OTC) transactions, and 18 percent were registered as stock exchange transactions.
Domestic settlement transactions in Germany increased 11.3 percent to 2.78 million, compared to 2.49 million for the same period last year. The ratio for domestic settlement transactions was 65 percent stock exchange transactions to 35 percent OTC transactions.
The value of assets held under custody on behalf of customers rose to Euros 8.4 trillion, a rise of 9.4 percent from the end of the same month last year (the July 2004 figure was Euros 7.7 trillion).
The securities financing business had monthly average outstandings of Euros 186.6 billion. The combined services, which includes triparty repo, securities lending and collateral management, collectively experienced a rise of 51 per cent from the same month last year (the July 2004 figure was Euros 123.6 billion).
Vestima+, the investment funds service, reached the highest number of investment funds related instructions ever processed at 205,112, a rise of 63.7 percent from the same month last year (the July 2004 figure was 130,757).