Clearstream’s November 2011 figures

In November 2011, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered a decrease of 2 percent to € 10.9 trillion (compared to € 11.1 trillion in November 2010). Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business stayed flat at € 5.9 trillion – while domestic German securities held under custody decreased by 5 percent from € 5.3 trillion in November 2010 to € 5.0 trillion in November 2011.

In November 2011, 3.1 million international settlement transactions were processed, a 12 percent decrease over November 2010 (3.5 million). Of all international transactions, 82 percent were OTC transactions and 18 percent were registered as stock exchange transactions. Year-to-date November 2011 is with 35.0 million international settlement transactions 4 percent (+1.4 million) above same period last year (year-to-date November 2010: 33.6 million).

On the German domestic market, settlement transactions reached 7.0 million, 6 percent less than in November 2010 (7.5 million). Of these transactions, 68 percent were stock exchange transactions and 32 percent OTC transactions. Year-to-date November 2011 is with 82.1 million domestic settlement transactions 14 percent (+10.0 million) above same period last year (year-to-date November 2010: 72.1 million).

For Global Securities Financing (GSF) services, the monthly average outstanding reached € 663.1 billion. The combined services, which include triparty repo, securities lending and collateral management, collectively experienced a rise of 23 percent over November 2010 (€ 540.2 billion).

In the Investment Funds services, 0.45 million transactions were processed, a 6 percent decrease over November 2010 (0.48 million). Year-to-date November 2011 is with 4.85 million transactions 5 percent higher than same period last year (year-to-date November 2010: 4.63 million).