Clearstream’s monthly figures for August 2021 show its assets under custody stood at approximately €16.5 trillion, an increase of 12 per cent compared with August 2020.
Clearstream, the Luxembourg-based international central securities depository (ICSD), saw its assets under custody increase by 12 per cent YoY to 16.5 trillion.
The Global Securities Financing business generated a 4 per cent YoY rise in volume outstanding to €552.3 billion.
Securities deposits held with Clearstream’s ICSD business increased 3 per cent YoY to 7.3 trillion. Transaction volumes for the period increased 12 per cent to 5.4 million.
For domestic activity through Clearstream’s CSD business, securities deposits climbed 18 per cent YoY to €5.8 trillion, with transaction volume rising 14 per cent to 13.6 million for the equivalent period.
Collective investments processed through Clearstream’s Investment Funds Services (IFS) division jumped 22 per cent YoY to €3.3 trillion in asset terms, with trade volume rising by 19 per cent to 3.3 million transactions.
