Clearstream May report shows ETF assets topping €300 billion LeapRate

June 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Clearstream May report shows ETF assets topping €300 billion

Custody business for European ETFs grew by 25% over past 12 months / Vestima platform simplifies complex cross-border transactions for ETF issuers Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been highly successful with investors in recent years. Clearstream’s latest monthly report testifies to the buoyant demand for these passively managed, flexible and extremely versatile instruments, which are meeting…

May 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Clearstream releases monthly report, T2S volumes double to 500,000 transactions per day

Five years ago, the first nine Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) signed the agreement with the Eurosystem to set up the pan-European settlement platform TARGET2-Securities (T2S). T2S set out to reduce settlement cost in Europe, increase cross-border activity, move settlement to a common platform and thereby address some of the Giovannini barriers, identified as major obstacles…

January 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Clearstream releases steady December 2016 volumes

With the upcoming fourth and penultimate migration wave of TARGET2-Securities (T2S), Europe is taking a crucial step towards a harmonised settlement landscape. Clearstream, the largest T2S participant, will go live in February 2017, bringing about 40% of the overall volume to the European Central Bank’s settlement platform. This will lead to a doubling of current…

October 18, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Clearstream announces September report, GSF volume down with 13.6% YoY

Clearstream has just announced its September report. The highlights last month were: A slight rise can be seen in ICSD and IFS numbers YoY. ICSD was 6.85, IFS - 1.47, compared to last year's 6.66 and 1.44. September's GSF on the other hand, dropped down with 13.60% YoY and the actual number was 501.63. September's GSF has…

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