In May 2012, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered a decrease of 2 percent to EUR 11.1 trillion (compared to EUR 11.3 trillion in May 2011). Securities held under custody in Clearstreams international business increased by 2 percent from EUR 5.9 trillion in May 2011 to EUR 6.0 trillion in May 2012 while domestic German securities held under custody decreased by 6 percent from EUR 5.4 trillion in May 2011 to EUR 5.1 trillion in May 2012. In May 2012, 3.4 million international settlement transactions were processed, a 4 percent increase over May 2011 (3.3 million). Of all international transactions, 82 percent were OTC transactions and 18 percent were registered as stock exchange transactions.
On the German domestic...
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