In March 2010, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of 8 percent to EUR 10.8 trillion (compared to EUR 10.0 trillion in March 2009). Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business experienced a rise of 8 percent from EUR 5.3 trillion in March 2009 to EUR 5.7 trillion in March 2010 while domestic German securities held under custody increased by 8 percent from EUR 4.7 trillion in March 2009 to EUR 5.1 trillion in March 2010. In March 2010, 3.51 million international transactions were processed, a 40 percent increase over March 2009 (2.50 million). International Over the Counter (OTC) Bond transactions jumped 27 percent from 1.54 million to 1.95 million in March 2010. Of all international transactions, 75 percent were OTC...
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