Figures (Group)

Euroclear clients deposited a record level of assets for safekeeping and asset servicing with the Euroclear group national and international central securities depositories (CSDs) in 2011. At the end of 2011, the equivalent of EUR 22.1 trillion of client assets were held by Euroclear entities, a slight increase compared with the end of 2010. The value of securities transactions settled by Euroclear group CSDs rose to EUR 580 trillion, or a 10%, in 2011.

Highlights (Euroclear Bank)

Securities held in custody for clients rose by 3% to a record EUR 10.8 trillion at the end of 2011 from EUR 10.5 trillion at the end of 2010. The value of transactions processed by Euroclear Bank in 2011 rose to EUR 328.5 trillion, a 24% increase from EUR 265 trillion in 2010. The number of transactions processed by Euroclear Bank in 2010 rose to a record 59.4 million, 25% more than the 47.7 million in 2010.

Triparty collateral management deals outstanding administered by Euroclear Bank at year-end 2011 averaged EUR324.1 billion per day compared with EUR 303 billion per day in 2010.

Volume increases in 2011 slowed in comparison with previous years as banks deleveraged their balance sheets. In addition, central banks continued to serve as the primary sources of liquidity for the banking community, thereby reducing the level of interbank securities finance deals during the year. Nevertheless, Euroclear Bank has attracted a broader range of clients for its triparty collateral management services as the need for secured financing continued to gain momentum.

In March 2009, Euroclear Bank won the mandate to issue and processes the secondary market settlement of a new type of Irish government debt - Irish Treasury Bills (ITBs). Together with BoNY Mellon as distribution and paying agent, Euroclear Bank will provide all settlement, as for Irish government bonds (since 2000).