On 29 October 2007, the Bundesbank and Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt (CBF) will launch a self-collateralisation service for the German domestic financial market, which has been developed in close collaboration with market participants.

Eurex: The international derivatives exchange Eurex will be launching new Euro inflation futures on 21 January 2008. The futures contract will be based on the HICP, which measures inflation in the Euro zone. With this product, Eurex is adding a new asset class to its product suite.

Deutsche Börse has further expanded its XTF segment for listed index funds on the electronic trading platform Xetra. Since Thursday, two more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) issued by Lyxor Asset Management have been tradable in XTF.

Clearstream, the international central securities depository (ICSD) within the Deutsche Börse Group, is to offer settlement service for Slovenian Government securities as of October 29. With this addition, Clearstream’s network now reaches 45 domestic markets around the globe.