In Dublin today, Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD today announced that the Deutsche Börse Group entity Clearstream, a leading provider of post-trade services in the financial services sector, is to establish an operational centre to support investment processing into hedge funds in Dublin with the potential for the creation of, over time, more than 100 new jobs. At this early stage of the venture, 15 new positions have already been created and filled. Clearstream is a subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse AG which is one of the largest exchange organisations in the world. The Irish Stock Exchange is using Deutsche Börse’s cash market trading technology Xetra.
Today’s announcement is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland.
Clearstream in Dublin will focus on providing its Vestima investment fund services offering to the hedge fund industry and in particular connect with buyers and sellers of hedge funds, process trade orders and undertake settlement.
Making the announcement Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD said, “The Financial Services sector is a key driver of jobs in Ireland. I am delighted that Clearstream has taken the decision to establish an operation centre for servicing the investments into hedge funds in Dublin with the potential for more than 100 jobs. Ireland is a global hub for the funds industry and today’s announcement further enhances the range of services and companies located in Dublin. Once again IDA Ireland has done an excellent job in highlighting Ireland's attractiveness as a destination for investment from European companies. I would like to wish all at Clearstream every success.”
Jeffrey Tessler, CEO of Clearstream, said, “Clearstream selected Ireland for this investment as a result of the country’s excellent reputation as a domicile and servicing centre for the hedge funds industry on top of the excellent talent pool for this particular industry. Clearstream in Dublin will be at the centre of the funds sector in Ireland allowing us to build relationships with hedge fund promoters, distributors and administrators. Our aim is to grow our Dublin franchise over time, thus creating new jobs in Ireland.”
Welcoming the announcement, from Brussels where he is attending an EU Trade Council meeting, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD said: “The announcement that Clearstream has decided to establish a fund services operation in Dublin and create 100 high quality jobs is a great win for Ireland. A key part of the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs is to attract leading players in the financial services sector and increase employment by 10,000 by 2016, and over the last number of months we have seen several significant jobs and investment announcements in this sector. The challenge now is to build on this success and by putting in place the right supports and an intensive programme of trade and investment missions I am determined to ensure that we continue to create the jobs growth we need”.
Welcoming the announcement, Barry O’Leary, CEO of IDA Ireland said, “Clearstream is a very welcome addition to the investment fund community in Ireland. Ireland has developed an excellent reputation globally as both a funds domicile and funds servicing centre with more than 40% of all global alternative investment funds serviced from Ireland. The establishment of Clearstream’s investment fund services office in Dublin further reinforces Ireland’s position within the global industry. I wish Clearstream every success with this venture and offer the ongoing support of IDA Ireland.’’
About Clearstream
With over 100,000 investment funds on its order routing platform Vestima and more than 7 million settlement instructions processed every year, Clearstream is one of the leading providers of investment funds services world-wide. The company is also the largest contributor to the standardisation of funds processing world-wide.
As an international central securities depository (ICSD) headquartered in Luxembourg, Clearstream provides the post-trade infrastructure for the Eurobond market and services for securities from 52 domestic markets worldwide. Clearstream’s customers comprise approximately 2,500 financial institutions in more than 110 countries. Its services include the issuance, settlement and custody of securities, as well as investment fund services and global securities financing. With more than 11 trillion Euros in assets under custody, Clearstream is one of the world’s largest settlement and custody firms for domestic and international securities.
As a central securities depository (CSD) based in Frankfurt, Clearstream also provides the post-trade infrastructure for the German securities industry, offering access to a growing number of markets in Europe. Further information: www.clearstream.com
Source IDA