Check out Euroclear.com. They exclusively handle all back end clearing and settlement on the Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam Bourses, as well as the London Stock Exchange. They may now handle some other stock exchanges, too. They also handle the majority of backend clearing and settlement across Europe.
As of the last time I checked (several years ago), they had over 27T Euros of assets under management.
Their competitor in the US is Depositary Trust Corporation (DTC), and last I checked they had over one quadrillion dollars of assets under management.
As of the last time I checked (several years ago), they had over 27T Euros of assets under management.
Their competitor in the US is Depositary Trust Corporation (DTC), and last I checked they had over one quadrillion dollars of assets under management.