DEUTSCHE BÖRSE UNVEILS XPECT INSURANCE RISK DATA AND INDICES

Posted March 11, 2008

FRANKFURT – The Deutsche Börse (symbol, LSE: DHE.L) is expanding its market data and analytics under the name Xpect Data, to include data from insurance risks, a new asset class. Deutsche Börse also plans to introduce Xpect-Indices, which will serve as securitization for life and pension insurance risks or as the basis for other financial products.

Xpect Data delivers up-to-date figures for quantitative valuation of longevity risk, compiling data on population trends from exclusive sources in some cases, on a monthly basis. Previously, this data was only available every three to five years. Xpect Data will also deliver geographically-based data allowing recipients to draw conclusions about regional risks.

Xpect Data is based exclusively on transparent and objective statistics, and not on expert opinions. Deutsche Börse’s Market Data & Analytics unit publishes more than 2,100 indices, making it a major worldwide index provider.