ECSDA views and news

ECSDA response to the European Commission’s consultation on the integration of EU capital markets.

On 10 June, the European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA) welcomed the opportunity to respond to the European Commission Targeted Consultation on integration of EU Capital Markets. CSDs are regulated market infrastructures enabling issuance, settlement and servicing of securities in

ECSDA Responds to the call for evidence on the SIU

On 6 June 2025, The European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Call for evidence for an impact assessment Savings and Investments Union fostering integration, scale and efficient supervision in the single market, in

ECSDA Welcomes the Commission’s Communication on the Savings and Investments Union

We are pleased to see that the strategy places "Fostering Citizens’ Wealth and Economic Competitiveness in the EU" at its core. We welcome the confirmed liquidity and grow centric approach and the recognition that only an effective, deep, and liquid

ECSDA Responds to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on SIU

Today, 10 March, ECSDA has submitted its response to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the SIU, reinforcing our commitment to fostering deeper capital markets integration and enhancing EU competitiveness. In our response, we welcome the recent policy initiatives

ECSDA introduces a brand-new category of stakeholders: ECSDA Affiliates

Exciting Opportunity: Become an ECSDA Affiliate! The role of CSDs has never been more central to the advancement of Europe’s policy decisions for CMU, SIU and T+1. For CSDs, this is both an exciting and challenging era. You may also

ECSDA celebrates the good start of T+1 Committee and invites all Members and other stakeholders to join it!

ECSDA celebrates the good start of the T+1 Committee and is pleased to present the ECSDA Members appointed to co-lead the T+1 Technical Workstreams. Gareth Jones, Euroclear Group – Operational Timetable Kathy Waldie, Clearstream – Settlement Alessio Mottola, Euronext Securities

ECSDA recruits under Belgian CIP

Join the ECSDA Team as a Policy, Economic, and Operations Officer Are you passionate about the financial services industry and want to play a key role in shaping the future of settlement and operational practices? ECSDA is looking for a

Official launch of the governance structure for the transition to T+1 Settlement Cycle

Paris, 22 January 2025 Giovanni Sabatini, Chair of the European T+1 Industry Committee welcomes the official launch of the governance structure for the transition to T+1 Settlement Cycle Today the European Securities and Markets Authorities (ESMA) hosted the T+1 Governance

Joint EU T+1 Industry Task Force issues its report

Today, ECSDA together with other industry associations is publishing the Joint industry report on the shortening of the settlement cycle to T+1. On this occasion, ECSDA would like to highlight the following key points: The European CSD Association is very

Joint Statement on DORA & definition of ICT Services

ECSDA, AFME, EACH, FESE and FIA are publishing today, 1 October, a joint statement on the scope of ICT services under DORA. In light of the upcoming DORA application deadline on the 17th of January 2025, all the associations welcome

ECSDA updates the Settlement CSDR Penalties Framework

Today, 11 September 2024, ECSDA issues the update of the ECSDA CSDR Penalties Framework. This version of the document reflects the implementation of the amendment of Article 19 CSDR SDR concerning the collection and redistribution of penalties. As per such

ECSDA responds to the ESMA consultation on CSDR SDR scope

On 9 September 2024, ECSDA responds to the ESMA consultation on CSDR SDR scope and provides its view on what may be considered in the scope of cash penalties application for: a. Underlying causes of settlement fails that are considered

ECSDA Responds to the ESMA consultation on Review & Evaluation

On 9 September 2024, ECSDA responded to the ESMA consultation aimed at amending Regulation EU 2017/392 and Regulation EU 2017/394, following the amendments to Article 22 of the CSDR, which were introduced with the CSDR Refit. These amendments concern the

Assocations' explanatory note on the impact of the US move to T+1 on corporate actions

On 3 September 2024, the European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA) jointly with the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the Federation of European Stock Exchanges (FESE), published a joint explanatory note on the impact of the US

We are excited to announce that the registration for the ECSDA Conference 2024 is now open! This year's conference will take place on 19 November at the Auditorium of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) in Brussels, rue Montagne aux

ECSDA's call for action on Europe's Capital Markets Competitiveness

Today, 22 July 2024, ECSDA released its Call for action on Europe's Capital Markets Competitiveness. As the EU begins a new political cycle, ECSDA reaffirms its continued support for the further development and revitalisation of the Capital Markets Union (CMU).

The ECSDA Board elects Chair of the Corporate Event & Vice-Chair of the Policy WG

On 4 July, the ECSDA Board elected Thomas Metier, Head of Nordic Business Operations at Euronext Securities, as Chair of the Corporate Event Working Group and Mireille Galeazzi, Director of Public Affairs at Euroclear as Vice-Chair of the Policy Working

Joint Associations' letter - European Cybersecutity Certification Scheme for Cloud

The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH), the European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA), and the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) (the co-signatories) welcome the progress made on the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS) and

ECSDA elects its New Board Directors and Advisors to the Senior Council

ECSDA is pleased to announce significant changes to its governance structure starting from the General Meeting held in Brussels on 14 May. Following the earlier decision to change the governance, the ECSDA General Meeting elected a new reduced Board and

ECSDA responds to the AMI-SeCo survey on remaining barriers to post-trade market integration

On 31 January 2024, ECSDA submitted its response to the AMI-SeCo survey on remaining barriers to post-trade market integration, adding another milestone in the efforts to identify and address the remaining barriers to post-trade integration Read the full response.

ECSDA published its response to the targeted consultation on SRDs

On 31 January, ECSDA published its response to the targeted consultation on the Shareholder Rights Directives (SRDs), which is part of a study for the European Commission to assess the implementation and application of certain parts of the SRDs. The

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