ECSDA views and news

On 5 October 2021, the European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA) publishes the updated version of the ECSDA CSDR Settlement Fails Penalties Framework. The Framework is the effort of compliance with the Regulation and harmonisation of settlement penalties mechanisms across

ECSDA welcomes the Single Central Depository of Securities from Moldova as its new Member. It is honoured to support the integration of the financial infrastructure of Moldova into the international capital markets ecosystem by sharing the best practices and standards

Today, 30/06/2021, ECSDA updates its CSD links matrix. Here are the main numbers:  ECSDA Members have between each other a total of 265 links. ECSDA Members have links with other CSDs globally for a total of 105. In total, all

Today, 7 May 2021, ECSDA responded to the European Commission consultation on the review of the Settlement Finality Directive. The full document can be found here.

Today 12 April 2021, Clearstream has obtained the CSDR licence for Clearstream Banking S.A., its international central securities depository (ICSD). The authorisation is effective as of 12 April 2021. Please see the full release. The list of CSDs authorised under

The meeting of the ECSDA Board of Directors that took place on 19 March 2020 approved the below amendments in the ECSDA By-laws: - The reference to the Belgian Company Code in the Introduction - Article 7: Procedure for the

On 2 February 2021, ECSDA responded to the European consultation on the regulation on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on Central Securities Depositories (CSDR). See the full response.

On 16 December 2020, KELER, the central depository of Hungary, was granted an authorisation under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) and can now offer its clients its services supporting an efficient and secure securities market as a central securities

On Tuesday 8 December, the European Commission issued the public consultation on the CSDR review and Settlement Discipline Regulation. The consultation covers the following topics: CSDs authorisation & review and evaluation process (Art. 16 & 54 CSDR) – Including Question

Ahead of the compliance deadline with the reviewed Shareholder Rights Directive on 3 September 2020, ECSDA and 9 other European associations reiterated the importance for the authorities to support smooth compliance with its requirements. On 1 September,  the Associations sent

On 26 August 2020, ESMA released its Final Report CSDR RTS on Settlement Discipline that provides explanations for the proposal to postpone the entry into force of the RTS on settlement discipline until 1 February 2022. It is sent to