European Council and Parliament reach an agreement on the Central Security Depository Regulation REFIT Procedure!
This concludes a long process that aims to reduce compliance costs and regulatory burdens for CSDs, simplifying the passport regime and also enhancing cooperation among supervisors.
All of these aspects aim to make the EU Capital Markets Union more effective and more attractive.
On 15 April, LuxCSD, the Luxembourg central securities depository (CSD) member of ECSDA obtained a licence to operate under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR).
Please see the release.
The list of CSDs authorised under the CSDR is provided on the CSD Facts page of the website.
On 19 December, Depozitarul Central, the Romanian CSD member of ECSDA obtained a licence to operate under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR).
The list of CSDs authorised under the CSDR is provided on the CSD Facts page of the website.
On Monday 23 September, IBERCLEAR has been granted the authorization to continue providing services as a Central Securities Depository (CSD), pursuant to Article 17 of the Regulation (UE) 909/2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories.
The information related to the authorization is available on IBERCLEAR web page under “Regulation – CSDR” section.
Please see the full press release
The list of CSDs authorised under the CSDR is provided on CSD Facts page of the website.
Recently, the European Commission has launched a consultation on the Future of European Post-Trade, based on the conclusions of the European Post Trade Forum (EPTF). European CSDs thank the European Commission for the constructive and effective discussions at the EPTF, in which they have been deeply involved. In addition to the insight provided in the report resulting from the forum, Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) note several trends in their immediate ecosystem which are important to post-trade more widely.
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The 2017 edition of the Factbook offers an up-to-date overview of the CSD landscape in Europe.
The Factbook describes the trends within the CSD industry and provides an overview of the evolution of individual ECSDA member-CSD services.
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We are pleased to announce that the updated figures and information on the activity of ECSDA members is now available.
Please find it under CSD facts page.
29 Aug 2016 – This year’s edition of the Factbook offers an up-to-date overview of the CSD landscape in Europe.
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