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.
The list of CSDs authorised under the CSDR is provided on the CSD Facts page of the website.
From today, 12/04/2021, ATHEXCSD will be providing the CSD services as stipulated in the ATHEXCSD Rulebook and the implementing Resolutions of the ATHEXCSD’s Board of Directors.
Please see the announcement and the full release.
The list of CSDs authorised under the CSDR is provided on the CSD Facts page of the website.
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 election of members of the Executive Committee
– Enclosure 2 – Membership fee calculation
The European Commission has launched the Public Consultation on the Settlement Finality Directive (SFD), inviting interested stakeholders to respond by 7 May 2021.
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).
On 29 January 2021, ECSDA responded to the European Commission consultation on Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive (AIFMD) review.
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 depository operating under unified European regulations.
Please see the full release.
The list of CSDs authorised under the CSDR is provided on the CSD Facts page of the website.
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:
The consultation runs until 2 February 2021.
Please find the full document here.