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October 2014

As a local market infrastructure entity or interested participant, Thomas Murray Data Services is pleased to send you our October newsletter. This newsletter provides access to the top stories we reported on as part of our on-going surveillance of local capital markets worldwide. We currently track over 100 securities markets, 130 Central Securities Depositories and have Capital Market Infrastructure Risk Rating Reports on over 90 markets worldwide, assessing the post trade risk exposures faced by international investors.

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CMI in Focus - Third-country Implications Stemming from CSDR Thomas Murray Data Services maintains a wealth of information through the whole post-trade lifecycle of securities. In a series of monthly reports, Thomas Murray Data Services will be investigating global trends in the industry through analysis of particular areas of capital market infrastructure. This month, CMI in Focus looks at the implications for third-country (i.e. non-EU) CSDs stemming from the EU's Central Securities Depository Regulation ('CSDR'). Click here to read the full article

Top Stories

Dominican Republic - SIV Authorises the First Public Offering of Common Shares in Dominican Republic

11 September, 2014

On 11 September 2014, the Superintendencia de Valores (SIV) of Dominican Republic authorised the first public offering of common shares in the country. The approval was awarded to one brokerage house member of the...

Finland - Euroclear Finland's New CSD Platform - Update

26 September, 2014

Euroclear Finland (EFi) has provided further details of their new CSD platform, Infinity. The first phase is scheduled to take place on 1 December 2014, when all bond and money market instruments will migrate from Ramses, the...

Uzbekistan - Amendments to the Regulation on the Accounting Records of OTC Transactions

04 September, 2014

On 9 July 2014, the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan registered the order No.2014-22 of the General Director of the Centre for the Coordination and Development of the Securities Market.The order makes amendments to the...

Vietnam - SSC Consults on the Organisation and Operation of Derivatives Market

17 September, 2014

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has issued a draft circular on the organisation and operation of the derivatives market in Vietnam. Market feedback is invited until 30 October 2014. The salient features of the draft circular are...

Zimbabwe - CDCL announces Second Phase of Securities Dematerialisation

24 September, 2014

Chengetedzai Depository Company Limited (CDCL) has informed market participants that the second phase of the securities dematerialisation process will commence on 26 September 2014 and take effect from...

Worth Knowing

Depository Risk Flashes

Botswana - CSDB Amends its Rules on Transfer of OTC Securities

Norway - Oslo VPS to Reduce Ex-Interest Period

Taiwan - TDCC to Issue Stock Dividend and Increase Share Capital

Turkey - CRA to market and sell the E-Gem System abroad

Ukraine - NDU Approves Revised Version of the Depositary Activity Regulation

Capital Market Infrastructure Risk Rating Flashes

Global - ESMA's Consultation on UCITS V Technical Advice

Global, USA - DTCC and Euroclear to Form New Joint Venture for Collateral Processing

Malaysia - BNM Consultation on the Netting of Financial Agreements Bill

Qatar - S&P Dow Jones Indices to Upgrade Qatar to Emerging Market status

Russia - CBR Recognises NSD and NCC as Systematically Important Entities

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