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In the months since the consultative report on Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures was released in March 2011, we in ACSDA have made a careful review of CPSS-IOSCO's work and held a number of conference-call discussions in order to prepare this response. Download the ACSDA Comments on Specific Principles for FMIs Download the ...

The consultative report on the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures which has been prepared by the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has afforded AMEDA an opportunity to review the proposed new standards and principles which may no doubt lead to ...

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There’s nothing wrong with securing a profit, which action you would no doubt take if you thought the shares in which you invested had gone too high. But your scope for profiting from share price movements need not end there, since additional benefits might accrue from, for instance, the shares that you sold continuing to appreciate. If the ...

The prospect of all listed securities in Africa being traded and settled electronically might not be a near term reality for some. However, the World Bank has recently indicated interest in exploring this idea and potentially providing the attendant financing for such an initiative. The sceptics should know that this would be a logical ...

South Africa’s Securities Services Act states that one of its primary objectives is to ensure that securities services are provided in an efficient manner. A Central Securities Depository (CSD) plays an integral role in ensuring the objectives of the Act are achieved. This search for efficiencies in market processing has resulted in a ...

The consultative report on Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (consultative report) was prepared by the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). The CPSS and IOSCO request comments on the proposed principles in the consultative ...

Winning Accolades STRATE, South Africa’s central securities depository for equities and bonds, has been accorded an impressive very low risk assessment by Thomas Murray, the world’s leading depository review and risk evaluation service. This assessment is part of the Thomas Murray Depository Risk Review and Evaluation Service (DRRES) into which ...

The World Forum of Central Securities Depositories (WFC) appreciates this opportunity to contribute to the public consultation on the ?Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures? published in March 2011 by the Committee for Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities ...