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Istanbul, October 2-4, 2024: the Summit of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD) and the Africa and Middle East Depositories Association (AMEDA) " Building the Future of the Capital Markets in Eurasia, the Middle East, and Africa: The Role of CSDs" was held. The event marked the 20th anniversary of the AECSD. The official organizer of the event was the Central Depository of the Republic of Türkiye- Merkezi Kayıt Kuruluşu A.Ş Read more »
On 10 September 2024, National Settlement Depository (NSD) and the Central Depository Systems (Pvt) Limited (CDS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The partnership between NSD and CDS is aimed at establishing a long-term cooperation that will help simplify the process of implementing business innovations and will contribute to the development of the capital markets. The parties have agreed to promote constructive dialogue and cooperation in the field of innovations, the use of financial technologies, investor services, providing information services, training specialists of the companies through joint seminars, as well as strengthening bilateral relations. Both organizations pay considerable attention to the development of high-tech services for market participants, which will allow cooperation in this area to achieve a synergistic effect. CDS noted: "The signing of this MoU with NSD is a significant step towards strengthening our relationship and fostering a more interconnected capital market ecosystem. We believe that this partnership will provide a solid foundation for future innovations and growth and pave the way to explore on new initiatives". "The signing of this Memorandum is the first important practical step towards building infrastructural relations Read more »
The Secretariat of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD), has prepared an updated profile of the Association. The document includes information about AECSD, its goals, and its functions. The AECSD Profile is a unique document which contains general information about the stock market specifics of AECSD member countries, about key events, terms for servicing financial instruments, and transactions and settlements, as well as information disclosure requirements. The document is designed for professional market participants and non-professional investors. It is available in English in the pdf format and is published on the Association’s website. . Read more »
Dear Esteemed Members of AECSD; It is with great honor and a deep sense of responsibility that I address you as the Chairman of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD). I am fully committed to enhancing collaboration among our Eurasian member institutions and wish to express my gratitude to all member CSDs of AECSD and esteemed colleagues of the Secretariat for their support and dedication. The support and insights of our member CSDs are vital to our collective journey Read more »
Almaty, November 14, 2023, an AECSD Annual Training Seminar was organized by the Secretariat of the Association and the CSD of Kazakhstan. The seminar was the first event of this type in 4 years, held in a hybrid format Read more »
On December 26, 2022, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced the implementation of the Delivery versus Payment (DVP) reform in China’s capital market, making China the first market in the world to adopt T+1 DVP. Prior to the DVP reform, settlement risks were mainly addressed through ex-ante risk control measures in China’s capital market, including a trade front-end monitoring system, a third-party custody system, and a full margin system in brokerage trading Read more »
Dushanbe, 2023, September 21-22 The XIX International Conference of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD) «Post-trading infrastructure in the AECSD space» was held. CJSC «Central Depository» and the AECSD Secretariat became the official organizers of the event was. The event was sponsored by PJSC «Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS» (gold sponsor), Cbonds (silver sponsor), Central Securities Depository JSC (Kazakhstan) (silver sponsor), INFINITUM Assets Services (bronze sponsor), LLC «Prime Invest» (bronze sponsor) and CASE (Tajikistan) (bronze sponsor) Read more »
In the period from May 24 to 26, 2023, the WFC Conference (World Forum of Central Securities Depositories — an association including AECSD and 4 other regional associations of central depositories) was held in Prague, and was attended by more than 135 central depositories, stock exchanges and clearing organizations from around the world. In total, the event was attended by more than 300 foreign guests. This year, the WFC Conference was greeted heads and representatives of central depositories, national banks, the International Monetary Fund, the Central Bank of the European Union, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, international accounting organizations, stock exchanges and other companies. The key topics of the event were long-term vision of industry development, promotion of cross-border investment flows, settlement efficiency, global post-trading and systemic risk, digital transformation of central depositories, FMI and DLT technologies. Also within the framework of the event, a meeting of the WFC Board was held, according to the results of which the representative of the AECSD Participant - Deputy Chairman of the Board of KCSD Edil Medeu — was elected Chairman of the Board. Also, due to the fact that the right to hold the WFC conference was transferred in rotation to the AECSD, KCSD, as a representative of the AECSD, was elected as the organizer and the host of the WFC Conference in 2025, thereby confirming the previously adopted decision of the Annual General Meeting of the AECSD 2022. It is expected that the WFC Conference will attract the attention of foreign investors and financial institutions to the activities of the AECSD and its participants and will strengthen the region's ties with the international financial system. For reference: WFC is a unique and authoritative platform for the exchange of experience and discussion of new challenges and opportunities in the post-trading industry, where central depositories play a key role. Traditionally, the WFC is held every two years by one of the five regional associations: The Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD)), the European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA), the Association of Central Depositories of Americas (ACSDA), the Africa And Middle East Depositories Association the (AMEDA) and the Asia-Pacific CSD Group (ACG). Read more »
National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, which performs the functions of the Secretariat of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD), has prepared an updated profile of the Association. The document includes information about AECSD, its goals, and its functions. The AECSD Profile is a unique document which contains general information about the stock market specifics of AECSD member countries, about key events, terms for servicing financial instruments, and transactions and settlements, as well as information disclosure requirements Read more »
Yerevan, 2022: The XVIII International Conference of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD) "Withstanding market fluctuations: challenges and solutions" was held in Yerevan, Armenia on November 3-4. The official organizer of the event is AMX represented by "Central Depository of Armenia" OJSC and AECSD Secretariat. The event was sponsored by Ameriabank CJSC (gold sponsor), NSD (gold sponsor) and INFINITUM (bronze sponsor) Read more »
