April 5, 2008 – 4:59 pm
- Institution: European Central Securities Depositories Association
- Abbreviation: ECSDA
- Type: Private
- Founded: 1997 (History: The European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA) was formed in 1997 in Madrid in order to provide a forum for CSDs to exchange views and take forward projects of mutual interest. )
- Members Total: 42
- Membership in:
- Membership of:
- Description: The general objective is to offer solutions and provide advice at international level on technical, economical, financial and legal & regulatory matters to reduce risk and increase efficiency in custody, pre-settlement and settlement arrangements for securities and related payments across Europe for the benefit of issuers, investors and market participants.
- Working Group: Audit and Compliance, Public Policy, Settlement Links,
Information Technology, Harmonization
- Outreach: For being in line with the needs of the European markets and market participants, ECSDA regularly exchanges views with public authorities and private associations. For example, with the European Commission, the European Central Bank, the CESR, the EBF (European Banking Federation), the ESF (European Securities Forum), FESE (Federation of European Stock Exchanges), the ERC (European Repo Council), G30 and The Giovannini Group, SMPG and SWIFT. ECSDA regularly liases with ACSDA (the Americas’ Central Securities Depositories Association).
- Reporting to:
- Website:
- Highest Organ: Steering Group
- Chair:
- Seat:
- Function:
- Standards:
Topics of this post:
cesr,
ebf,
ecsda,
erc,
european union,
financial architecture,
g30,
Organisations,
securities,
securities depositories
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