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March, 2011

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Thomas Murray - Monthly Newsletter

As a local market infrastructure entity or interested participant, Thomas Murray is pleased to send you our March 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, 150 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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Top Stories

Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia - New CCP in CEE Region - Update

Further to our previous newsflash, CCP.A, the Austrian Central Counterparty (CCP) held the first user group meeting on 27 January 2011 on the implementation of the CCP.CEE, a Central Counterparty for Central and Eastern Europe...

Qatar - Planned Enhancements In Qatar Exchange

The Qatar Exchange (QE) has recently revealed plans to introduce a Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure network (SFTI), along with a DVP model in Qatar. Once the project is fully implemented, market participants in...

Russia Ð MICEX to Acquire RTS

It has been announced that MICEX signed a letter of intent with five major RTSÕs shareholders in order to acquire a 53.7% stake, although other shareholders are expected to join the deal soon. RTS was valued at...

Singapore - CDP to Settle Through MEPS+

The Central Depository (Pte) Limited (CDP) will process the daily settlement of funds between settlement banks and CDP through the MAS Electronic Payment System (MEPS+) for all SGD settlements, effective 25 February 2011...

USA - DTCC to Launch Automated Matching Service for Broker-To-Broker Trades

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced its plan to launch the Obligation Warehouse (OW) to automate the matching and confirmation of broker-to-broker trades, which are settled outside of DTC...

Total Number of Thomas Murray Flashes Issued: February 2011

Depository/CSD Risk Flashes: 91 (893 year on year)
Capital Market Infrastructure Risk Flashes: 96 (931 year on year)

Worth Knowing

Depository Risk Flashes

Belgium, France, Netherlands - Corporate Actions Enhancements in ESES Markets

Bulgaria - New IT System at CDAD

Croatia - Test of SKDD's Disaster Recovery Plan

Korea - KSD Implements New System

Peru - CAVALI to Increase Minimum and Target Amounts for Settlement Fund

Capital Market Infrastructure Risk Rating Flashes

Brazil - BATS to Explore the Possibility to Create a Stock Exchange in Brazil

Global - SWIFT's Enhancements

Hong Kong - Simulation Test for Listed RMB Products

Kenya - NSE Plans to Shorten The Settlement Cycle to T+3

Poland - CCP for OTC Derivatives - Update

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