09.07.2010
82 Thousand New Accounts: Tauron IPO Attracts New Investors
The number of securities accounts operated by KDPW Participants grew by 82,109 in June 2010. The high increase was driven by the PLN 4.2 billion IPO of Tauron Polska Energia in June. Banks and brokerage houses operated 1,373,332 accounts at the end of June.
07.07.2010
Insurance against Financial Consequences of Operational Risks
The National Depository for Securities and Chartis Europe SA have signed a PLN 100 million insurance agreement. The agreement is effective until 30 June 2011. The agreement provides insurance coverage against operational risks of the core and auxiliary business of the securities depository KDPW S.A. and the settlement guarantor KDPW_CLEARPOOL S.A. (and the CCP in the future).
05.07.2010
KDPW's SWIFT Message Support System
The National Depository for Securities (KDPW) has equipped the depository-settlement system kdpw_stream with a new functionality which supports the execution of selected transaction settlement operations by means of SWIFT messages. The solution is compliant with ISO 15022 and international standards applied by the leading investment firms.
14.06.2010
Nearly 11 Thousand Securities Accounts Opened in May
The number of securities accounts operated by KDPW Participants grew by 10,851 in May 2010. Banks and brokerage houses operated 1,291,223 accounts at the end of May.
31.05.2010
Changes to the Settlement Guarantee System Take Effect
Changes to the guarantee system for the settlement of transactions concluded on the regulated market following the establishment of the company KDPW_CLEARPOOL by the National Depository took effect on 31 May 2010. An agreement between KDPW SA and KDPW_CLEARPOOL, whereby the National Depository may use the capital of the company KDPW_CLEARPOOL if assets available in the guarantee system for the settlement of transactions on the regulated market are insufficient to clear a transaction, took effect on the same day.
31.05.2010
Changes of the KDPW Rules - establishing settlement guarantor take effect
The amendment to the KDPW Rules took effect on 31 May 2010. The amendment concerns the guarantee system for the settlement of transactions concluded on the regulated market pursuant to resolution of the Supervisory Board of the National Depository for Securities dated 19 November 2009.
12.05.2010
PZU IPO Attracts 140 Thousand New Investors
The number of securities accounts operated by KDPW Participants grew by 140 thousand in April 2010. The very high increase in the number of accounts was driven by the biggest IPO in the history of the Polish capital market: the offering of PZU worth more than PLN 8 billion. Banks and brokerage houses operated 1,280,372 accounts at the end of April.
20.04.2010
Short sale: New regulations
The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) has approved amendments to the Rules of the National Depository (KDPW) introducing a new system of short sale transactions.
12.04.2010
Number of Securities Accounts in March 2010
The number of securities accounts operated by KDPW Participants grew by 4,287 month on month in March 2010. Banks and brokerage houses operated 1,140,407 accounts at the end of March.
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