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15.05.2012
KDPW and KDPW_CCP at the Fourth European Economic Congress in Katowice
The capital city of the Upper Silesia for the fourth time hosts the most prominent event in Central Europe: the European Economic Forum. More than 6 thousand participants including the President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski, EU Commissioners, politicians, businessmen and the media will spend three days in discussions on the current affairs and the economic outlook of the European Union. The Katowice congress has become part of the landscape of key economic events in the region.
15.05.2012
L.A. Paga Awards and Scholarships Presented
The winner of the eighth edition of the L.A. Paga Awards was announced at a gala ceremony on the Warsaw Stock Exchange on 10 May 2012. The jury of this year’s edition of the competition awarded Zygmunt Solorz-Żak. According to the laudation presented by Jacek Socha, this year’s winner is a businessman, entrepreneur, and foundation founder, whose business activity combines the principles followed by L.A. Paga: professionalism, vision, ethics. J. Socha also emphasised the award winner’s contribution to charity initiatives. Zygmunt Solorz-Żak has for many years on a large scale helped sick children in need without ever seeking media attention.
15.05.2012
National Depository Sponsors the Conference Transfers of Success 2012 – Gen Y
How to make a professional success in today’s world? What are the challenges faced by the Polish and global economy? Is Poland attractive for foreign investors? These are some of the questions to be discussed by participants of the conference Transfers of Success 2012 – Gen Y.
16.04.2012
Omnibus Accounts Operated by KDPW Participants Available as of 16 April
Amendments of the KDPW Rules taking effect as of 16 April 2012 allow Participants of the National Depository to operate omnibus accounts. The introduction of omnibus accounts opens the Polish market to new investors and consequently offers the chance to increase the inflow of foreign capital.
01.03.2012
New Operational Link with Romania
The National Depository for Securities (KDPW) is opening a new direct operational link with Romania. KDPW and Sibex Depository, the securities depository which settles trades for the Romanian stock exchange Sibex (Sibiu Stock Exchange), signed an agreement in February 2012. It is the 18th operational link maintained by the National Depository for Securities with a foreign CSD.
16.02.2012
Increase of the Number of Securities Accounts in January 2012
The number of securities accounts crossed the mark of 1.5 million in January. As investors became more active, more than 5,3 thousand new investment accounts were opened by brokers. The Participants of the National Depository for Securities (banks and brokers) operated a total of 1,505,000 accounts at the end of January.
13.02.2012
KDPW_CCP Clearing House and NASDAQ OMX Establish Co-operation
NASDAQ OMX will supply KDPW_CCP with an OTC clearing and risk management module. The companies signed a formal agreement on 3 February 2012. Under the contract NASDAQ OMX will supply KDPW_CCP with its Sentinel Risk Manager product in order to support trade lifecycle and risk management requirements for clearing of OTC traded instruments. The clearing house KDPW_CCP is currently working to develop an OTC derivatives and repo clearing service. According to the work timetable, the service will be available as of the beginning of 2013.
10.02.2012
The 100th Resolution of the Advisory Committee at the National Depository for Securities (KDPW) in Warsaw
On 10 February 2012, the Advisory Committee at the National Depository for Securities (KDPW) issued its 100th Resolution.
The Advisory Committee was established on the basis of the provisions of the Law on Trading in Financial Instruments and began operating on 20 December 2005. In accordance with the Law, its membership is open to representatives of key financial market institutions – the Warsaw Stock Exchange, BondSpot, the Polish Chamber of Brokerage Houses, the Polish Custodian Bank Council at the Polish Bank Association, the Polish Association of Listed Companies and representatives of foreign institutions
17.01.2012
KDPW Wins WEKTOR 2011
On 14 January 2012, the National Depository for Securities received the high-rank WEKTOR 2011 award for perfect operation and supervision of the depository-settlement system for two decades and a robust growth strategy addressing challenges. KDPW CEO and President Iwona Sroka collected the award on behalf of the company.
11.01.2012
Number of Investment Accounts in 2011
The number of securities accounts operated by KDPW participants increased by over 20 thousand in 2011. At the end of December 2011, there were 1,497,609 accounts. Despite the crisis on the global financial markets which began four years ago, the number of accounts in Poland keeps growing: it has increased by more than 460 thousand over that period.
29.12.2011
Year 2011 at KDPW and KDPW_CCP
The creation of the clearing house KDPW_CCP is the highlight of the past year at the National Depository. As a result, the Polish market complies with global standards of clearing houses and central securities depositories. The challenge of 2012 is to implement interbank OTC derivatives clearing.
13.12.2011
Number of Securities Accounts in November 2011
The number of securities accounts operated by KDPW Participants grew by almost 7 thousands in November 2011. Banks and brokerage houses operated 1,532,459 accounts at the end of last month.
07.12.2011
New Services for Issuers: Facilitated Communication with the National Depository
The National Depository is finalising the development of an application which will support communication with issuers of securities by exchanging information on corporate actions via a website. The modifications will be implemented in Q1 2012.
25.11.2011
KDPW performs the full processing of corporate actions for securities of Bulgarian issuers
On 28th November the Bulgarian company Sopharma will debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. It is the second issuer form Bulgaria – after Intercapital Property Development (NewConnect) - dual-listed in Warsaw.
22.11.2011
Complete Migration of Euro Settlements to TARGET2
The National Depository for Securities (KDPW) has successfully completed the project of migration of euro settlements to TARGET2. The migration to TARGET2 was completed on 21 November 2011. The project was implemented as a part of the KDPW Strategy 2010-2013 and results in closer integration of KDPW and the Polish capital market with pan-European structures.
22.11.2011
Positive Assessment of kdpw_stream System’s Compliance with ESCB-CESR Recommendations
The National Bank of Poland and the Polish Financial Supervision Authority have approved “The assessment report on the kdpw_stream’s compliance with the ESCB-CESR recommendations for securities settlement systems”.
18.11.2011
Increase of the Number of Investment Accounts in October
The number of investment accounts crossed the mark of 1.5 million in October. As investors became more active, more than 8 thousand new investment accounts were opened by brokers. The Participants of the National Depository for Securities (banks and brokers) operated a total of 1,525,471 accounts at the end of October. The number of brokerage accounts increased by more than 48 thousand year to date.
07.11.2011
17 Years of the National Depository for Securities
The National Depository for Securities (KDPW) celebrates its 17th anniversary on 7 November 2011. The National Depository was a part of the Warsaw Stock Exchange from 1991 to 1994 and has operated as a stand-alone company since 1994.
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