GulfBase Live Support
29/12/2013 11:16 AST
Qatar Central Securities Depository (QCSD), has been established as a Qatari private shareholding company, and will carry out its business as of January 2, 2013. QCSD will perform all the activities and functions currently carried out by CRD at QE.
QCSD is owned by both Qatar Central Bank (QCB) and QE. It has obtained all necessary licenses from the competent authorities in Qatar, including Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA). QCSD will operate from its head office, which is located at Qatar Credit Bureau Building near Al Muntazah Intersection, C Ring Road.
QCSD’s functions include safekeeping, management, ownership, clearing and settlement of securities and other financial instruments. It also provides related financial services, including registration, acceptance and transfer of government bonds and treasury bills (T-bills). Moreover, it offers additional services including DvP implementation (Delivery vs. Payment), Securities Lending and Borrowing settlement, management and follow-up of the non-Qatari shareholders’ equity, registration and authorization of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) as well as participation in Initial Public Offering (IPOs).
Register of all current shareholders recorded in CRD at QE will be transferred to QCSD. QE systems will be linked to QCSD systems to enforce transfer of listed companies’ shares at QE between sellers and buyers. QCSD will also process all off-market transfers, either by inheritance or by court order. QCSD will be responsible for pledging and unpledging shares besides other operations that are currently undertaken by CRD at QE.
In addition, all corporate actions applied to the shareholders’ registry will be conducted only by the company that has all potentials required to facilitate the affairs of the shareholders and customers through the customer service lounge and QCSD website.
Press Release
Ticker | Price | Volume |
---|---|---|
SABIC | 114.77 | 5,915,941 |
05/04/2018
Foreign investors bought $1.18 billion in Middle East and North African equities in March, especially Saudi ones amid the kingdom’s upgrade to emerging market status by FTSE Russell, according to a r
The National
05/04/2018
Buying activity in financials lifted the MSM30 Index to 4,794.61 points, up 0.41 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 676.52 points, down 0.08 per cent. Gulf Investment Services was the most acti
Times of Oman
05/04/2018
Traded value on the Dubai Financial Market tumbled on Wednesday as global stocks declined amid an intensifying US-China trade war. In Abu Dhabi, banking shares surged ahead of first quarter results s
Gulf News
04/04/2018
Driven by financial blue chips, the MSM30 Index continued its recovery to close at 4,775.27 points, a gain of 0.53 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index ended at 677.06 points, down 0.07 per cent. HSBC Bank
Times of Oman
04/04/2018
Emaar Properties shares extended losses for another session on Tuesday, to hit their lowest level in a year, as selling continued on the wider Dubai gauge. Emaar Properties fell to a low of Dh5.58, b
Gulf News