NOTICE

CSE/Notices/SEBI/2012/063                                                                  

March 22, 2012

 

Trading members are hereby informed that the Exchange has received a Circular from SEBI vide Ref. No. Cir/IMD/DF/8/2012, dated March 05, 2012 regarding Clearing and Settlement of OTC trades in Commercial Paper (CPs) & Certificates of Deposit (CDs). The contents of the said Circular are reproduced hereunder for information of the trading members.

 

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CIRCULAR

Cir. /IMD/DF/8/2012                                                            

March 05, 2012

 

All Intermediaries registered with SEBI under Section 12 of the SEBI Act. (Through the stock exchanges for stock brokers, sub brokers, depositories for depository participants, custodians for FIIs and FVCIs, AMFI for Asset Management Companies.)

 

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Sub: Clearing and Settlement of OTC trades in Commercial Paper (CPs) & Certificates of Deposit (CDs)

 

1. SEBI vide circular No. CIR/IMD/DF/6/2010 dated July 30, 2010 made it mandatory for that all SEBI Regulated entities shall report their OTC transactions in CDs and CPs on the FIMMDA reporting platform within 15 minutes of the trade for online dissemination of market information with effect from August 16, 2010.

 

2. It has now been decided that all SEBI regulated entities shall settle their OTC trades in CDs and CPs on the lines of already existing process for settlement of OTC trades in corporate bonds, through National Securities Clearing Corporation Limited (NSCCL) and Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (ICCL) with effect from April 01, 2012.

 

3. All transactions cleared and settled in terms of this circular will be subject to such

norms as may be specified by NSCCL and ICCL.

 

4. This circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 and section 11A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market.

 

5. This circular is available on SEBI website at www.sebi.gov.in under the categories “Legal Framework” and “Corp Debt Market”.

 

Yours faithfully,

Maninder Cheema

Deputy General Manager

+91-22-2644-9754

maninderc@sebi.gov.in

 

 

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Trading Members are requested to take note of the aforesaid SEBI guideline.

 

 

M.A.V. Raju

Deputy General Manager