The Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) is part of the reformation of the European financial markets which, alongside EMIR, MiFID II and MiFIR, seeks to create a single market in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. CSDR aims to improve the efficiency of securities settlement and changes the post trade landscape through amending the Settlement Finality Directive 1998. It is also likely to increase competition between CSDs.
Some key aims of CSDR are to:
- Harmonise the timing and conduct of securities settlement across the European Economic Area.
- Provide a common framework for the authorisation, supervision and regulation of CSDs.
- Improve safety of settlement, especially cross-border transactions.
- Establish interoperability between European CSDs and other European CSDs, CCPs and trading venues irrespective of location.
CSDR works alongside Target 2 Securities (T2S). Devised and operated by the ECB, T2S is a new pan-European securities settlement engine intended to provide centralized delivery-versus-payment (DVP) settlement in central bank funds across all EU securities markets in real time. T2S and CSDR share consistent objectives, i.e. ‘a common technical platform to support CSDs in providing borderless securities settlement services in Europe’. In operation, together CSDR and T2S aim to make post trade more standardised and cheaper across Europe.
CSDR:
In July 2019, the first internalised settlement reports were delivered to the relevant National Competent Authorities (NCAs) institutions considered to operate as settlement internalisers.
The Level 2 technical standards are complete and in force, except for those regarding the implementation of settlement discipline rules which enter into force in September 2020.
T2S:
The final wave of T2S migration successfully completed in September 2017 with CSDs from Estonia (Eesti Väärtpaberikeskus), Lithuania (Lietuvos centrinis vertybinių popierių depozitoriumas) and Latvia (LCD), Finland (Euroclear Finland) and Spain (Iberclear). T2S became multi-currency in October 2018 with the addition of the Danish kroner.
CSDR and T2S Timeline
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1 January Transferable securities to be transferred into book-entry form. |
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| January 2023 | ||
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1 January Certified securities to be transferred into book-entry form for all new securities issued. |
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| September 2020 | ||
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13 September The RTS for the implementation of Settlement Discipline rules enter into force; two years after publication in the Official Journal of the EU. |
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| July 2019 | ||
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12 July First internalised settlement report due from institutions considered to operate as settlement internalisers to the relevant National Competent Authorities (NCAs). The report covers the period from April 2019 to June 2019. |
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| March 2019 | ||
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10 March RTS and ITS on Internalised Settlement are published in the Official Journal of the EU, and enter into force 20 days later. |
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| November 2018 | ||
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30 November Target Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) service is launched as an extension to T2S. TIPS allows for banks to settle instant payments in central bank money. |
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| October 2018 | ||
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29 October Denmark (Danmarks Nationalbank) connects to T2S, making the Danish kroner the first currency outside the Euro to join T2S. |
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| September 2018 | ||
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13 September Technical Standards for settlement-discipline related obligations are published in Official Journal of the EU. They are due to enter into force on 13 September 2020. |
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| May 2018 | ||
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25 May The European Commission adopts ESMA’s proposed regulatory technical standards regarding settlement discipline. |
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| March 2018 | ||
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28th March ESMA publishes its Final Report and Guidelines on internalised settlement reporting. |
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| September 2017 | ||
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September Deadline for CSDs and ICSDs to apply for reauthorisation to respective national competent authorities (NCAs). |
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18th September The final wave of T2S migration is completed with CSDs from Estonia (Eesti Väärtpaberikeskus), Lithuania (Lietuvos centrinis vertybinių popierių depozitoriumas) and Latvia (LCD), Finland (Euroclear Finland) and Spain (Iberclear). |
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| July 2017 | ||
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10th July ESMA publishes a consultation paper on draft guidelines on internalised settlement reporting. |
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| June 2017 | ||
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1st June ESMA publishes two sets of guidelines for determining the indicators of the substantial importance of CSDs and most relevant currencies. |
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| March 2017 | ||
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30th March Technical standards for CSD requirements and internalised settlement enter into force, with the exception of settlement discipline-related obligations. |
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10th March Technical standards for CSD requirements as adopted by the European Commission in November are published in Official Journal of the EU (with the exception of settlement discipline-related obligations). They enter into force 20 days later. |
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| February 2017 | ||
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6th February Fourth wave of T2S migration is completed with CSDs from Austria (Oesterreichische Kontrollbank), Germany (Clearstream), Hungary (KELER), Luxembourg (LuxCSD), Slovakia (CDCP) and Slovenia (KDD). |
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| November 2016 | ||
| 11th November The European Commission adopts ESMA’s draft regulatory technical standards for CSD requirements. ESMA’s Technical Advice on penalties for settlement fails is adopted as a Commission Delegated Act. |
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| September 2016 | ||
| 12th September Third wave of T2S migration is completed with CSDs from Belgium (Euroclear), France (Euroclear), Netherlands (Euroclear), Luxembourg (VP Lux) and Denmark (VP Securities). |
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| June 2016 | ||
| 7th June European Parliament joins the Council of the EU to adopt the Commission’s proposal to delay the implementation of MiFID II to January 2018. This directly delays the application of CSDR settlement rules to Q2 2018. |
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| May 2016 | ||
| 31st May ESMA opens a consultation on guidelines on participant default rules and procedures under CSDR. The consultation closes on 30th June. |
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| March 2016 | ||
| 29th March Second wave of T2S migration is completed with CSDs from Belgium (NBB-SSS) and Portugal (Interbolsa). |
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| February 2016 | ||
| 1st February ESMA delivers its final report including draft RTS on settlement discipline to the European Commission for review. |
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| September 2015 | ||
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28th September ESMA submits draft regulatory and implementing technical standards, technical advice and a final report on CSD requirements to the European Commission. This was originally due by 18th June, but delayed by a letter to the European Commission from ESMA. |
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1st September Italy’s CSD (Monte Titoli) goes live on T2S. |
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12th August Firms now have to also report valuations on their positions and collateral therefore adding more burden to the process. |
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5th August ESMA delivers Technical Advice on failed settlement penalties and other issues to the European Commission as mandated on 23rd July 2014. |
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| June 2015 | ||
| Italy’s CSD (Monte Titoli) delays participation in T2S from the first wave in June until August due to technical reasons and poor testing results. | ||
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22nd June T2S goes live and the first wave of migration is completed successfully with CSDs from Greece (Bank of Greece’s depository for government bonds, BOGS), Malta (Malta Stock Exchange), Romania (Depozitarul Central) and Switzerland (SIX-SIS). |
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18th June ESMA sends the European Commission a letter to delay the submission of draft regulatory and implementing technical standards and technical advice to them till September. |
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| May 2015 | ||
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6th May ECB announces that the launch of the T2S platform and first wave of the rollout is to be delayed due to technical issues. |
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| March 2015 | ||
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24th March ESMA’s Chair presents ESMA’s work on delegated acts and implementing measures for MiFID II and CSDR at an ECON meeting. |
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| February 2015 | ||
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19th February ESMA’s second public consultation made of 3 parts closes. |
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| January 2015 | ||
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13th January ESMA holds an open hearing regarding the second consultation that opened on 18th December before it closes on 19th February 2015. |
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1st January T2S launches with a go-live date of June 2015. CSDR applies to T+2 securities settlement and the cycle begins across Europe (securities must settle within 2 business days after the trading date). Bosnia & Herzegovina migrates successfully to the T+2 settlement system. |
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| December 2014 | ||
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18th December Following the Discussion paper published on 20th March 2014, ESMA launched its second consultation on proposed technical standards made of 3 parts on 18th December.
The consultation closes on 19th February 2015. |
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| October 2014 | ||
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6th October 28 EEA markets migrate successfully to the new T+2 settlement cycle, with this being the first trading date on T+2. These markets are: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Germany (exchange only), Bulgaria and Slovenia all already use T+2. |
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| September 2014 | ||
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17th September CDSR enters into force. ESMA has 9 months to draft the technical standards required. |
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| August 2014 | ||
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28th August CSDR is published in the Official Journal of the EU, entering into force on 17th September. Once CSDR enters into force, ESMA has 9 months to draft around 30 required technical standards (June 2015). |
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| July 2014 | ||
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23rd July The CSDR text is formally approved by Council of the EU and adopted. |
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| April 2014 | ||
| CSDR provisional text is formally adopted by the European Parliament on first reading on 15th April. European Parliament publishes provisional text on 17th April. | ||
| March 2014 | ||
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20th March ESMA opens public consultation on draft technical standards; closes May 22nd. |
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| February 2014 | ||
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26th February Council of EU’s Permanent Representatives Committee confirms agreement with the European Parliament regarding the compromise text. |
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| December 2013 | ||
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18th December A final compromise text is agreed. |
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| September 2013 | ||
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23rd September Presidency of the Council of the EU issues a general approach/compromise text regarding the new rules for CSDs. The General Approach was the responsibility of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Part II) which agreed the position on behalf of the Council of the EU. |
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| February 2013 | ||
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4th February The European Parliament’s ECON Committee adopts the report. |
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| March 2012 | ||
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7th March European Commission adopts a proposal for regulation. |
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| January 2011 | ||
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13th January Public consultation opens on the design of the common regulatory structure. The consultation closes on 1st March 2011. |
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Sourced from European Parliament and European websites, financial and national newspapers and market practitioners.
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