ISSA - International Securtities Services Association

Compliance to the ISSA Recommendations 2000

Market: Bulgaria

 

Status: October 23, 2001

 

Recommendation 1

Securities Systems* have a primary responsibility to their users** and other stakeholders. They must provide effective low cost processing. Services should be priced equitably.

* Securities Systems = depositories, settlement and clearing systems
** Users = customers of the securities system, and all other parties to whom the securities system owes a duty of care
1. Is the board that governs the depository answerable to its users? Yes.
2. Does any single organisation, or sector (e.g. brokers, custodians, Stock Exchange) have a large voting position at the board of the depository? Yes - Commercial Banks, Central Bank and Ministry of Finance.
3. Is there cross subsidisation of products (e.g. international services subsidised by local ones or transaction costs subsidised by asset servicing charges)? Yes, currently, fees generated from registry services subsidise settlement costs.
4. What process is in place at the depository to ensure that it meets the needs of all its stakeholders (e.g. institutions, broker dealers, retail investors, issuers)? There are semi-annual meetings with users to review the depository services.
5. What is the communications strategy of the depository to its stakeholders and how is this run? Dissemination of the annual report, general meeting of shareholders, weekly information bulletin published via internet.