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MIDCLEAR S.A.L. AMEDA’s 11 th Meeting April 28-29, 2010 Beirut - Lebanon Midclear’s Current Status and Future Developments Fouad El Khoury Chairman – General Manager. MIDCLEAR S.A.L. CUSTODIAN AND CLEARING CENTER OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR LEBANON AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
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MIDCLEAR S.A.L. AMEDA’s 11th Meeting April 28-29, 2010 Beirut - Lebanon Midclear’s Current Status and Future Developments Fouad El Khoury Chairman – General Manager
MIDCLEAR S.A.L CUSTODIAN AND CLEARING CENTER OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR LEBANON AND THE MIDDLE EAST • ESTABLISHEDJUNE 1994 JOINT STOCK COMPANY • CENTRAL DEPOSITORY BY LAW NO 139 - OCTOBER 1999 • CENTRAL REGISTRAR FOR • BANKS SHARES BY LAW No 308 DATED APRIL, 2001 • CAPITAL 2,800,000,000 LBP • MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS BANQUE DU LIBAN (99.8%) • PARTICIPANTSLOCAL AND FOREIGN BANKS • LOCAL & FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOREIGN CSDs, CLEARING HOUSES, AND ISSUERS.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES • Using SWIFT ISO 15022 extensively • New ISO 20022 in the medium Term • 1- Clearing and Settlement of Domestic Financial Instruments • T+3 DVP/RVP- cash settlement with central Bank. Future developments • New payment system (awaiting Central Bank RTGS). • Securities lending and borrowing law • Dematerialization Law. • Guarantee fund. • Law establishing Financial Market Authority. • 2- Clearing and Settlement of Foreign Transactions • Use of Euclid (Euroclear) and Creation on line (Clearstream) and SWIFT for clearing and settling instruments on most of the markets outside Lebanon.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 3- Shareholders Registration Processing • Initial Public Offering (IPO) 4- Custody Services • Partly Physical • Partly Electronic 5- Administration of Securities • All kind of corporate actions on local and foreign markets. 6- Administration of Mutal Funds • Automation through a program developed with Path Solution Company. • Formalities in process to register Midclear as a fund administrator with Cayman Islands Authorities. Thank you…