Establishment and Start
Central Securities Depository was legally established by the Government of Mozambique through Decree no. 25/2006, of August 23, and BVM, the Mozambique Stock Exchange, is the managing entity responsible for taking organizational, technological, accounting and administrative measures which guarantee its operation. However, the Central Securities Depository began to operate effectively on November 5, 2014.
Stakeholders
BVM - Manager of Central Securities Depository:
- Securities Market Manager – Bank of Mozambique
- Supervisor of the Securities Market - Ministry of Economy and Finance;
- Regulator of Central Securities Depository, Financial Intermediaries - means of linking investors, Stock Exchange and Central Securities Depository;
- Issuers of securities- companies issuing securities;
- Investors - Individuals or legal entities that buy or sell securities.
Registration
Any issues of securities in national territory by entities under Mozambican law, as well as securities already issued and in use must be registered at the Central Securities Depository, and the issuers must apply for registration of these securities at the Central Securities Depository until November 5, 2015.
How to apply for the registration of securities in the Central Securities Depository?
The issuer may request the Central Securities Depository to register securities by itself or through a financial intermediary or lawyer, upon presentation of the following documentation:
- Updated articles of association of the issuer (or organic law thereof);
- Certificate of commercial registration or document proving the existence of the issuer, amount of its share capital and identification of all members of its management and supervisory bodies;
- Indication of the number of securities issued and their par value;
- Form of representation of securities;
- Subscription period;
- Any special rights and obligations or privileges of the respective class of securities and any limits to the ownership of the securities to be registered;
- Authenticated copy of the minutes of the decisions or resolutions of the governing bodies of the issuer, or diplomas and administrative acts that, in accordance with the applicable legal and statutory provisions, approved the issue;
- Identification of the financial intermediary in which the amounts included in the issue are recorded or deposited, indicating the number of securities assigned to each one, if more than one. The custody of the securities registered in the Central Securities Depository must, necessarily, be made by a financial intermediary.
Advantages
- Immobilisation of certified securities (physical certificates), thus reducing the risks of loss, falsification, theft, destruction, among others; efficient management of the holders' securities portfolio (by custodians);
- Greater transparency in the performance of securities trades, as well as in the process of realizing the exercise of rights; guarantee of reception of reliable information;
- Guarantee of realisation of the process of purchase and sale of securities within the period established by law;
- Confidentiality and security of the information generated at the Central Securities Depository; enhanced control of tax obligation compliance in securities trades and exercise of rights;