Open AccessREFORM IN THE SECURITIES CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEM REGULATION IN UKRAINE
Author(s) -
Oleksandr Vygovskyy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
aktualʹnì problemi mìžnarodnih vìdnosin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-8959
pISSN - 2308-6912
DOI - 10.17721/apmv.2016.129.0.65-73
Subject(s) - ukrainian , clearing , legislation , harmonization , business , settlement (finance) , broker dealer , accounting , convention , securities exchange act of 1934 , insolvency , investment banking , finance , law , political science , commission , payment , philosophy , linguistics , physics , acoustics
Recent developments in the regulation of securities clearing and settlement system in Ukraine aimed at harmonization of Ukrainian securities legislation with the European and international regulatory standards are discussed in this article. Attention is focused on the key provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Depository System of Ukraine” which has become one of the cornerstones of the legislative framework for the securities market regulation. These provisions are compared with the rules of UNIDROIT Convention on Substantive Rules for Intermediated Securities and the level of harmonization of the Ukrainian securities legislation with the international standards is evaluated. Particular attention is paid to the concepts of intermediated securities and intermediaries, the issues of transfer and exercise of the rights in securities and rights attached to securities under the specified Law are explored, as well as the insolvency of intermediaries and its effect on their relations with the securities account holders is scrutinized. Attention is also devoted to the regulation of netting in Ukraine and major innovation introduced in legislation in this respect. The outcomes of the author’s analysis are summarized and general comments are provided as to the degree of finality of harmonization process in the Ukrainian securities regulation and regulation of clearing and settlement systems.