CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures - ITP Stats: Supplement Trade Details

Market Regulation Document Type
Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (CDS) rule review

CDS CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES INC. (CDS®)

TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO CDS PROCEDURES

ITP STATS: SUPPLEMENT TRADE DETAILS

NOTICE OF EFFECTIVE DATE

 

A. DESCRIPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS

Background

Members of the CDS Strategic Development Review Committee ("SDRC") Debt subcommittee have requested the following enhancements to the ITP Statistics reporting: additional trade details including Broker ID, Investment Councillor code and Registered Rep code will be added to the existing inbound trade and trade confirmation InterLink messages.

The Procedures marked for the amendments may be accessed at the CDS website at:

http://www.cds.ca/cdsclearinghome.nsf/Pages/-EN-UserDocumentation?Open

Description of Proposed Amendments

The following procedures will be impacted by this initiative:

• Trade and Settlement Procedures, Chapter 4 Non-Exchange Trades, Free fund movement using the trade function, Section 4.0

B. REASONS FOR TECHNICAL CLASSIFICATION

The amendments proposed pursuant to this Notice are considered technical amendments as they are matters of a technical nature in routine operating procedures and administrative practices relating to the settlement services.

C. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RULE

Pursuant to Appendix A ("Rule Protocol Regarding The Review And Approval Of CDS Rules By The OSC") of the Recognition and Designation Order, as amended on 1 November, 2006, and Annexe A ("Protocole d'examen et d'approbation des Règles de Services de Dépot et de Compensation CDS Inc. par l'Autorité des marchés financiers") of AMF Decision 2006-PDG-0180, made effective on 1 November, 2006, CDS has determined that these amendments will be effective on May 5, 2008.

These amendments were reviewed and approved by the CDS Strategic Development Review Committee "SDRC") on March 27, 2008.

D. QUESTIONS

Questions regarding this notice may be directed to:

Eduarda Matos

Legal Counsel

The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited

85 Richmond Street West

Toronto, Ontario M5H 2C9

Telephone: 416-365-3567

Fax: 416-365-1984

e-mail: [email protected]

JAMIE ANDERSON

Managing Director, Legal