Relationship with overseas central securities depositories (CSDs)

The ACG (Asia-Pacific Central Securities Depository Group) is an organization that was established in November 1997 to promote the exchange of information and mutual cooperation between the central securities depositories in the Asia-Pacific region.

The ACSDA (Americas ECentral Securities Depositories Association) is an organization that was established in August 1999 to facilitate the sharing and exchange of information, promote better services and support markets in the region between the central securities depositories in the North and South America.

The ECSDA (European Central Securities Depositories Association) is an organization that was established in 1997 to reduce technical, economic and legal risks and raise efficiency by means of promoting internationally oriented policies on local bases in European region.

The AECSD (The Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories) is an organization that was established in 2001 to develop central securities depository businesses, promote uniform depository environments with the aim of integrating its members in the Eurasian region into the global settlement system.

The AMEDA (Africa and Middle East Depositories Association) is an organization that was established in 2005 to reduce risks related to depository, checking and settlement issues and to support efforts to raise efficiency by means of promoting internationally oriented policies on local bases in the African and Middle Eastern region.

The WFC (the World Forum of CSDs), which has a board composed of representatives of each of the five regional associations, is an organization that was established in April 2011 to exchange information, discuss issues of common interest and increase their influence and engagement on cross-regional and global developments, as well as providing a common voice on issues relevant to the various associations and their members.