Market Link Guide - Norway

18.10.2023

Key features

CSD link as defined under CSDRa

Yes

Type of link

Direct Operated

a. CSD Regulation (EU) No 909/2014, Article 2(29).

CSD

Account operator

Name

Verdipapircentralen ASA (VPS ASA)

Citibank Europe PLC

FATCA GIIN

Not available

NXUTG8.00192.ME.372

LEI

5967007LIEEXZX9IEO75

N1FBEDJ5J41VKZLO2475

Country of incorporation

Norway

Ireland

Account type

Omnibus account

Mirror omnibus account

Legal account name/holder

Clearstream Banking SA

Clearstream Banking SA

Operational arrangements

Yes/No

Remarks

Settlement free of payment

Yes

Settlement against payment

Yes

Eligible settlement currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK).

Settlement against payment in central bank money account of CBL/CBL customer

No

CBL holds a cash account at DNB Bank ASA. Settlement against payment is conducted on the account of DNB Bank ASA at the local central bank.


Short selling of entitlement

No

Short selling of income or corporate actions proceeds is not authorised for settlement in CBL. Please refer to section 4.5 of the CBL Customer Handbook.

Bridge settlement

Yes

 

Shaping facility

No

 

Hold and Release

No

Postponed until further notice

Partial settlement

Yes

 

Recycling

Yes

 

Bilateral cancellation

Yes

 

Settlement penalty fees

Yes

Starting as of 1 March 2022

Pre-matching

Yes

Automated through VPS.

Back-to-back processing

Yes

B2B available for all equities and dematerialised bonds eligible in the Norwegian market.

Allegements

Yes

 

Automatic compensation

No

 

Registered securities

Yes

 

Multi Market Securities

Yes

 

Lending and borrowing

Yes

Norwegian debt securities only, equities are not eligible.

Proxy voting

Yes

 

Investment Funds

No

 

Liquidity Hub Connect

No

 

Sale and purchase of rights

No

 

Repo services

Yes

 

Market restrictions

Yes

No equities that are beneficially owned by Norwegian individual residents or legal entities that are incorporated in Norway can be held through CBL account. 

FTT

No

 

Daily reconciliation

Yes

 

Link eligible for use in Eurosystem credit operations

No

 

Moment of entry of instructions

A settlement instruction is considered as entered into the VPO NOK system when it has been matched.

Settlement Instructions that do not require matching, that is, settlement instructions for transactions with parties other than participants in VPO NOK system, are considered as entered into the VPO NOK system at the start of the settlement

Irrevocability of instructions

Once a settlement instruction has been matched, it cannot be recalled unless both the participants involved in the trade in question send instructions to cancel their respective settlement instructions. In such events, the cancellation instructions from both participants must be received before the start of the settlement in which the settlement instruction in question was to be processed.

If a matched settlement instruction has not been settled by the close of the specified settlement date, and one of the parties has an insufficient amount of cash or financial instruments to meet its obligations in connection with the transactions, the other party is entitled to cancel the settlement instruction unilaterally. 

The right to cancel unilaterally shall apply for the duration of the deferral period. Settlement instructions cannot be cancelled in the period between the start of settlement and the completion thereof. 

The entitlement to cancel unilaterally does not apply to settlement instructions relating to transfers between a participant and a participant authorised as a Central Counterparty, or possibly between two participants authorised as Central Counterparties. Exceptions to this may apply in specific circumstances. 

Finality of instructions

Settlement involves the final transfer in the VPS securities register of ownership rights to financial instruments (securities settlement), the transfer of Norwegian kroner payment through Norges Bank between the VPO LOM accounts included in the Clearing (payment settlement).

Legal arrangements

The below section is based on the legal opinion obtained by CBL that was issued on 9 October 2023. The information is provided for guidance only and should not be considered in isolation or as constituting a complete or definitive legal advice on any specific matter.

No insolvency proceedings against the account operator or the CSD

Confirmed

Liability for negligence

Confirmed

Book-entry regime with in rem rights

Confirmed

No entitlement of the account operator/CSD  

Confirmed

Recognition as direct CSD account-holder

Confirmed

Recognition of nominee concept

Confirmed

No right of retention to the account operator/CSD

Confirmed

Segregation of assets at the CSD

Confirmed

No right of use

Confirmed

No upper-tier attachments

Confirmed

Insolvency of account operator/CSD with no impact on CBL's rights 

Confirmed

Shortfall pro-rated among holders

Confirmed


Record keeping period of at least 10 years

Confirmed

Settlement finality in case of insolvency

Confirmed