VPS Newsletter May 2016

Customer focus – always important

We are in the middle of one of the busiest seasons for many of our customers. Annual general meetings must be arranged and dividends are payable to shareholders. Here at VPS the Issuer department is responsible for the solutions and they also sometimes tailor the practical work to ensure everything goes smoothly. Read more

VPS 2.0 – status May 2016

VPS has cancelled the agreement with Percival regarding the delivery of a new core system, but the renewal programme, VPS 2.0, continues with focus on i.a. the finalisation of the ongoing modernisation of the VPS value added systems. Read more

Clearstream’s more than 150,000 mutual funds will be easily accessible for Nordic distributors

Clearstream and VPS have signed a cooperation agreement on order routing of mutual funds. Read more

The VPS account is 30 years old

When investing in securities it is smart to own a VPS account. The account works just like a regular bank account where deposits and withdrawals can be carried out. When buying or selling securities the VPS account is credited or debited accordingly. Read more

VPS Issuer Services handles more than 100,000 corporate actions per year

More than 5,150 different security types are registered with VPS, issued by over 1,580 registered issuers. 9 employees are developing and maintaining the systems required to issue the securities and their related corporate events. Read more

T2S – the Norwegian User Group is re-established

Norges Bank (the Norwegian Central Bank) and the industry organisations have concluded that it would be convenient to re-establish the Norwegian user group. Read more