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Press Releases


Release Number / Date Particulars
EASTERN CARIBBEAN SECURITIES MARKET (ECSM)
CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME CONTINUES

Basseterre, Apr 18, 2008
The Eleventh Eastern Caribbean Securities Market Certification Programme is scheduled to take place from 14 to 22 April 2008........
ECSRC Emphasises Investment Licensing Requirements
Basseterre, Mar 6, 2008
The Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission has issued a notice advising that all persons soliciting or conducting.......
Monetary Council Appoints New Commissioners
Basseterre, Oct 18, 2007
The Monetary Council at its 59th Meeting held on 21 July 2007, appointed three persons to serve as Commissioners to the......
EASTERN CARIBBEAN SECURITIES MARKET (ECSM)
CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME CONTINUES
Basseterre, May 04 , 2007
The tenth Eastern Caribbean Securities Market Certification Programme is scheduled to take place 14 to 23 May 2007........
NEW APPOINTMENTS AT THE ECSRC
Basseterre, March 05, 2007
The Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission announces the following appointments:
CIBC Makes Takeover Bid for First Caribbean Shares
Basseterre, December 29, 2006
FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited has announced today that, CIBC, following its acquisition of 599.4 million shares of FirstCaribbean, has made

CIBC Acquires Majority Stake in First Caribbean International Bank
Basseterre, December 29, 2006

FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited has today announced that CIBC has purchased 599,401,230 shares of FirstCaribbean under the previously announced plans to acquire
Appointment of New Secretary to the Commission
Basseterre, January
24, 2006
The Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission announces the appointment of Mr Niguel Streete as Secretary to the Commission, effective 24 January 2006. Mr Streete replaces Mrs L Mignon Wade.
ECSM Certification Workshop Series Continues
Basseterre, November 11, 2005
The eighth in the series of Eastern Caribbean Securities Market certification programmes is slated to get underway on 21 November 2005.

Second Trinidad Company Receives ECSRC Broker Dealer Licence
Basseterre, June 06, 2005

RBTT Merchant Bank Limited has received a licence from the Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission, (ECSRC) to operate as a broker-dealer in the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market.

Trinidad Company Receives ECSRC Broker Dealer Licence
Basseterre, February 09, 2005

Caribbean Money Market Brokers (CMMB), a full-service brokerage house headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago , has received a licence from the Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission, (ECSRC) to operate in the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market.

ECSRC Securities Market Certification Workshop Begins
Basseterre, November 29 , 2004

Mr Errol Allen, Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission, (ECSRC), says that corporate leaders are recognising that human capabilities and performance cannot be measured in the same way as accounting for assets, liabilities and equities or physical assets.
ECSRC Continues Securities Market Certification Workshops
Basseterre, October 13, 2004
The Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission is continuing its series of certification workshops for persons wishing to operate as investment advisors or as principals or representatives of firms in the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market.
ECSRC Securities Market Workshop Underway
Basseterre, June 7, 2004
Twenty-two persons from the Eastern Caribbean Countries, Barbados, Trinidad and Jamaica are seeking to understand the fundamentals of the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market, and to equip themselves with the skills required for operating in the market.

ECSRC Continues Securities Market Education Programme
Basseterre, May 4, 2004

The Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission will be hosting the sixth in its series of certification workshops at the ECCB Headquarters in St Kitts, from June 7-11, 2004.

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5 th ECSM Certification Workshop Underway Basseterre, August 27, 2003

Twenty participants from six ECCU member countries and Trinidad and Tobago are in St Kitts to learn the fundamentals of operating in the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market...
ECSRC Finalising Arrangements for Upcoming Certification Workshop
Basseterre, August 27, 2003
The Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission is preparing to host the fifth in its series of certification workshops for prospective principals and representatives of firms wishing to operate in the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market. The workshop, under the theme The Fundamentals of Operating in the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market, will take place at the ECCB Headquarters in St Kitts, from October 20-24, 2003.
ECSRC Launches New Website
Basseterre, July 1, 2003
The Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission, has developed a website through which information will be available to all stakeholders of the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market.
ECSRC Issues New Broker Dealer Licence
Basseterre, April 2, 2003
Republic Finance and Merchant Bank Limited (FINCOR) has received a broker dealer licence from the ECSRC, and is now eligible to operate in the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market...
ECSRC Joins International Regulatory Council
Basseterre, March 27, 2003
The ECSRC was granted full membership of the Council of Securities Regulators of the Americas (COSRA) at its recent spring meeting held in Miami, Florida...
4th Securities Market Certification Workshop Opens
Basseterre, January 20, 2003
With the deepening of the region's financial infrastructure, our countries have the opportunity to become more closely integrated with the international financial systems, and carve out new growth opportunities geared towards maintaining sound macroeconomic policies and adequate regulatory structures...
ECSRC Invites Applications for Certification Programmes Basseterre, December 16, 2002 The ECSRC is inviting applications for its certification workshop and examinations from persons desirous of operating as Principals and Representatives of broker dealer firms or as Investment Advisors, in the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market (ECSM)...
ECSRC Issues Reporting Rules For Public Companies Basseterre, St Kitts, November 14, 2002 In an effort to ensure that investors have access to full information when making investment decisions, the ECSRC has issued new reporting and disclosure requirements for public companies...
Securities Registries Need to Be Licensed
Basseterre, St Kitts, November 14, 2002
The Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission has issued a notice informing all firms or individuals operating or intending to operate a securities registry business of the need to be licensed by the Commission...
ECSRC Completes its First Year of Operation
Basseterre, St Kitts, October 17, 2002
Mr. Crispin Sorhaindo, Chairman of the ECSRC, says he is satisfied with the progress made by the Commission in its first year of operation...
ECSRC Issues Reminder to Prospective Workshop Participants
Basseterre, September 17, 2002
The ECSRC is reminding all persons wishing to participate in the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market Certification Workshop and Examination to submit applications no later than September 20, 2002...
ECSRC Invites Applications for Certification Programme
Basseterre, August 14, 2002
The ECSRC is inviting applications for its certification workshop and examinations from persons desirous of operating as Principals and Representatives of broker dealer firms in the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market.
ECSRC Licenses Two New Intermediaries for Securities Market
Basseterre, May 24, 2002
Antigua Commercial Bank (ACB) and the St Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank (SKNANB) have been licensed by the ECSRC to operate as full service broker-dealers in the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market.
ECSRC Issues Advisory
May 24, 2002
The ECSRC is advising firms and individuals involved in securities business in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union of the need to be licensed by the Commission.
Securities Registries Need to Be Licensed
Basseterre, November 13, 2002
The ECSRC has issued a notice informing all firms or individuals operating or intending to operate a securities registry business of the need to be licensed by the Commission.
ECSRC Commissioners to Meet
Basseterre, January 28, 2002
Commissioners of the ECSRC are scheduled to meet on Friday, February 1, 2002, to review applications for broker dealer licences and to consider other issues related to the conduct of business on the ECSE.

 

Statutory Releases


 
Release Number / Date Particulars
Release No. 002-OCTOBER 2002 Pursuant to Section 40 of the Securities Act 2001 prohibiting establishment or operation of Securities Registries by Unlicensed Persons
Release No. 001-MAY 2002 Pursuant to Section 163 of the Securities Act 2001
prohibiting dealing in Securities by Unlicensed Persons

 


Speeches and Public Statements


 

Policy Statements


ECSRC Policy Statement #1 - [Public Issue of Securities By Private Companies]

[This policy statement provides information for companies and investors regarding the question of whether private companies can issue securities to the public. It represent the views of the Commission on a matter of policy but is not a rule or regulation].

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Events


Dates and Venues for ECSRC Commissioners' Meetings [April 2003 - March 2004}; ECSM Workshop Programmes


Date Meeting Venue
21- 26 Nov, 2005

Eighth ECSM Certification Workshop Programme

-General Infomation

ECCB Headquarters
St Kitts

Mon 29 Nov– Fri 03 Dec, 2004

Seventh ECSM Certification Workshop Programme

“The Fundamentals of Operating in the ECSM”

-General Infomation
-Registration Form

Maltin Moving Conference Center

ECCB Headquarters
St Kitts
Mon 20 - Fri 24 Oct, 2003

5th ECSM Certification Workshop & Examinations

-General Infomation
-Registration Form

ECCB Headquarters
St Kitts
Tuesday 8 July 2003 9th ECSRC Commissioners' Meeting ECCB Headquarters
St Kitts
Tuesday 7 Oct 2003 10th ECSRC Commissioners' Meeting ECCB Headquarters
St Kitts
Friday, 5 Dec 2003 11th ECSRC Commissioners' Meeting ECCB Headquarters
St Kitts
Tuesday 9 Mar 2004 12th ECSRC Commissioners' Meeting ECCB Headquarters
St Kitts

 



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