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MINISTRY OF FINANCE |
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM |
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No.: 30/2019/TT-BTC |
Hanoi, May 28, 2019 |
CIRCULAR
PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON REGISTRATION, DEPOSITING, LISTING, TRADING AND SETTLEMENT OF GOVERNMENT DEBT INSTRUMENTS, GOVERNMENT-GUARANTEED BONDS ISSUED BY BANKS FOR SOCIAL POLICIES AND MUNICIPAL BONDS
Pursuant to the Law on securities dated June 29, 2006 and the Law on amendments to the Law on securities dated November 24, 2010;
Pursuant to the Law on public debt management dated November 23, 2017;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 58/2012/ND-CP dated July 20, 2012 elaborating and guiding the implementation of the Law on securities and the Law on amendments to the Law on securities;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 60/2015/ND-CP dated June 26, 2015 on amendments to the Government’s Decree No. 58/2012/ND-CP dated July 20, 2012 elaborating and guiding the implementation of the Law on securities and the Law on amendments to the Law on securities;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 91/2018/ND-CP dated June 26, 2018 on government guarantee issuance and management;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 93/2018/ND-CP dated June 30, 2018 providing for provincial-government debt management;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 95/2018/ND-CP dated June 30, 2018 providing for issuance, registration, listing and trading of government debt instruments in securities market;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 87/2017/ND-CP dated July 26, 2017 defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;
At the request of the Chairman of the State Securities Commission of Vietnam;
The Minister of Finance promulgates a Circular providing guidance on registration, depositing, listing, trading and settlement of government debt instruments, government-guaranteed bonds issued by banks for social policies and municipal bonds.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope
This Circular provides detailed guidance on registration, depositing, listing, trading and settlement of government debt instruments (including government bonds, treasury bills, and national development bonds), government-guaranteed bonds that are issued by banks for social policies and municipal bonds (hereinafter referred to as “debt instruments”).
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
1. “alternative debt instrument” means a debt instrument which is listed on the Stock Exchange and used as a replacement for the principal debt instrument in case there is not enough principal debt instruments for settlement of a debt instrument transaction.
2. “exercise price” means the price per bond which is used in the calculation of amounts payable in debt instrument transactions.
3. “quoted price” means the price of a debt instrument which is quoted on the trading system by trading members. The quoted price is construed as the price that does not include any nominal interest.
4. “trading system” means a collection of material and technical facilities serving the trading of debt instruments on the Stock Exchange. The trading system facilitates the receipt, transmission, correction, recording, monitoring and exporting of data serving the trading of debt instruments.
5. “settlement bank” means the Operations Center of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) that takes charge of making monetary payments for debt instrument transactions on the Stock Exchange.
6. “settlement member bank” means a commercial bank that has a checking account opened at the Operations Center of SBV, is a member of the InterBank Payment System (IBPS), and takes charge of making monetary payments for debt instrument transactions conducted by entities making indirect payment and (or) for its own transactions.
7. “transaction-based settlement” means a method of settling money and debt instruments whereby money and debt instruments are transferred between the parties through SBV or Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) for each transaction immediately when the buyer transfers money and the seller transfers debt instruments.
8. “entity opening direct account" refers to an entity that opens a depository account directly at VSD and uses depository and payment services rendered by VSD under terms and provisions of the service contract signed with VSD.
9. “entity making indirect payment” means an entity that is not a member of the IBPS of SBV and is required to open an account at a settlement member bank for making payments for its debt instrument transactions and those conducted by its clients; entities making indirect payment include securities companies that are not depository members and entities opening direct accounts that are not commercial banks and VSD.
10. “entity making direct payment” means an entity that makes payment for its debt instrument transactions directly through SBV’s IBPS.
Chapter II
REGISTRATION, DEPOSITING AND LISTING
Article 3. Registration and depositing of debt instruments
1. Government bonds and national development bonds offered through a private placement shall be registered and deposited at VSD at the request of the State Treasury.
2. Treasury bills issued directly to SBV shall be registered and deposited at VSD at the request of SBV and of the State Treasury.
3. Treasury bills issued through bidding, government bonds, national development bonds issued through bidding or underwriting, government-guaranteed bonds issued by bank for social policies and municipal bonds shall be registered and deposited at VSD at the request of issuers. Registration and depositing shall be carried out as follows:
a) Based on the issuer’s notification of results of a debt instrument issue, VSD shall carry out procedures for registration of issued debt instruments. Issued debt instruments must be registered within the day on which the settlement of debt instruments is made.
b) VSD shall send a notification of registration of issued debt instruments to the Stock Exchange for listing.
c) VSD shall hold debt instruments on accounts of their owners upon the receipt of the issuer’s confirmation of completion of settlement process.
4. VSD shall cancel the registration of debt instruments in the following cases:
a) Registration of debt instruments which are not settled shall be cancelled according to the issuer's notification of cancellation of results of a debt instrument issue.
b) Registration of debt instruments which become due shall be cancelled according to the Stock Exchange’s notification of delisting.
c) Registration of government bonds issued for ensuring liquidity shall be cancelled according to the State Treasury’s notification and the Stock Exchange’s notification of delisting.
5. VSD shall carry out procedures for additional registration or depositing of government bonds that are issued for ensuring liquidity at the request of the State Treasury and of other debt instruments at the request of issuers.
6. Debt instruments swapped or repurchased shall be registered and deposited in accordance with the Circular No. 110/2018/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2018 of the Minister of Finance providing guidance on repurchase and swap of government debt instruments, government-guaranteed bonds and municipal bonds in domestic market.
Article 4. Listing of debt instruments
1. Government bonds and national development bonds issued through private placement shall be listed and additionally listed and traded on the Stock Exchange at the request of the State Treasury.
2. Treasury bills issued directly to SBV shall be listed on the Stock Exchange at the request of SBV and of the State Treasury.
3. Treasury bills issued through bidding, government bonds and national development bonds issued through bidding or underwriting, government-guaranteed bonds issued by bank for social policies and municipal bonds shall be listed and additionally listed on the Stock Exchange according to the request of issuers, VSD’s notification of registration of debt instruments and shall be traded from the business day following the registration date of debt instruments.
4. Government bonds issued for ensuring liquidity shall be listed and traded on the Stock Exchange according to the request of the State Treasury and VSD’s notification of registration of debt instruments.
5. The Stock Exchange shall carry out procedures for delisting of debt instruments that are not settled and government bonds issued for ensuring liquidity according to the issuer's notification of cancellation of results of a debt instrument issue.
6. Listing of debt instruments which are swapped or repurchased shall be subject to the Circular No. 110/2018/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2018 of the Minister of Finance providing guidance on repurchase and swap of government debt instruments, government-guaranteed bonds and municipal bonds in domestic market.
Chapter III
TRADING
Section I: TRADING MEMBERS
Article 5. Classification of trading members
1. There are 02 types of trading members, including normal trading members and special trading members, on debt instruments market in the Stock Exchange.
a) Normal trading members are securities companies approved by the Stock Exchange to become trading members. Normal trading members are allowed to render brokerage service and practice proprietary trading of debt instruments on the Stock Exchange.
b) Special trading members are commercial banks and their branches approved by the Stock Exchange to become trading members. Special trading members are allowed to make their purchase and selling of debt instruments on the Stock Exchange only.
2. The State Treasury may carry out trading of government bonds in accordance with the Government's Decree No. 24/2016/ND-CP dated April 05, 2016 providing for management of state budget and its amending or superseding documents (if any).
a) The State Treasury can make a buy in a repo transaction of government bonds on the trading system of the Stock Exchange provided that the term of a repo transaction shall not exceed 03 months and the State Treasury must pay service charges as prescribed by laws. The State Treasury can use the trading system and other services rendered by the Stock Exchange and VSD.
b) The State Treasury is not required to comply with regulations on standards, registration, obligations, reporting and information disclosure by trading members set forth in Article 6, Article 7, Article 8, Article 11 and Section III Chapter III hereof.
Article 6. Standards of trading members
1. Normal trading members:
a) It must be a securities company that has a License for establishment and operation issued by the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) and is licensed to practice all trading operations, including securities brokerage, proprietary trading, consultancy and underwriting;
b) It must be a depository member of VSD;
c) It must meet the Stock Exchange’s technical facilities and personnel requirements to be satisfied by normal trading members for carrying out transactions on the trading system.
2. Special trading members:
a) It must be a commercial bank or its branch that has a valid business registration license or operation license issued by a competent authority;
b) Its charter capital paid-in or allocated must not be smaller than the legal capital as provided for in the Government's regulations on promulgation of list of legal capitals of credit institutions and relevant regulations;
c) It must meet the Stock Exchange’s technical facilities and personnel requirements to be satisfied by special trading members for carrying out transactions on the trading system.
Article 7. Registration as trading members
The Stock Exchange shall provide for application and procedures for registration as a trading member.
Article 8. Rights and obligations of trading members
1. Rights of a trading member:
a) Both normal and special trading members are entitled to:
- use the trading system and other services rendered by the Stock Exchange;
- use any information obtained from the bond market-related information system of the Stock Exchange for the purposes of practicing trading member’s operations but shall not provide such information for a third party;
- withdraw from trading membership upon the approval by the Stock Exchange.
b) Apart from the rights specified in Point a Clause 1 of this Article, a normal trading member shall also have the following rights:
- practice proprietary trading operations on the trading system of the Stock Exchange;
- supply debt instrument brokerage to clients;
- impose service charges as regulated by law.
c) Apart from the rights specified in Point a Clause 1 of this Article, a special trading member shall be allowed to buy and sell debt instruments on the trading system of the Stock Exchange.
2. Obligations of a trading member:
Both normal and special trading members are obliged to:
a) Maintain their satisfaction of eligibility requirements for trading members as prescribed in Article 6 hereof;
b) Comply with the Stock Exchange’s regulations on trading members;
c) Bear the supervision of SSC and the Stock Exchange;
d) Pay charges on trading member management service, trading service and other services as regulated by law;
dd) Comply with regulations on reporting and information disclosure set forth herein and in relevant laws;
e) When carrying out debt instrument transactions on the trading system of the Stock Exchange in the capacity of a proprietary trading member or a broker, they must let their partners know their trading capacity and keep their partners’ information confidential unless otherwise agreed in writing by relevant parties, or information is provided at the request of a competent authority, or an official transaction is considered unsuccessful because the relevant parties refuse trading or are incapable of fulfilling trading obligations.
Article 9. Withdrawal from trading membership
1. A trading member applies for withdrawal from trading membership and such application is approved by the Stock Exchange.
2. A trading member shall be required to withdraw from trading membership in the following circumstances:
a) A trading member no longer meets the eligibility requirements set forth in Article 6 hereof;
b) A trading member commits a serious or systematic violation against the Stock Exchange’s regulations on trading of debt instruments set forth for trading members;
c) A trading member is dissolved, declared bankrupt, suspends its operations or has its license for establishment and operation revoked; or an organization no longer exists after consolidation (consolidating enterprise) or merger (acquired enterprise) or full division (transferor), or the organization that is established after merger (acquiring enterprise), or partial division (partially divided enterprise) fails to meet any of the eligibility requirements set forth in Article 6 hereof.
3. In case a trading member that is a market maker withdraws from the trading membership, the Stock Exchange is required to submit a report thereof to the Ministry of Finance before withdrawal.
4. The Stock Exchange shall provide for the withdrawal from trading membership upon the approval from the SSC.
Article 10. Trading of debt instruments by trading members
1. Trading members shall make trading of listed debt instruments on the trading system of the Stock Exchange.
2. Trading members shall keep written confirmations of transaction results printed from the trading system as legal grounds for reporting, inspection or verification of transactions in case of disputes.
3. For brokerage service:
a) Trading members must enter into contracts to open debt instrument trading accounts with their clients;
b) A trading member must reach an agreement on forms of receipt and settlement of debt instrument transactions with its clients and publicly announce them at its headquarters, branches and/or transaction offices. Transaction results must be provided to the client immediately after the transaction is executed in the form agreed with the client. The trading member shall provide monthly statements of deposit account and debt instruments at the client's request;
c) Trading members shall, at the request of clients, open online information exchange accounts for their clients on the trading system of debt instruments for the purposes of facilitating them in exchanging information about their transactions on the trading system of the Stock Exchange with their trading representatives and/or market regulatory authorities;
d) Trading members must ensure priority in executing their clients’ brokerage orders over their own proprietary trading orders with the best exercise prices on the trading system of the Stock Exchange. The best exercise price may be equal to or better than the price requested by the client;
dd) Trading members must keep and ensure confidentiality of their clients’ accounts and documents relating to debt instrument transactions in accordance with laws;
e) Trading members are obliged to provide information about clients’ accounts for the purposes of management and supervision at the request of the Stock Exchange, SSC and competent authorities;
g) Trading members must ensure that clients will make payments for their transactions on schedule as regulated.
4. For proprietary trading transactions of normal trading members and buying/selling of debt instruments of special trading members: Trading members must have enough money and debt instruments for fulfilling their obligations when performing transactions on the trading system.
Article 11. Reporting by trading members
1. Trading members are required to submit periodical reports on their trading operations to the Stock Exchange. To be specific:
a) The monthly report on trading of debt instruments shall be submitted within 10 business days from the ending day of each month (using the form provided in the Appendix No. 01 enclosed herewith);
b) The annual report on trading of debt instruments shall be submitted by March 31 of the year following the reporting year (using the form provided in the Appendix No. 02 enclosed herewith).
2. Reporting form:
Trading members shall prepare reports in the form of electronic data and send them to the Stock Exchange through its Information Disclosure System. The Stock Exchange shall, where necessary, request trading members to provide written reports.
Article 12. Disciplinary actions against trading members
A trading member that commits violations against regulations on operations in debt instrument market on the Stock Exchange shall incur one or some of the following disciplinary actions according to the Stock Exchange’s rules:
1. Reprimand;
2. Warning;
3. Suspended trading of debt instruments on the Stock Exchange;
4. Compulsory withdrawal from trading membership.
Section II: GENERAL REGULATIONS ON TRADING
Article 13. Types of debt instrument transactions
1. Types of debt instrument transactions include:
a) Outrights describe a type of transaction on the trading system where one party sells and transfers the ownership of a debt instrument to another party and does not commit to repurchase the debt instrument from the latter.
b) Repurchase agreements (Repos) describe a type of transaction on the trading system where one party sells and transfers its ownership of a debt instrument to another party and commits to repurchase and take back the ownership of that debt instrument at a specified price after a determined period of time. A repo includes a sell (1st transaction) and a repurchase (2nd transaction). In a repo, the seller is understood as the seller of the 1st transaction and the buyer is understood as the purchaser of the 1st transaction.
c) Sell/buybacks describe a type of transaction on the trading system where two outright transactions are simultaneously made with the same counterparty, including a sell of debt instrument (1st outright transaction) and a buyback of that debt instrument (2nd outright transaction) on a specified future date. In a sell/buyback, the seller of the 1st outright transaction is the buyer of the 2nd outright transaction, and the price, volume of debt instruments and the date on which the 2nd outright transaction is executed must be agreed upon at the date of conclusion of both transactions.
d) Lending is a type of transaction where the borrowing party borrows debt instruments and commits to return the borrowed debt instruments to the lending party after a determined period of time.
Lending transaction is made under an agreement between the parties and on the trading system of the Stock Exchange or on the securities borrowing and lending system of VSD. The concerned parties shall themselves reach an agreement and assume responsibility for their agreed-upon contents concerning the volume, borrowed and returned asset, collateral, interest rate and other provisions which should comply with relevant laws and rules of the Stock Exchange and of VSD.
2. When fulfilling market making obligations as prescribed in Point c Clause 2 Article 27 of the Government’s Decree No. 95/2018/ND-CP dated June 30, 2018, market makers are allowed to sell debt instruments if the required amount of debt instruments is not met at the time of transaction. In such case, the market maker must have enough debt instruments for delivery on the settlement date as prescribed in Clause 3 Article 29 hereof and VSD's rules.
3. Only market makers are allowed to borrow debt instruments in lending transactions.
4. The Stock Exchange and VSD shall promulgate specific guidelines for each type of debt instrument transaction upon the approval from SSC.
Article 14. Alternative debt instruments
1. Alternative debt instruments may be used in repos, sell/buybacks and lending transactions.
2. Alternative debt instruments shall be used under an agreement between the parties of a transaction. The Stock Exchange shall provide for the use of alternative debt instruments in debt instrument transactions.
Article 15. Trading hours
1. The Stock Exchange shall be open for trading from Monday to Friday weekly, except public holidays as prescribed in the Labor Code and trading holidays as regulated by regulatory authorities.
2. The General Director of the Stock Exchange shall decide specific trading hours upon the approval from the SSC. Times for quoting prices with firm commitment shall be subject to Clause 3 Article 19 of the Circular No. 111/2018/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2018 providing guidelines for issuance and settlement of government debt instruments in domestic market.
Article 16. Trading method
1. The Stock Exchange shall employ the put-through method for debt instrument transactions executed on its trading system.
2. The Stock Exchange may, where necessary, decide to change its trading method upon the approval from SSC.
Article 17. Trading forms
1. Debt instrument transactions executed on the Stock Exchange in two forms, including electronic put-through and common put-through.
2. Electronic put-through is a type of transaction in which the trading order is placed with firm commitment and shall be executed as soon as there is a partner without reconfirmation; Transactions executed by employing the electronic put-through method must adhere to the following principles:
a) Market electronic put-through method: The trading representative of a trading member shall input buy/sell orders with firm commitment to the trading system and select corresponding orders for executing transactions. Contents of buy/sell orders with firm commitment are provided for in the Stock Exchange's procedures for trading of debt instruments.
b) Selective electronic put-through method: The trading representative of a trading member shall, based on quotation request orders on the trading system, send buy/sell orders with firm commitment to identified partners who send quotation request orders and will subsequently select appropriate buy/sell orders for executing transactions. Contents of quotation request orders are provided for in the Stock Exchange's procedures for trading of debt instruments.
3. Common put-through is a type of transaction in which the parties negotiate with each other about trading conditions by messaging on the trading system or by other communication channels and entering the results to the trading system for transaction establishment. Transaction results must be reported and input to the trading system in accordance with the Stock Exchange’s regulations thereon upon the approval from SSC.
After successful negotiation, a transaction in the form of common put-through shall become effective when the trading order is input into the trading system by the buyer or seller and confirmed by the corresponding counterparty. Contents of transaction reports are provided for in the Stock Exchange's procedures for trading of debt instruments.
4. The Stock Exchange may decide to change or adopt additional trading forms upon the approval from SSC.
Article 18. Transaction establishment and cancellation
1. A transaction is established when it is recorded on the trading system, unless otherwise prescribed by the Stock Exchange.
2. In case an established transaction is found to seriously affect benefits of investors or all transactions on the market, the Stock Exchange shall decide to correct or cancel that transaction and submit a report thereof to the Chairperson of SSC.
Article 19. Interest rates
Repo rates and interest rates in lending transactions must be conformable with other regulations of law and calculated on an actual/actual basis. Interest rate calculation methods are provided for in operational regulations of the Stock Exchange or VSD (for lending transactions at VSD).
Article 20. Exercise prices
1. Exercise price of a transaction executed on the Stock Exchange shall be calculated on the basis of quoted price, accrued nominal interest (if any) and haircut (if any).
2. The formula for calculating the exercise price shall be provided for by the Stock Exchange.
Article 21. Haircuts
1. Haircut refers to a reduction or addition applied to the price including nominal interest at the start of a repo transaction and is expressed in a percentage.
2. Haircut is applied to each debt instrument’s code in a repo and agreed upon by the parties. The Stock Exchange may, where necessary, provide for the ceiling haircut.
3. Haircut is fixed during the term of a repo transaction.
Article 22. Incomes from debt instruments in repos and lending transactions
1. The seller of a repo or the lender of a lending transaction shall be entitled to enjoy nominal interest and relevant incomes (if any) from the debt instrument.
2. Any nominal interests that the buyer (or the borrower) receives at any times within the transaction term must be returned to the seller (or the lender). If such returning of nominal interest is made outside the trading system, two parties shall themselves agree upon the date of returning of such nominal interest which must not be later than the 05th business day from the actual payment of debt instrument interest. If such returning of nominal interest is made through the trading system, such nominal interest shall be returned at the end of the transaction and two parties shall, at the start of the transaction, reach an agreement on the interest rate (if any) on such nominal interest.
Article 23. Settlement of obligations in case parties of a repo or lending transaction fail to perform their payment obligations
1. With regard to repos or lending transactions of debt instruments made on the trading system of the Stock Exchange:
a) If either party of a repo or lending transaction fails to make the agreed-upon payment on the closing date of that repo or lending transaction (closing date of 2nd transaction) and such failure is reported on the trading system, two parties shall carry out an agreement on changes in their rights and obligations under that repo or lending transaction as recorded on the trading system with the aim of dealing with the parties’ temporary insolvency provided relevant reports must be submitted to the Stock Exchange before the change and immediately after closing the transaction. In case two parties cannot reach an agreement on changes in their rights and obligations in the 2nd transaction, actions against the failure to fulfill payment obligations shall be carried out according to the Stock Exchange's rules.
b) Members participating in transactions on the trading system of the Stock Exchange may use principal contracts or other specific contracts to record their agreements on rights and obligations in transactions. The Stock Exchange's rules shall take precedence over the provisions of any contract recording rights and obligations of relevant parties if the provisions of that contract are incompatible with the Stock Exchange's rules.
2. With regard to lending transactions in debt instruments made on the securities borrowing and lending system of VSD, settlement of obligations in case the parties fail to fulfill their payment obligations shall be governed by the VSD’s rules.
Section III: INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
Article 24. Entities subject to information disclosure provisions
Trading members and the Stock Exchange are the ones required to fulfill information disclosure obligations.
Article 25. Information disclosure by normal trading members
Normal trading members shall perform information disclosure obligations laid down in the Circular No. 155/2015/TT-BTC dated October 06, 2015 by the Minister of Finance providing guidance on disclosure of information on securities market.
Article 26. Information disclosure by special trading members
1. Special trading members that are public companies, large-scale public companies or listed companies shall perform information disclosure obligations laid down in the Circular No. 155/2015/TT-BTC dated October 06, 2015 by the Minister of Finance providing guidance on disclosure of information in securities market.
2. Special trading members that are not the ones specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall publish required information on the website of the Stock Exchange and on their own websites. To be specific:
a) Periodic disclosure
Special trading members are required to publish their audited annual financial statements (using the form provided in the Appendix No. 03 enclosed herewith) within 04 months from the end of the fiscal year.
b) Ad-hoc disclosure
Special trading members shall make ad-hoc disclosure within 24 hours from the occurrence of one of the following events:
- A special trading member is placed under special control by a regulatory authority;
- Any of members of the Board of Directors, President, Director or General Director, Deputy Director or Deputy General Director and Chief Accountant is liable to the Court’s judgment or ruling or charging decision;
- The merger with another enterprise has been approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders;
- There are any changes in members of the Board of Directors, President, Director or General Director, Deputy Director or Deputy General Director;
- A trading member makes considerable changes in its business, including: it incurs losses by 10% or more of value of its assets; it is subject to a voluntary or compulsory suspension of trading; its enterprise registration certificate or license for establishment and operation or operation license has been revoked; there is a decision on modification of a bank's charter; the bank's name is changed; there is a decision on increase or decrease in charter capital;
- The legal representative is replaced;
- The person authorized to make information disclosure is replaced;
- Its headquarters is relocated.
c) Disclosure of information upon request
Special trading members shall publish the following information within 24 hours from the receipt of the request for information disclosure from SSC or the Stock Exchange:
- Information that relates to the trading member and affects benefits of other investors on the market;
- Information that relates to abnormal activities of the trading member and needs to be verified.
Any information relating to the fact to be published at the request of SSC and the Stock Exchange shall be published together with reasons and the degree of authentication of that event.
Article 27. Information disclosure by Stock Exchange
The Stock Exchange is obliged to publish the following information on its website:
1. Information relating to debt instrument transactions executed on its trading system, including:
a) Information relating to codes of debt instruments to be traded, including: code, nominal term, issuance date, maturity date, interest payment method (coupon or zero coupon), and nominal interest rate (if any);
b) Information relating to the latest exercise price and volume of each term in outright transactions of debt instruments;
c) Information relating to trading volume at the best prices and corresponding value for each term in outright transactions of debt instruments;
d) Total trading volume of the entire market sorted by outrights and repos;
dd) Information relating to the standard yield curve (if any);
e) Other information as requested by SSC.
2. Information relating to trading members:
a) List of trading members;
b) Information relating to approval for new trading members;
c) Information relating to members facing disciplinary actions;
d) Information relating to withdrawal from trading membership;
dd) Other information.
3. Information relating to listing activities:
a) Information relating to newly listed debt instruments;
b) Information relating to additionally listed debt instruments;
c) Information relating to delisting;
d) Information relating to changes to listing;
dd) Other information.
Chapter IV
SETTLEMENT OF DEBT INSTRUMENT TRANSACTIONS
Article 28. Entities joining debt instrument payment system
1. Entities that transfer debt instruments on depository account system of VSD, including:
a) Depository members that settle their own debt instrument transactions and those of their clients;
b) Entities opening direct accounts for settling their own debt instrument transactions;
c) The State Treasury making settlement of debt instrument repos;
d) VSD settling debt instrument transactions prescribed herein and transferring debt instruments when executing physically settled derivative contracts.
2. Entities making direct payment on IBPS of SBV, including:
a) Operations Center of SBV;
b) Settlement member banks, depository members that are commercial banks and entities opening direct accounts that are commercial banks;
c) The State Treasury.
Article 29. Methods and principles for organizing debt instrument payment system
1. Sale and purchase transactions of debt instruments listed on the Stock Exchange shall be settled by adopting the settlement method of each transaction.
2. Based on trading data provided by the Stock Exchange, VSD shall determine the obligations to settle cash and debt instruments of each concerned party and send information relating to cash settlement to the Operations Center of SBV.
3. The delivery of debt instruments shall be made on the system of VSD by transferring debt instruments between depository accounts of the entities mentioned in Clause 1 Article 28 hereof and ensure that on the settlement date, the seller has enough debt instruments for delivery and the buyer has enough money for payment for debt instrument transaction.
4. Cash settlement of debt instrument transactions between entities making direct payment via SBV as prescribed in Clause 2 Article 28 hereof shall be made on IBPS.
5. In case a client opens a depository account at a depository member that is not a normal trading member, that client’s transaction orders shall be placed through a securities company that is a normal trading member and such transactions shall be settled by the said depository member.
6. Entities making indirect payment shall select a settlement member bank for settlement of their own transactions and for their clients.
7. Settlement period of a debt instrument transaction shall be subject to the SSC’s decision after obtaining an agreement with SBV. VSD shall provide specific guidance on period and procedures for settlement of debt instrument transactions in its rules.
Article 30. Settlement member banks
1. Rights of settlement member banks:
A settlement member bank is entitled to:
a) appoint a contract point for performing functions of a settlement member bank;
b) request entities making indirect payment to comply with agreements on settlement between the parties and provide necessary information for settling their debt instrument transactions;
c) impose charges of supplied services as regulated by laws.
2. Obligations of settlement member banks:
A settlement member bank is obliged to:
a) make full and timely payment for its own debt instrument transactions and for entities making indirect payment;
b) provide financial support for entities making indirect payment in case these entities lack money for settlement under settlement assistance agreements signed between the parties in accordance with laws;
c) provide sufficient and accurate information according to guidelines given by SBV and VSD;
d) connect with VSD for receiving information relating to cash settlement of debt instrument transactions;
dd) fulfill obligations according to regulations on settlement through the IBPS of SBV;
e) comply with VSD’s regulations on settlement of debt instrument transactions;
g) comply with provisions on information disclosure, reporting and information confidentiality as regulated by laws.
3. A commercial bank that is placed under special control by SBV shall not apply for registration as settlement member bank with VSD.
4. A settlement member bank that fails to fulfill obligations in Clause 2 of this Article or is placed under special control by SBV shall be required to suspend its provision of settlement service for entities making indirect payment.
5. The commercial bank can apply for registration as settlement member bank after remedy against the status specified in Clause 4 of this Article.
6. Immediately after a settlement member bank is placed under or released from the special control by SBV, the SBV shall notify VSD in writing.
Article 31. Comparison, confirmation and correction of errors in debt instrument transactions
1. After receiving transaction results from VSD, depository members, entities opening direct account and the State Treasury shall make comparison and confirmation of transaction results with VSD.
2. In case trading members that are securities companies, depository members that are commercial banks and entities opening direct payment input wrong numbers of their proprietary trading accounts to the trading system of the Stock Exchange, VSD shall itself make correction for the purpose of transaction settlement.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions in Clause 2 of this Article, VSD shall reject to settle erroneous transactions of trading members. The concerned trading member shall make compensation for any losses (if any) to entities executing corresponding transactions due to such unsettled transactions.
4. Comparison, confirmation and correction of errors in payment orders shall comply with SBV’s regulations.
Article 32. Remedial measures against temporary default on settlement obligations
1. If an entity making indirect payment temporarily defaults on settlement obligations, it is entitled to use funds borrowed from a settlement member bank under the settlement assistance agreement signed between the parties in accordance with laws. If securities are used as collateral for the loan under the signed settlement assistance agreement, VSD shall blockade securities at the request of the settlement member bank.
2. Settlement member banks, depository members being commercial banks, and entities opening direct accounts that are commercial banks may, when they temporarily default on their settlement obligations, seek for assistance from SBV by means of overdraft and overnight lending operations.
3. In case the buyer cannot meet settlement obligations on the settlement date, VSD shall, at the buyer’s request for deferral of settlement deadline which is also accepted by the seller, defer the settlement deadline for the transaction temporarily-defaulted in cash. Deferral of settlement deadline shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 4 of this Article.
4. Deferral of settlement deadline shall be carried out according to the following rules:
a) The settlement deadline shall be deferred for a maximum period of 02 business days from the settlement date of the transaction defaulted in cash;
b) If the buyer is able to meet settlement obligations within the time limit prescribed in Point a of this Clause, the transaction with deferral of settlement deadline shall settle as a normal debt instrument transaction;
c) If the buyer is still not able to meet settlement obligations by the deferred settlement deadline, VSD shall remove the transaction from settlement as prescribed in Article 33 hereof.
5. The defaulting buyer of the transaction of which the settlement deadline is deferred shall assume the full responsibility for losses incurred by its clients and relevant members due to failure to settle the transaction on the prescribed due date. Compensation amounts shall be agreed upon by relevant parties in accordance with current laws.
6. VSD shall provide specific guidance on remedial measures against temporary default on settlement obligations.
Article 33. Settlement cancellation
1. VSD shall cancel settlement for debt instruments in the following cases:
a) The transactions mentioned in Clause 3 Article 31 hereof.
b) The transaction that cannot settle due to lack of debt instruments although settlement assistance measures have been implemented;
c) The transaction the buyer of which is unable to pay but does not submit a request for deferral of settlement deadline to VSD;
d) The transaction the buyer of which is still unable to pay after the deferral of settlement deadline;
dd) Short selling of debt instruments when the Ministry of Finance does not provide any guidelines.
2. VSD shall notify the Stock Exchange and relevant entities after cancelling settlement of any debt instrument transactions.
3. The defaulting party of the transaction of which the settlement is cancelled shall assume the full responsibility for losses incurred by its clients or relevant counterparties due to unsettled transaction. Compensation amounts shall be agreed upon by relevant parties in accordance with current laws.
Article 34. Reporting
1. VSD shall submit reports to SSC in accordance with applicable regulations for the purposes of management and supervision tasks performed by SSC.
2. VSD and settlement member banks shall submit reports to SSC within 24 hours after the debt instrument or cash payment system failed.
3. SSC shall, where necessary and for the purpose of protecting investors, request VSD and settlement member banks to submit reports on settlement for debt instrument transactions. VSD and settlement member banks are required to submit reports containing all requested information at the request of SSC by the requested deadline.
Article 35. Actions against depository members and settlement member banks defaulting on settlement obligations
Depository members and settlement member banks defaulting on settlement obligations which results in compulsory application of settlement assistance measures, deferral of settlement deadline or cancellation of settlement for debt instrument transactions shall be considered and handled subject to the severity of their violation. Actions against violations shall be performed in accordance with laws. Defaulting depository members must also comply with VSD’s rules.
Chapter V
IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
Article 36. Transition
In case government-guaranteed corporate bonds has been listed and traded on the government bond trading system of Hanoi Stock Exchange before the effective date of this Circular, such listing and trading shall be continued in accordance with the Government’s regulations on listing and trading of debt instruments until such bonds are delisted.
Article 37. Implementation
1. This Circular comes into force as from July 15, 2019 and supersedes the following documents:
a) The Circular No. 234/2012/TT-BTC dated December 28, 2012 of the Minister of Finance;
b) The Circular No. 10/2017/TT-BTC dated February 06, 2017 of the Minister of Finance;
c) The Circular No. 46/2017/TT-BTC dated May 12, 2017 of the Minister of Finance.
2. The Stock Exchange and VSD shall, pursuant to this Circular, promulgate their own operational regulations upon the approval from SSC.
3. SSC, settlement banks, Stock Exchange, VSD and relevant authorities, organizations and individuals shall implement this Circular.
4. If legislative documents referred to in this Circular are amended, supplemented or superseded, the new ones shall apply.
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