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Oversight on Systemically ImportantPayment Systems
Paul Osse Conference Financial Sector of Macedonia on Payments and Securities Settlement Systems
Ohrid 24 June 2008
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Agenda
Oversight general
Oversight and Supervision
Oversight in NL (general)
Oversight standards
Trends / developments
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Oversight general
Oversight is a task of a central bank aiming:
to contribute to the reduction of systemic
risks by performing oversight on clearing and
settlement systems
to promote the adequate functioning of the
payment system by performing oversight on
the payment chain/infrastructure
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Systemic risk (general)
Systemic risk Systemic risk is the risk that propagation of a
serious failure in a sector of the society will imperil other sectors (a ‘domino’ effect). The infection is propagated via the interfaces between the sectors
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Systemic risk
In case propagation leads to a
effect
a systemic risk has occurred
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Oversight and Supervision
The objective of Supervision is to assess the
(financial) health of an individual financial institution
Oversight has its focus on the chain/infrastructure,
with specific attention for the security and continuity of
the payment infrastructure (payment systems,
payment products etc.)
Oversight assesses against (national or international
accepted) oversight standards
Oversight can be legally or not legally (moral suasion)
based
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Oversight in NL (general)
Objects of oversight Payment clearing and settlement systems
Whole sale (DNB: TOP / TARGET, CLS)
Retail (Equens: CSS) (UPSS: UPSS system)
Securities settlement systemsClearing and settlement systems of Euroclear and LCH.Clearnet
(systems used by Euronext)
Retail Payment chain
Payment products
Other roles (excl. clearing and settlement)
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Oversight in NL (general)
Organization at DNB
Oversight and operations organisational
located within the same division Multidisciplinary staff (11, including head of
department): lawyers, risk management
experts, (IT) auditors, economists
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Oversight in NL (general)
Approach / tools (1)
Determination of objects
Prioritisation / risk analyses
Assessments
Monitoring / continuous oversight
Oversight standards / frameworks
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Oversight in NL (general)
Approach / tools (2) Authority to set up minimum standards for the
objects of oversight (oversight framework) Assessment of a system, product or a role
prior approval for system or product to ensure adherence to the Oversight Framework
periodical reports on key elements for regular examination
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Oversight in NL (general)
Approach / tools (3) Payments become more and more international.
Securities are international
consequences: International co-operation with other NCB's, ECB,
BIS, CPSS/IOSCO, ESCB CESR Oversight on Target arranged within ESCB For other systems a common oversight approach is
still missing so case by case MoU’s are drafted/amended
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Oversight standards
By using standards the level of playing field is guaranteed
Wholesale Core principles for systemically important payments
systems (SIPS) (BIS, January 2001)
Terms of Reference (ToR) for the assessment of
Large Value Payment Systems (LVPS) (ECB)
standards and best practices (ROC of DNB, agreements in
context of NVB and ESCB)
technical standards (ISO, ECBS, NVB,...)
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Oversight on securities
Trade (Authority Financial Markets (AFM))
EuronextClearing (DNB/AFM)
LCH.ClearnetSettlement (DNB/AFM)
Euroclear DNB / TOP (DVP-settlement)
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Oversight standards
SecuritiesSSSs
CPSS/IOSCO RecommendationsCCPs
CPSS/IOSCO RecommendationsOversight Framework CSE (Dutch)
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Trends / developments
Consolidation / concentration European consolidation underway
TARGET2 Single European Payment Area (SEPA) EuroNext (mergers) Euroclear (CSD acquisitions) EC legal initiatives:
Payment Service Directive Code of Conduct
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Trends / developments
Specialisation multiple operators/owners: card schemes, transaction
networks, imaging and clearing new providers of payment products/ payments services
telecom providers network providers public transport non bank ATM’s acceptant payment service providers
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Trends / developments
Implications Few critical systems (operators) will remain
Retail area with local, fragmented functions
Increasing (need for) cooperation between providers
(scaling-up, new markets)
Cross-border oversight will become standard
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Trends / developments
Consequences Standardisation increasingly important
Increasing (need for) co-operation between overseers
(criteria, standards, approach)
Legal and oversight frameworks need to be harmonised
(MoU’s)
Increasing (need for) co-operation with other regulators
(e.g. supervisors, securities regulators, etc.)
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Trends / developments
Overseer needs to find balance Security – efficiency
National – international
Supplier – consumer
Regulation – market
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QUESTIONS?
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Time’s up………
Thank you for your attention
P.W. Osse RE RA CISADe Nederlandsche Bank N.V.+31 20 - 524 [email protected]