With a custody market share of approximately 25% the Bank is the absolute market leader in the Czech Republic in the field of securities services. The main focus of this type of client service is on client relationship management. UniCredit Bank Czech Republic started to provide custody services in 1993 when the Prague Stock Exchange began its operations.
The Bank is part of the most powerful CEE banking network, providing value-added and tailor-made performance reporting to help clients analyse its performance as well as minimising client documentation requirements. A flexible account structure follows to customers’ needs and requirements.
Pavel Kandravy
Head of Global Securities Services Czech Republic & Slovakia
+420 602 822 719
Pavel.Kandravy@unicreditgroup.cz
Jitka Hulinska
Relationship Manager
+420 725 947 908
Jitka.Hulinska@unicreditgroup.cz
Anna Lipgart
Relationship Manager
+420 607 009 982
Anna.Lipgart@unicreditgroup.cz
Jiri Kopecky
Relationship Manager
+420 602 810 311
Jiri.Kopecky@unicreditgroup.cz
Global Securities Services
Filadelfie, BB Centrum
Zeletavska 1525/1
140 92 Prague 4 - Michle
The Central Securities Depository Prague has received the licence from the Czech National Bank to pursue the activities of a central depository under the harmonized European regulation implemented by the CSDR.
In order to be able to avail of the tax benefits available in the respective markets noted below for the year 2019, all non-resident investors are advised to update their Certificates of Tax Residence, issued for the year 2019. As customary, such certificates remain valid for the calendar year of issuance. The pertinent details of the investor on the issued Certificate of Tax Residence (i.e. name, address, etc.) has to match the name and address associated with the client’s account.
Please be kindly advised of the below update received from the local Central Securities Depository Prague (CDCP) on “Project 2020” related to the planned CDS’s technical developments connected with the implementation of CSD Regulation (more details on Commission Regulation (EC) No.
Please be advised of the following upcoming public holiday in Czech Republic:
Friday, 28 September 2018
Saint Wenceslas Day, Day of the Czech Statehood
The market will be closed on that day and will resume its regular activities on Monday, 1 October 2018.
Based on the discussions with the Czech Tax Office and also the Czech National Bank (CNB) in its role of the paying agent for Czech government bonds and T-Bills, we hereby inform you that the CNB communicated they will no longer accept Beneficial Owner Declaration (BOD) as a one-time document. The BOD will be required for each income/redemption payment and should be issued after the record date.
UniCredit GSS Czech Republic is pleased to inform its clients that as of 1 August 2018 the deadline for same day settlement of against payment instructions in T-Bills will be improved from 10:30 CET to 12:00 CET on the settlement date. The market deadline for such transactions remains 16:00 CET.
Prague Stock Exchange has launched trading in foreign equities.
The Prague Stock Exchange, in cooperation with its members, started trading selected foreign shares. The aim is to offer local investors the opportunity to trade major foreign securities on a domestic market in local currency and to extend the offer of titles being traded with new alternatives.
CDCP undertakes further steps to be able to operate under CSDR
