The primary purpose of the association is to foster the highest standards in the practice and management of international capital market services, thereby facilitating the efficient functioning of the market.
Our membership includes universal banks, registrars, stock exchanges, law firms, International Central Securities Depositories (ICSDs) and other service providers specialised in specific product segments such as the processing of tax reclaims. The primary purpose of the association is to foster the highest standards in the practice and management of international capital market services, thereby facilitating the efficient functioning of the market.
In its day-to-day activities, the ICMSA focuses on the operation of the International Securities Market (i.e. securities primarily issued and deposited with the ICSDs, Clearstream Banking S.A. and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.), with outstanding value exceeding €9.5 trillion in 2017.
