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Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Rules for Administration of the Joint Responsibility System Clearing and Settlement Fund(2004.08.03) |
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Article 1
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These Rules are adopted pursuant to Article 10 of the Regulations Governing Securities Firms, and Article 20 of the Regulations Governing Stock Exchanges.
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Article 2
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The management of the Clearing and Settlement Fund (the “Fund”) shall comply with the provisions set forth by the Financial Supervisory Commission (the “Competent Authority”), Executive Yuan, and in addition thereto shall be subject to the priority application of these Rules.
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Article 3
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A securities firm shall make deposits to the Fund as required by the Competent Authority.
In order to supervise and regulate the market, the TWSE shall allocate a special settlement fund of NT$1 billion to coordinate with the operations of the Fund. The management of the settlement fund shall comply with the provisions set forth by the Competent Authority and the provisions of these Rules.
Following the announcement and implementation of these Rules, the TWSE shall on a continuing basis allocate to the special settlement fund any portion in excess of NT$1 billion in the compensation reserve fund. This portion allocated on a continuing basis shall be subject to an upper limit of NT$2 billion.
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Article 4
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A Special Management Committee of the Joint Responsibility System Clearing and Settlement Fund (the “Committee”) is specially established to manage the Fund.
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Article 5
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The Committee shall have 11 members, to be chosen and appointed by the following institutions:
1. The Taiwan Securities Association shall appoint eight representatives.
2. The TWSE shall appoint three persons.
The Committee shall have one chairperson, to be elected by and from among the members, and have one executive secretary and several clerks, to be appointed by the chairperson.
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Article 6
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Duties of the Committee are as follows:
1. Keep track of the custody and use of the Fund.
2. Requisition and review data related to the finances and business of securities firms.
3. Requisition, review, and audit data on securities firms' financial operations and related data obtained through the surveillance system, for which purposes, representatives from related TWSE departments and offices shall make themselves available as nonvoting participants at Committee meetings to answer questions and give explanations.
4. As merited by the findings of the requisitioning and review under the preceding two subparagraphs, the Committee may take the following measures:
(1) Request that the TWSE dispatch personnel to audit the finances and business of a specific securities firm.
(2) Require a specific securities firm to make additional deposits to the Fund, for which the specific rules shall be separately submitted for the Competent Authority's approval.
(3) Adjust, pursuant to TWSE rules, the trading amounts or limits that a specific firm may quote, or restrict, halt, or resume trading by the securities firm.
(4) Review matters such as recovery and reimbursement of funds of the Fund.
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Article 7
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The Committee shall hold a meeting once a month, and may hold special meetings when necessary. All meetings are to be convened by the chairperson. If the chairperson is for any reason unable to exercise the powers of the chairperson, he or she may appoint another member to serve as his or her proxy, and if for any reason the chairperson is unable to make such an appointment, the members shall elect from among themselves one person to serve as the proxy.
A resolution of the Committee requires the approval of a majority of the members present at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the members.
Any resolution of the Committee regarding subparagraph 3, item 2 or 3 of the preceding Article requires the approval of two-thirds or more of the members present at a meeting attended by two-thirds or more of the members.
A member appointed by a securities firm may not participate in voting, or exercise voting rights on behalf of another member, on any agenda item that involves any interest of the securities firm under subparagraph 3 of the preceding Article.
The members and non-voting participants present at a meeting may not without due cause divulge any matter discussed during meeting proceedings.
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Article 8
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When the TWSE utilizes the Fund because of a securities firm's default of settlement obligations, it shall notify the chairperson of the Committee on the day when the Fund is utilized.
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Article 9
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For the price difference and all other fees arising from and in connection with the TWSE’s handling of any default of settlement obligations by a securities firm, the TWSE shall first make deductions from the portion of the Fund deposited by the defaulting securities firm and the interest thereupon. When that is insufficient, compensation on behalf of the securities firm shall be made from the following in the following order of priority:
1. The special settlement fund allocated by the TWSE pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 3.
2. The Clearing and Settlement Fund deposited by securities firms pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 1, and the special settlement fund allocated by the TWSE pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 2, shared pro-rata to the amounts of their allocations.
When the special settlement fund allocated by the TWSE has been utilized by the TWSE pursuant to paragraph 1, subparagraph 1, the utilized portion will not be made up.
Amounts shared pro-rata under paragraph 1, subparagraph 2 shall be made up by the securities firms and the TWSE within a prescribed deadline.
Any funds recovered from the defaulting securities firm shall be reimbursed pro-rata to the securities firms and the TWSE for any compensation that they made on behalf of the defaulting securities firm for the price difference and fees under paragraph 1.
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Article 10
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The Fund deposited by the securities firms and the special settlement fund allocated by the TWSE shall immediately be made up in the event of compulsory execution by a court.
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Article 11
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With respect to interest accrued from utilization by the TWSE of the Fund deposited by the securities firms, the TWSE shall settle accounts on a half-yearly basis and reimburse any remaining interest, after deducting applicable fees and taxes, to the securities firms by the end of January and July each year.
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Article 12
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When a securities firm is approved for dissolution or its business license is voided, it may apply for reimbursement of the balance of the Fund that it deposited.
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Article 13
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The management of the Fund and the special settlement fund shall comply with these Rules, and be conducted by the TWSE pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.
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Article 14
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These Rules, and any amendments hereto, shall be implemented following submission to and approval by the competent authority.
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