| CIRUCLAR NO: 11-10-2025 | Extending the Implementation Date for Fees on Centrally Handled Operations | Download |
| SEC/DDG/2025/10/66 | Directive issued under and in terms of section 16(c) of the securities and exchange commission of Sri Lanka act no 19 of 2021 (SEC act) read with sections 16(a), 16(k), 16(1) and 16(x) of the sec act. | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 08/10/2025 | Compliance with the applicable laws and rules, directions, regulations, guidelines and circulars issued by the financial intelligence unit of Sri Lanka (FIU) relating to Anti-Money Laundering (AML), countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and Countering Proliferation Financing (CPF) | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 02/08/2025 | Enhancing Usage of Communication and Information Channels with Central Depository Systems (CDS) | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 07/05/2025 | Implementation of Fees for Centrally Handled Operations and National Identity Card (NIC) Image Verification | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 09-07-2025 | Submission of A Quarterly Disclosure Report by The Compliance Officers of Depository Participants | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 08-06-2025 | New CDS Rule 3.5 – Key Information Update | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 07-06-2025 | Amendment to CDS Rule 3.5 to suspend Client Accounts if the Instructions given are Incomplete and/or Insufficient | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 05-06-2025 | Fund Approval And Name Change Procedure Change Instructed By The Securities And exchange Commission Of Sr Lanka (SEC) | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 09/2025 | Submitting of Tax Certificate (dividend warrants)/coupon/maturity payment details of CDS account holders to the CDS | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 11/2024 | Onboarding Company Secretaries & Registrars to the CDS eConnect to View Nomination Records & Authorize Transmission of Shares | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 03-11-2024 | Revision of CDS fees applicable for Services offered to Custodian banks | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 02-11-2024 | Revision of CDS fees applicable for Accounts services, Customized reports and Retrieval of archived documents | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 10/2024 | Revision of CDS fees applicable for Reports, Direct deposits and Share transfers related to offers/repurchases | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO 06-08-2024 | Mandatory Update of Mobile Numbers, e-mail Addresses and Bank Account Numbers | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 03-04-2024 | Acceptance of CDS Documents on 10th April 2024 | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO : 02-09-2023 | Registration of Nominations Relating to CDS Account Holders | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 02-04-2023: | CDS Circular enclosing Dispute Resolution Rules | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 01-04-2023: | CDS Circular enclosing CDS- Central Depository Rules and CDS- Clearing House Rules | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO : 01-02-2023: | Revision of Participatory Fees ( Monthly) Payable by Custodian Banks | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 02-03-2022: | Mandatory update of mobile numbers, e-mail addresses and bank account details of the Account Holders of the Central Depository Systems (Pvt.) Limited (CDS) SEC Directive dated 15th February 2022 (Ref: SEC/DG/2022/02/351) | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO 03-02-2022: | Discontinuation of Hard Copies for CDS Functions | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO 06-07-2021: | Digital Onboarding Of Local Companies To Open CDS Accounts | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO 04/10/2020: | Appointment of a New Settlement Bank for the Central Depository Systems (Pvt) Limited (CDS) | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO 11/2020: | Nomination & Transmission of shares of Listed Companies | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO 08/2020: | Changes made to the existing securities depositing process-Prior verification of the title of the share certificate holder before crediting shares | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 04.06.2020 | Amendments to the CDS Rules to facilitate sending of periodic e-statements to CDS account holders | Download |
| 18 May 2020 | Notification on Voluntary Inactivation of Business Operations & Procedure for Portfolio Transfers – Assetline Securities (Pvt.) Ltd. | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 07-04-2020 | CDS statements as at 31st March 2020 | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 03-01-2020 | Empowering CDS Participants – Implementation of Decentralization | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO 11-01-2020 | Revised CDS Intra Account Transfer form – CDS 6B | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO 13-01-2020 | Alteration of details in all documentation submitted to the CDS pertinent to CDS functions | Download |
| CIRDULAR NO 04-02-2020 | Revision of CDS Forms | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 02-11-2019 | Alteration of Details in Application for Opening of Securities Account | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO: 08-03-2019 | Revision of CDS Forms with effect from 3rd June 2019 | Download |
| Circular no 04.02.2019 | Intorduction of system generated li numbers as the cds account number for the local individuals. | Download |
| Circular no 04.02.2019 | Go live dare of the intorduction of the system generated li numbers as the cds account number for the local individuals. | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO 02.01.2019 | Introduction of system generated LI number as the CDS account number for Local Individuals. | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO.06-12-2017 | Submission of mandatorily required information by investors at the time of opening of the CDS account | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO.05-12-2017 | Trading of Basel III Compliant debt securities by qualified investors as recommended by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO 03-08-2017 | Shifting of CDS Office to a New Location | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO. 09-02-2017 | Acceptance of CDS Documents on 17th February 2017 | Download |
| CIRCULAR NO. 04-02-2017 | Introduction of Common Account Opening Forms to Open Securities Accounts based on the requests made by stockbroker firms and Mandatory Submission of Bank Details | Download |
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