The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) held a ceremony on 26 November 2025 to appoint members of the new Expert Committee for Optimising Macau’s Central Securities Depository (CSD), formally creating an advisory body to support a comprehensive upgrade of the CSD as core infrastructure for Macau’s bond market. The committee comprises representatives from China Central Depository & Clearing Co., Ltd., CMU OmniClear Holdings Limited, Clearstream Banking S.A., the Macau Association of Banks and the Macau Securities and Funds Industry Association. It will provide professional opinions on the end-to-end upgrade of the CSD and on broader bond-market development, with AMCM highlighting the need to strengthen international connectivity and facilitate participation by non-resident investors. AMCM also signalled that the Macao SAR Government will continue to promote connectivity and interoperability between the CSD and international central securities depositories and will study the introduction of subsidy measures for bond issuance to enhance the competitiveness of Macau’s bond market.
Monetary Authority of Macao 2025-11-27
Monetary Authority of Macao establishes expert committee to optimise Macau’s central securities depository
The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) appointed a new Expert Committee to advise on upgrading Macau’s Central Securities Depository (CSD) to bolster the bond market. The committee includes representatives from key financial institutions and will focus on enhancing international connectivity and non-resident investor participation. AMCM also plans to promote interoperability with global depositories and explore subsidy measures for bond issuance.