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Bourse shifts cash settlements to the central bank

Kenya’s capital market has shifted cash settlement of equities and corporate bonds traded on the bourse to the central bank’s payments system, to reduce risks and shorten transaction times, the market regulator said on Friday.

Before the shift on Thursday, cash settlement for securities was done by four commercial banks appointed by the market’s Central Depository and Settlement Corporation (CDSC).

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