FEAS Yearbook FEAS Yearbook 2009 | Page 100

FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2009 MONGOLIAN STOCK EXCHANGE 2009 shall be the year of success, innovation and the year of development. Rentson Sodkhuu Chairman and CEO I would like to express my warm greetings to all of you on the 18th anniversary of the securities market and Mongolian Stock Exchange and wish all the best in the coming new year of 2009. The securities market and the securities industry are the new phenomenon that were first introduced together with democratic transition in the country, has demonstrated successful performance during the recent years and continues its way ahead to meet the global standards. The year of rat has brought many important achievements and sucess to the securities industry. In 2008 securities trading value reached 62.3 bln MNT where 54.5% completed in the primary market. Market capitalization was 515.9 bln MNT that represented some 7.9% of GDP. During the past year public awareness and involvement in the securities market increased rapidly where legal business entities raised HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT 1991 January 18 MSE established according to the Government decree No 22. May 22 Privatization law enacted. 1992 February 07 Primary market trading started. 1994 September 26 Securities law enacted. November 14 Mongolian Securities Commission established. 1995 July 01 Privatization of securities companies has started. July 31 Securities Dealers and Brokers Association founded. August 28 Secondary market trading started. 1996 October 25 The first trading day of the Government bond. 1998 February 11 Off-exchange trading started. October 01 The MSE joined as a full-member in Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchange. November 01 The MSE has started to calculate composite price index. 2000 January 21 The first Securities Company with foreign investment registered as a member of the MSE. 2001 January 08 The monthly magazine of the MSE “Security and Trading” published. under the name of “Development + Investment”. PAGE 98 necessary capital successfully via the exchange. In 2008 the total dividend distribution reached 17.4 bln MNT which is some 3.5 times increase compared to the previous year. During recent years MSE fully developed its Internatinal ties with foreign exchanges. As of today we have formal ties with over 10 foreign exchanges and counter-parts and become an active member of two international federations: The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges(FEAS) and Asia Oceanian Stock Exchanges Federation (AOSEF). In 2008 Mongolian Stock Exchange started to distribute it’s trading data worldwide via Bloomberg Professional services network. 2009 shall be the year of success, innovation and the year of development. Mongolian people shall use our country’s natural resources in order to build and stabilize the national economy and to increase the GDP level by accessing the domestic and foreign capital via January 18 10th anniversary of the MSE. June 08 Corporate bond trading started. 2002 July 05 Top value of a stock trading amounted to MNT 376,77 million. 2003 March 26 MSE was divided two independent organizations: “Mongolian Stock Exchange” “Securities Clearing House and Central Depository” March 26 MSE was reorganized as a profit making state owned Shareholding Company. 2004 October 29 First time the special license has been issued to an Underwriting Company on security market November 01 “Training center” of capital market established. 2006 January 18 Celebrated 15th anniversary of MSE 2007 January 4 FRC Announces 2007 as a “Financial Market Development Year” September 4 Top 20 Index reached over 13000 and åarket capitalization reached over 620 billion MNT December 27 Trading value of MSE has reached over 100 bln MNT 2008 January 18 17th Anniversary of MSE. Signed LOI with KRX for Implementation of the joint project March 05 Signed Data Distribution Agreement with Bloomberg both domestic and international securities market to raise capital for future national scale corporations. The finanicial crisis that resulted from consequences of greed and private possessions of some and that has weakend the world ecnomony is standing infront of our doorways. This is the time for national professionals like us to stood firm and fight with this crisis by contributing our knowledge and skills to the country and its economy. It is my firm believe that this year shall become a year of common contribution and common wealth that focused to overcome this crisis by implementing such measures as: economic development based on the natural resources, empowered national currency; monitored inflation level and economic system with diversified sectors. May Mongolia become a prosperious and developed nation! April 10 Joined Asia Ocenian Stock Exchanges Federation (AOSEF) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September 18 Open day event to Promote capital market was organized at Sukhbaatar Square, UB FUTURE OUTLOOK 1. To reform and re-draft MSE rules and regulations, to assist or help implementing reform of the current capital market legal environment, 2. To implement measures that decreases the impact of the global financial crisis on the domestic market and to overcome the crisis with minimum possible loss, 3. To take measures and implement activities that enhances core operations of MSE, 4. To enhance information disclosure and transparency, implement the National Codex of Corporate Governance, increase investor education awareness and intensify activities that increases investor confidence to the capital market; and 5. To assist and influence in the reorganization process of MSE's ownership status.