During the first quarter of this year, local sociedades anónimas held their ordinary shareholders’ meetings, where the administration informs investors of the company’s current operations and future plans, financial statements are approved and, in some cases, the board, the external auditor and the risk rating agency are renewed, among other matters.

Depósito Central de Valores provides the Mining Guarantees Custody service for the issuance of the Certificates of Financial Securities Custody required by Law 20,551, that regulates the full and timely compliance with closure of mine sites and facilities.

The XIX ISSA Symposium gathered 133 market participants in May to assess the current situation of the industry and the impact of technology on securities services.

This past May 8th and 9th, the first version of the Blockchain Summit Latam was held. It is a technological seminar aimed at explaining the origin and potential of blockchain in Latin America, and also to bring together developers, startups and organizations interested in this technological revolution.