KARACHI: Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited (CDC) has been awarded the IPO Market Innovation Award 2016/2017 at SAFE PSX Pakistan IPO SUMMIT 2017, held in Lahore, in recognition of its efforts to develop and implement the Centralised eIPO System (CES).
Through CES, applications for subscription of shares offered to the general public can be made electronically and payments can be made by Internet/Mobile banking, ATMs etc., avoiding the hassle of physical submission of IPO application and visiting the bank.
CDC has introduced this system with an aim to help increase the outreach of IPOs, promote the culture of keeping securities in book-entry form and make the IPO process more user-friendly and efficient.
Investors can register themselves on eIPO portal (www.cdceipo.com) free of cost and get alerts of upcoming IPOs through SMS and e-mail. The portal is available 24/7 for registration.
