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Background


Since its launch in 1985, the IPMA Handbook has grown from a few short pages covering the issuance of straight Eurobonds to a comprehensive document covering a broad range of international securities. It is very much a “live document”, continuously responding to market developments when guidance or standardisation is required. The most recent additions to the IPMA Handbook can be found here.

The International Primary Market Association (IPMA) merged with the International Securities Market Association (ISMA) in July 2005, creating the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). The Handbook, however, continues to be referred to as the "IPMA Handbook" pending any consolidation into a single handbook of the rules and recommendations of the former IPMA and ISMA. Similarly, the recommendations, standard documentation, guidance notes, etc., contained in the IPMA Handbook continue to be referred as “IPMA” recommendations, standard documentation, guidance notes, etc.

Generally, the IPMA Handbook is intended to apply to cross-border issues of securities lead-managed by ICMA members, who are presumed (except as stated to the contrary in the relevant syndicate invitation) to be applying relevant IPMA Recommendations (further detail is set out within the IPMA Handbook). Oversight of the IPMA Handbook rests with ICMA’s Executive committee acting on the advice of the Primary market practices sub-committee and Legal and documentation sub-committee.
 
   
 

Accessibility


The IPMA Handbook exists in hard-copy and on-line soft-copy versions. The advantage of the on-line version is that it is maintained by ICMA regarding any additions or other changes and so represents an up to date version for users. Updates to the hard-copy version are distributed individually by e-mail, with hard-copy inserts following subsequently by post on an irregular basis (once sufficient updates have been aggregated) and the onus is on the recipients to ensure that their copy of the hard-copy Handbook is correctly updated.

The various access types are set out in the table below.
 

 Type of access desired  Action required
MEMBERS:
ICMA member on-line access Log-in directly to the IPMA Handbook using existing member log-in details (user name and password) – these are available from each member’s internal ICMA Principal Delegate.
 
ICMA member hard-copies within free allowance Contact ICMA‘s Membership Department to receive the requested number of hard copies by post or if in doubt as to whether free allowance has been exhausted.
 
ICMA member hard-copies beyond free allowance Subscribe at a cost of CHF Switzerland Francs 425 (+ VAT where applicable) per copy to receive the relevant number of hard copies by post.
 
Update service beyond free allowance Subscribe at a cost of CHF Switzerland Francs 175 (+ VAT where applicable) per calendar year to receive e-mail notifications of changes and the relevant number of hard copy updates by post.
 
 
NON-MEMBERS
Non-member online single user subscription Subscribe at a cost of CHF Switzerland Francs 800 per calendar year to receive individual log-in details (user name and password) to then log-in.
 
Non-member hard-copies

Subscribe at a cost of CHF Switzerland Francs 850 (+ VAT where applicable) per copy to receive the relevant number of hard copies by post.
 
Update service Subscribe at a cost of CHF Switzerland Francs 350 (+ VAT where applicable) per calendar year to receive e-mail notifications of changes and the relevant number of hard copy updates by post.
 


 

 Type of access desired  Action required
1. ICMA member on-line access Log-in directly to the IPMA Handbook using existing member log-in details (user name and password) – these are available from each member’s internal ICMA Principal Delegate.
 
2. ICMA member hard-copies within free allowance Contact ICMA‘s Membership Department to receive the requested number of hard copy updates by post or if in doubt as to whether free allowance has been exhausted.
 
3. ICMA member hard-copies beyond free allowance Subscribe at a cost of CHF 425 per copy to receive the relevant number of hard copy updates by post.
 
4. Non-member online single user subscription Subscribe at a cost of CHF 800 per calendar year to receive individual log-in details (user name and password) to then log-in.
 
5. Non-member hard-copies

Subscribe at a cost of CHF 850 per copy to receive the relevant number of hard copy updates by post.
 
6. Update service Subscribe at a cost of CHF 350 per calendar year to receive e-mail notifications of changes and the relevant number of hard copy updates by post.
 
   
  Archive

The IPMA Handbook archive (Password protected – ICMA members and IPMA Handbook on-line subscribers only) is intended to contain past snapshots of the IPMA Handbook, explanations of significant changes and details of Handbook items that have been inserted or removed – features that will be introduced incrementally over time.
 
 
  Queries / contacts

 Query concerning:  Relevant contact:
Subscribing to the Handbook and log-in details Membership department
E-mail: membership@icmagroup.org
Phone: +41 44 363 4222
 
Technical difficulties accessing the Handbook Siobhan Weafer
E-mail: siobhan.weafer@icmagroup.org
Phone: +44 207 517 3240 
 
Handbook substance and content Ruari Ewing
E-mail: ruari.ewing@icmagroup.org
Phone: +44 207 517 3225 
 

 


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