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In order to provide maximum facilitation to investors and to bring more transparency and accuracy to the KYC (Know Your Client) process, the SECP has taken the initiative of establishing a Centralized KYC Organization (CKO) and has designated the National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL) to function as the CKO. The CKO shall develop a centralized web-based system named KYC Information System and maintain separate and exclusive database for the storage of KYC information entered by the market intermediaries.  At present, all entities in the capital market are performing registration/account opening process for their clients separately, which leads to duplication of effort and waste of resources. At the same time investors desirous of opening accounts with different intermediaries for the purpose of trading/investing/dealing in the capital market have to repeatedly undergo the KYC process. The CKO shall develop a centralized web-based system named KYC Informa