MT508 Scope

This message is sent by an account servicer (account servicing institution) to an account owner or its designated agent. The account servicer may be a local agent (sub-custodian) acting on behalf of their global custodian customer, or a custodian acting on behalf of an investment management institution or a broker/dealer.

This message is used to confirm the increase or decrease in securities with a given status within a holding, that is, intra-position transfer.

MT508 Format Specifications

Status Tag Qualifier Generic Field Name Detailed Field Name Content/Options No.

Mandatory Sequence A General Information

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

GENL

1

----->

M

20C

4!c

Reference

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//16x

2

-----|

M

23G

 

 

Function of the Message

4!c[/4!c]

3

O

98a

PREP

Date/Time

Preparation Date/Time

A, C, or E

4

-----> Optional Repetitive Subsequence A1 Linkages

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

LINK

5

O

13a

LINK

Number Identification

Linked Message

A or B

6

M

20C

4!c

Reference

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//16x

7

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

LINK

8

-----| End of Subsequence A1 Linkages

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

GENL

9

End of Sequence A General Information

Mandatory Sequence B Intra-Position Details

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

INPOSDET

10

O

95a

ACOW

Party

Account Owner

P or R

11

M

97a

SAFE

Account

Safekeeping Account

A or B

12

O

94a

SAFE

Place

Place of Safekeeping

B, C, or F

13

----->

M

36B

4!c

Quantity of Financial Instrument

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//4!c/15d

14

-----|

O

13a

LOTS

Number Identification

Lot Number

A or B

15

O

19A

COMT

Amount

Collateral Monitor Amount

:4!c//[N]3!a15d

16

M

35B

 

 

Identification of the Financial Instrument

[ISIN1!e12!c]
[4*35x]

17

Optional Subsequence B1 Financial Instrument Attributes

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

FIA

18

O

94B

PLIS

Place

Place of Listing

:4!c/[8c]/4!c[/30x]

19

----->

O

22F

4!c

Indicator

(see qualifier description)

:4!c/[8c]/4!c

20

-----|

----->

O

12a

4!c

Type of Financial Instrument

(see qualifier description)

A, B, or C

21

-----|

O

11A

DENO

Currency

Currency of Denomination

:4!c//3!a

22

----->

O

98A

4!c

Date

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//8!n

23

-----|

----->

O

92A

4!c

Rate

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//[N]15d

24

-----|

----->

O

13a

4!c

Number Identification

(see qualifier description)

A, B, or K

25

-----|

----->

O

17B

4!c

Flag

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//1!a

26

-----|

----->

O

90a

4!c

Price

(see qualifier description)

A or B

27

-----|

----->

O

36B

4!c

Quantity of Financial Instrument

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//4!c/15d

28

-----|

----->

O

35B

 

 

Identification of the Financial Instrument

[ISIN1!e12!c]
[4*35x]

29

-----|

O

70E

FIAN

Narrative

Financial Instrument Attribute Narrative

:4!c//10*35x

30

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

FIA

31

End of Subsequence B1 Financial Instrument Attributes

----->

M

98a

4!c

Date/Time

(see qualifier description)

A or C

32

-----|

----->

O

22F

4!c

Indicator

(see qualifier description)

:4!c/[8c]/4!c

33

-----|

O

70E

SPRO

Narrative

Settlement Instruction Processing Narrative

:4!c//10*35x

34

----->

M

93A

4!c

Balance

(see qualifier description)

:4!c/[8c]/4!c

35

-----|

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

INPOSDET

36

End of Sequence B Intra-Position Details

Optional Sequence C Additional Information

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

ADDINFO

37

----->

O

95a

4!c

Party

(see qualifier description)

P, Q, or R

38

-----|

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

ADDINFO

39

End of Sequence C Additional Information

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