MT529: (50) Field 94a: Place: Place of Safekeeping

FORMAT

Option B :4!c/[8c]/4!c[/30x] (Qualifier)(Data Source Scheme)(Place Code)(Narrative)
Option C :4!c//2!a (Qualifier)(Country)
Option F :4!c//4!c/4!a2!a2!c[3!c] (Qualifier)(Place)(BIC/BEI)

PRESENCE

Optional in mandatory sequence C

QUALIFIER

 

Order

M/O

Qualifier

R/N

CR

Options

Qualifier Description

1

O

SAFE

N

 

B, C, or F

Place of Safekeeping

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

SAFE

Place of Safekeeping

Location where the financial instruments are/will be safekept.

CODES

In option B, if Data Source Scheme is not present, Place Code must contain the following code :

SHHE

Shares Held Elsewhere

Used for certain financial instruments, eg, US mutual funds, where settlement is internal only, ie, there is no external movement of securities.

CODES

In option F, Place must contain one of the following codes :

CUST

Local Custodian

Financial instruments held at a local custodian.

ICSD

International Central Securities Depository

Financial instruments held at an International Central Securities Depository.

NCSD

National Central Securities Depository

Financial instruments held at a National Central Securities Depository.

SHHE

Shares Held Elsewhere

Used for certain financial instruments, eg, US mutual funds, where settlement is internal only, ie, there is no external movement of securities.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Country must be a valid ISO country code .

The BIC/BEI must be a SWIFT registered address, either connected or non-connected .

Narrative (Format Option B) must not start or end with a slash '/' and not contain two consecutive slashes '//' .

USAGE RULES

The Place of Safekeeping functionality in the settlement instructions is only to be used by global custodians that allow their clients to specify where the securities are to be held, eg, in an ICSD account versus an account at the local CSD.