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CFCL General information – Czech Republic

Czech Republic CFCL

Reference

Service level
CFCL
Last Updated
17.09.2024

CFCL eligible fund types

CSD link eligible funds

Investment funds that are eligible in Czech Republic CSD, CSD Prague and Czech National Bank (CNB) can be made eligible in CFCL.

Custody chain and depository 

The Czech Republic is a non-T2S market.

Type of link

Indirect link to Czech National Bank (CNB) operated by UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s.


Direct link to CSD Prague operated by UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s.

CSD (as CBL’s depository)

Custodian (as CBL’s depository)

CBL (as CFCL’s depository)

Name

Czech National Bank (CNB)
CSD Prague

UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s.

Clearstream Banking S.A.

FATCA GIIN 

CNB: n/a
CSD Prague: n/a
 

938A8A.00069.ME.203

N1V1GJ.00000.LE.442

LEI

CNB: 549300DS86PEHLIYB473

CSD Prague: 315700LK78Z7C0WMIL03

KR6LSKV3BTSJRD41IF75 

549300OL514RA0SXJJ44

Country of incorporation

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Luxembourg

Account type

CNB: Custodian account of the agent for CFCL.
CSD Prague: Segregated owner account of CFCL used as omnibus account. 
 

CNB: Client account linked to a custodian’s client account at SKD.
CSD Prague: Mirror owner’s account. 

Segregated

Legal account name/holder

CNB: UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s.

UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s. as the participant at SKD system of CNB hold an individually segregated account for CFCL.
CSD Prague: Clearstream Banking S.A.
 

Clearstream Fund Centre S.A.

Clearstream Fund Centre S.A.

Depository

Depository

Local custodian/Agent

CBL

UNICREDIT BANK CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA, a.s.
Želetavská 1525/1
140 92 Praha 4
Czech Republic 
Depository Code: 5C

Operational arrangements

This section describes the operational arrangements of the Czech market:

For CFCL clients

Remarks

Settlement in T2S

No

Settlement free of payment

Yes

Settlement against payment

Yes

Eligible settlement currency: Czech Koruna (CZK)

Settlement against payment in central bank money

No

CFCL holds a cash account at the custodian/account operator. Against payment in CZK takes place on the cash account of UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s. at the Czech National Bank.

Pre-matching

Yes

Settlement penalty fees

Yes

Partial settlement

Yes

Recycling

Yes

Settlement with Euroclear

No

Hold and Release

No

Allegements

Yes

Back-to-back processing

Yes

Bilateral Cancellation

Yes

Registered securities

No

Equities are mostly bearer. But there could be some registered equities when the issuers may decide to re-materialise the shares through a corporate action. Customers will be notified accordingly.

Lending and borrowing

Yes

Proxy voting

Yes

Liquidity Hub Connect

No

Sale and purchase of rights

No

Repo services

No

Market restrictions

No

FTT

No

Daily reconciliation

Yes

Link eligible for use in Eurosystem credit operations

No

Moment of entry of instructions


CNB: If transactions are not settled on the DvP principle, then the moment of acceptance of an instruction for settlement means the moment at which the securities in the asset account are blocked for the purposes of a transfer.
If transactions are settled on the DvP principle, then the moment of acceptance of an instruction for settlement means the moment at which an instruction for payment is created and despatched to the CERTIS (payment) system.
CSD Prague: The order for settlement is considered accepted in the settlement system the moment the Central Depository commences settlement by earmarking dematerialised securities intended for the settlement on asset accounts (validation).

Irrevocability of instructions


CNB: A settlement instruction cannot be revoked from the moment of acceptance of such instruction.
CSD Prague: The participant or the third party must not unilaterally recall the order once it is admitted into the settlement system.

Finality of instructions


CNB: Settled transfers in the SKD system are final.
CSD Prague: The settlement is terminated by clearing the transfers of dematerialised securities from the transferors’ asset accounts to the transferees’ asset accounts in compliance with the time schedule.

Legal arrangements

The below section is valid on the date of the legal opinions that were issued and might be subject to change.

The information is provided for guidance only and should not be considered in isolation or as constituting a complete or definitive legal advice on any specific matter.

As CBL is our sub-custodian, please refer to the CBL Market Link Guide - Czech Republic for the complete information about Legal arrangements.

Cash correspondent details

Currency:

Czech Koruna (CZK)

CCB name:

Citibank Europe plc Organizační Složka

CBL account:

CZ79 2600 0000 0010 0988 0109

Swift address:

CITICZPX