CFCL General information – Czech Republic
Reference
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.
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CSD (as CBL’s depository) | Custodian (as CBL’s depository) | CBL (as CFCL’s depository) | |
Name | Czech National Bank (CNB) | UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s. | Clearstream Banking S.A. |
FATCA GIIN | CNB: 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. | CNB: Client account linked to a custodian’s client account at SKD. | 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. | Clearstream Fund Centre S.A. | Clearstream Fund Centre S.A. |
Depository
Depository | Local custodian/Agent |
CBL | UNICREDIT BANK CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA, a.s. |
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. | |
Irrevocability of instructions | CNB: A settlement instruction cannot be revoked from the moment of acceptance of such instruction. | |
Finality of instructions | CNB: Settled transfers in the SKD system are final. | |
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 |