CFCL General information – Thailand
Reference
CFCL eligible fund types
Register market
Investment funds that are established in the following forms are eligible in CFCL:
Mutual Fund: A juristic person established upon approval and registration with the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and separated from a fund manager and investor.
CSD link
Please refer to the Market Link Guide – Thailand for more information about funds available via the CSD link.
Eligible funds
CSD eligible mutual funds and ETFs only.
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Listed ETFs have the same settlement process as listed equities.
Custody chain and depository
Type of link | Indirect |
CSD | Custodian | |
Name | The Thailand Securities Depository (TSD) | Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited |
FATCA GIIN | 1FTWN9.00000.LE.764 | T04M9Y.00082.ME.764 |
LEI | 254900IJQ6ZM0PD20H32 | 549300O1LQYCQ7G1IM57 |
Country of incorporation | Thailand | Thailand |
Account type | Omnibus | Omnibus |
Legal Account name/holder | TSD: Securities registered in name of “Thailand Securities Depository Company Limited for Depositors”. At book-closed date, the ownership of securities will be disclosed at the account holder level (that is, Clearstream Nominees Limited). In the books of the TSD, Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited, as a TSD participant, maintains a segregated depository account in the name of Clearstream Nominees Limited. In the case of local shares, pending foreign share conversion, the ownership of such shares will be disclosed at the CSD level (that is, Thailand Securities Depository Company Limited for Depositors) at book-closed date. In the case of Non -Voting Depository Receipts (NVDRs), the ownership of such securities will be disclosed at the Thai NVDR company level (that is, Thai NVDR Company Limited) at book-closed date. | Clearstream Fund Centre S.A. |
Depository
Depository | CSD/Local custodian/Agent |
CBL | Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) Public Depository Code: 3T |
Operational arrangements
This section describes the operational arrangements of the Thailand market:
Domestic Market | Register Market | Remarks | |
Yes/No | |||
Settlement free of payment | Yes | Yes | |
Settlement against payment | Yes | Yes | Eligible settlement currencies: Thai Baht (THB) |
Settlement against payment in central bank money | No | N/A | CBL acting as a sub-custodian for CFCL holds a cash account at the custodian. Settlement against payment is conducted on the account of custodian at the local central bank. |
Settlement penalty fees | Yes | N/A | |
Partial settlement | No | N/A | Not market practice but is permissible with special arrangements. |
Recycling | No | N/A | |
Settlement with Euroclear | No | N/A | |
Allegements | Yes | N/A | |
Registered securities | No | N/A | |
Proxy voting | Yes | N/A | |
Liquidity Hub Connect | No | N/A | |
Sale and purchase of rights | Yes | N/A | |
Repo services | No | N/A | |
Market restrictions | Yes | N/A | |
FTT | No | N/A | |
Daily reconciliation | Yes | N/A | |
Moments of entry of instructions | The CSD rules do not define the moment of entry within the meaning of the Settlement Finality Directive. | ||
Irrevocability of instructions | Matched transactions are non-binding. Participants can de-match or cancel the transaction upon mutual agreement between both parties. After settlement day, matched transactions cannot be cancelled anymore as the settlement of securities becomes final and irrevocable. | ||
Finality of instructions | Securities settlements are final when transferred in TSD’s system. | ||
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 General information – Thailand for the complete information about Legal arrangements.
Cash correspondent details
Currency: | Thai Baht (THB) |
CCB name: | Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited |
CBL account: | 00100869378 |
Swift address: | SCBLTHBX |