Operational Information

CFCL General information – Thailand

Thailand CFCL

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CFCL
Last Updated
23.10.2024

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
Company Limited
140 Wireless Building, 11th Floor
140 Wireless Road
Lumpini, Patumwan
Bangkok 10330
Thailand

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