General information - U.S.A.
Reference
CFCL eligible fund types
Register market
Under U.S. law, there are four types of funds eligible in CFCL:
- Mutual/Managed funds or Funds in a Register;
- Private Equity Funds;
- Hedge Funds;
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).
These funds can exist as a number of investment vehicles:
- Corporate Form of Registered Investment Companies: Corporations, limited liability companies, business trusts or limited partnerships;
- Registered Investment Companies: Open-end investment companies (including mutual funds); Closed-end funds; Unit Investment Trusts (UITs).
CSD link
- Please refer to the Market Link Guide - U.S.A. for more information about funds available via the CSD link.
DTC-eligible closed-end mutual funds
Free of payment settlements will be done via DTC.
Custody chain and depository
Type of link | Indirect link via Citibank N.A., New York to: • DTC; and • Fedwire Securities Services (FED). |
CSD | Custodian (as CBL’s depository) | CBL (as CFCL’s depository) | |
Name | DTC Fedwire Securities Services | Citibank N.A., New York | Clearstream Banking S.A. |
FATCA GIIN | No GIIN required for a U.S. entity. | No GIIN required for a U.S. entity. | N1V1GJ.00000.LE.442 |
LEI | DTC: 549300HBJLRO8YFMI370 FED: Not available | E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76 | 549300OL514RA0SXJJ44 |
Country of incorporation | The U.S.A. | The U.S.A. | Luxembourg |
Account type | Omnibus | Omnibus | Segregated |
Legal Account name/holder | Account holder: Citibank, N.A. Citibank N.A. New York, as the participant in DTC and Fedwire Securities Services, does not hold an individually segregated account for CBL/CFCL at either CSD. DTC: Registered in the name CEDE & Co (DTC's nominee company). FED: Recorded in the name of Citibank (for clients in the books of the Federal Rerserve Bank of New York). | Clearstream Fund Centre S.A. | Clearstream Fund Centre S.A. |
Depository
Depository | Local custodian/Agent |
CBL | CITIBANK N.A., NEW YORK Depository Code: 47 |
Operational arrangements
This section describes the operational arrangements of the U.S.A. market:
Domestic Market | Register Market | Remarks | ||||
Yes/No | ||||||
Settlement free of payment | Yes | Yes | ||||
Settlement against payment | Yes | Yes | Eligible settlement currencies: British Pounds (GBP), Euro (EUR) and U.S. Dollars (USD). | |||
Settlement against payment in central bank money | No | N/A | CBL acting as a a sub-custodian for CFCL holds a cash account at the custodian. Against payment settlement takes place on Citibank NA’s cash account at the local central bank. | |||
Settlement penalty fees | Yes | N/A | ||||
Pre-matching | Yes | N/A | ||||
Back-to-back processing | Yes | N/A | ||||
Shaping facility | No | N/A | ||||
Partial settlement | No | N/A | ||||
Bridge settlement | Yes | N/A | See "Settlement restrictions applying to US clients" in "specific settlement rules/settlement restrictions" under Settlement services. | |||
Allegements | Yes | N/A | ||||
Automatic compensation | Yes | N/A | For against payment transactions only. | |||
Registered securities | Yes | N/A | ||||
Lending and borrowing | No | N/A | ||||
Investment Funds | Yes | N/A | Certain open-end mutual funds, and DTC-eligible closed-end mutual funds | |||
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 | ||||
Moment of entry | FED: The FED rules do not define the moment of entry within the meaning of the Settlement Finality Directive. DTC: The DTC rules do not define the moment of entry within the meaning of the Settlement Finality Directive. | |||||
Irrevocability | FED: Settled transactions are irrevocable, subject to exceptions as described below under settlement finality. DTC: Settled transactions are irrevocable, subject to exceptions as described below under settlement finality. For information on the matching services at the DTC, please refer to the Settlement Services section of the Market Profile. | |||||
Settlement finality | FED: Delivery of securities or cash settling via FED may be reversed by the buyer/recipient. There is no limitation on the reversal timeframe, nonetheless, most securities reversals occur on the same day that the delivery was made. DTC: Free of payment settlements via DTC may be reversed by the buyer/recipient. There is no limitation on the reversal timeframe, nonetheless, most securities reversals occur on the same day that the delivery was made. Settlement is final for all non-DTC ID and DTC ID against payment deliveries settling via DTC. For information on the receiving party’s right to reverse (referred to as the "Don't Know" - DK procedure), please refer to the Settlement Services section of the Market Profile. | |||||
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 Market Link Guide - U.S.A. for the complete information about Legal arrangements.
Cash correspondent details
Currency: | U.S. Dollar (USD) |
CCB name: | CITIBANK N.A., NEW YORK |
CBL account: | 10545071 |
Swift address: | CITIUS33 |
Currency: | U.S. Dollar (USD) |
CCB name: | JPMorgan Chase Bank, New York |
CBL account: | 001-1-573714 |
Swift address: | CHASUS33 |