Market Link Guide - Mexico
Reference
Key features
CSD link as defined under CSDRa | Yes | |
Type of link | For CBL clients | Indirect |
For CEU clients | Direct link to Clearstream Banking S.A. | |
a. CSD Regulation (EU) No 909/2014, Article 2(29).
CSD | Custodian (as CBL’s depository) | Custodian (as CEU's depository) | |
Name | S.D. Indeval, Institución para el Depósito de Valores | Banco Citi Mexico S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Citi México (Citi Mexico) | Clearstream Banking S.A., Luxembourg |
FATCA GIIN | J6BGQZ.00001.ME.484 | NXUTG8.00546.ME.484 | N1V1GJ.00000.LE.442 |
LEI | 529900LXYUUH8THE2P87 | 529900H31AYI6WA1J534 | 549300OL514RA0SXJJ44 |
Country of incorporation | Mexico | Mexico | Luxembourg |
Account type | Omnibus account | Omnibus account | Omnibus account |
Legal Account name/ holder | Banco Citi Mexico S.A. on behalf of Third Parties – (Foreign) | Clearstream Banking S.A. | Clearstream Europe AG |
Operational arrangements
For CBL clients | For CEU clients | ||
| Yes/No | Yes/No | Remarks | |
| Settlement free of payment | Yes | Yes | |
| Settlement against payment | Yes | Yes | |
| Settlement against payment in central bank money account of CBL/CBL customers | No | No | CBL holds a cash account at the custodian. Against payment settlement takes place on the Banco Citi Mexico S.A. cash account at the local central bank. |
| Bridge settlement | Yes | Yes | |
| Shaping facility | No | No | |
| Partial settlement | Yes | Yes | Partial settlement is a market-driven event initiated solely by Indeval and applies only to fixed income securities. Indeval, the local Central Securities Depository (CSD), may enforce a partial settlement when a counterparty has insufficient cash or securities to settle a transaction in full by the end of the day. When a partial settlement occurs, the settled and unsettled quantities are split, CBL clients must cancel the original instruction and re-instruct the portion of the trade that settled as well as the remaining quantity.This process cannot be requested by market participants and is performed exclusively at Indeval's discretion. |
| Settlement penalty fees | No | No | |
| Pre-matching | Yes | No | |
| Back-to-back processing | No | No | |
| Allegements | No | No | |
| Automatic compensation | No | No | |
| Registered securities | Yes | Yes | |
| Multi Market Securities | Yes | No | |
| Lending and borrowing | Yes | Yes* | For debt securities only. *via ASL principal only. |
| Proxy voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Investment Funds | No | No | |
| Liquidity Hub Connect | No | No | |
| Sale and purchase of rights | No | No | |
| Repo services | No | No | |
| Market restrictions | No | No | |
| FTT | No | No | |
| Daily reconciliation | Yes | Yes |
| Moment of entry of instructions | Moment of entry is determined when the transaction has been uploaded into Indeval’s system. |
| Irrevocability of instructions | Moment of irrevocability starts when the transaction has been matched in the system and both parties agree to settle the transaction in a future date. |
| Finality of instructions | Moment of finality is described when the transaction has been settled in the date agreed by both parties involved in the transaction. |
Local legislation
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. The scope of the legal opinions is limited to the local legislation applicable to the relevant CSD (and intermediary, if any). For links using an intermediary located in another jurisdiction, please find a separate Local legislation section for the jurisdiction of the intermediary below. For clients accessing local markets via other Clearstream entities, please also review the Local legislation section in the relevant Market Link Guide for such Clearstream entity.
Local legislation of the CSD/Intermediary | |
Date of legal opinion | 5 November 2025 |
Nature of rights on securities | Substantive law of the jurisdiction will govern the nature of the rights on the Securities. Rights on the Securities are rights in rem. No differences in conclusions in case of sub-accounts for Clients within the Direct CSD Account. |
Recognition of nominee concept | Nominee concept not expressly recognised under local law, but possible to hold assets in name of another entity. |
No right of retention to the CSD under local law | CSD does not have a lien or similar encumbrances on the securities under local law. |
No upper-tier attachments | Securities would not be subject to attachment. |
No right of use without prior consent | Laws of the jurisdiction restrict CSD from using securities without Clearstream’s prior consent. |
Segregation of assets at the CSD | CSD is under legal/regulatory obligation to segregate the securities held for each participant. |
Loss of assets | No general restrictions on ability to recover lost assets or on indemnification under local law. |
Ability to recover client assets in the event of insolvency of CSD | Securities would be recoverable. |
Ability to recover client assets in the event of insolvency of Agent | Securities would be recoverable in the event of insolvency of the Subcustodian. Claim to cash as a general creditor in case of insolvency of the Subcustodian. |
Shortfall pro-rated among holders | Shortfall in the securities would be allocated among the holders of the applicable securities pro rata to their respective ownership percentages. |
Settlement finality in case of insolvency | Transfer orders are irrevocable and finality of settlement is assured. |
