MT 564 Field Specifications

26. Field 94a: Place: Place of Safekeeping

FORMAT

Option B :4!c/[8c]/4!c[/30x] (Qualifier) (Data Source Scheme) (Place Code) ) (Narrative)
Option C :4!c//2!a (Qualifier) (Country)
Option F :4!c//4!c/4!a2!a2!c[3!c] (Qualifier) (Place) (BIC/BEI)

PRESENCE

Optional

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O SAFE N   B, C or F Place of Safekeeping

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

SAFE Place of Safekeeping Location where the financial instruments are/will be safekept.
SAFE Place of Safekeeping Physical place where the securities are safe-kept.

CODES

In option B, when Data Source Scheme is not present, Place Code must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K94):

SHHE Shares Held Elsewhere. Used for certain financial instruments, eg, US mutual funds, where settlement is internal only, ie, there is no external movement of securities.
ALLP All Places of Safekeeping. Used when there is a need to indicate that the message details apply to all places of safekeeping where the stock is held.

CODES

In option F, Place must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K94):

CUST Shares held at a local custodian.
ICSD Shares held at an International Central Securities Depository.
NCSD Shares held at a National Central Securities Depository.
SHHE Shares Held Elsewhere. Used for certain financial instruments, eg, US mutual funds, where settlement is internal only, ie, there is no external movement of securities.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Country must be a valid ISO country code (Error code(s): T73).

The BIC/BEI must be a SWIFT registered address, either connected or non-connected (Error code(s): T27, T28, T29, T45).

Narrative (Format Option B) must not start or end with a slash '/' and not contain two consecutive slashes '//' (Error code(s): T26).

USAGE RULES

The Place of Safekeeping functionality is only to be used by global custodians that allow their clients to specify where the securities are to be held, eg, in an ICSD account versus an account at the local CSD.