MT 578 Field Specifications

38. Field 94a: Place: Place of Safekeeping

FORMAT

Option B :4!c/[8c]/4!c[/30x] (Qualifier) (Data Source Scheme) (Place) (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 instrument are/will be safekept.

CODES

In option B, when Data Source Scheme is not present, Place must contain the following code (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.

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).