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MT 548 Field Specifications

34. Field 95a: Party

FORMAT

Option C :4!c//2!a (Qualifier)(Country Code)
Option P :4!c//4!a2!a2!c[3!c] (Qualifier)(Identifier Code)
Option Q :4!c//4*35x (Qualifier)(Name and Address)
Option R :4!c/8c/34x (Qualifier)(Data Source Scheme)(Proprietary Code)

PRESENCE

Optional in optional sequence C

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O MEOR N   P, Q, or R Originator of Message
2 O MERE N   P, Q, or R Recipient of Message
3 O INVE N   C, P, Q, or R Investor
4 O QFIN N   P, Q, or R Qualified Foreign Intermediary

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

INVE Investor Instructing party, either an individual or organisation, whose assets are being invested.
MEOR Originator of Message Party that originated the message, if other than the Sender.
MERE Recipient of Message Party that is the final destination of the message, if other than the Receiver.
QFIN Qualified Foreign Intermediary Foreign financial institution that has been authorized by local authorities to act as account management institution in the country.

In option P, Identifier Code specifies a BIC. For more details, see the Standards MT General Information.

In option R, Proprietary Code specifies a local national code or market segment code identifying the party.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Identifier Code must be a registered BIC (Error code(s): T27,T28,T29,T45).

Proprietary code (Format Option R) and Name and Address (Format Option Q) must not start or end with a slash '/' and must not contain two consecutive slashes '//'. For field formats with more than 1 line, the rule applies for each line (Error code(s): T26).

USAGE RULES

The qualifier INVE is to be used only when the investor cannot be a trade counterparty for legal reasons, for example, in Japan where the trust bank arranges the deal with the broker.

When INVE is used with option C, the country code specifies the nationality of the investor, for the settlement of certain securities (that is airlines, defence manufacturers) under the EU legislation.