Participants of the mFund service should familiarise themselves with the following documents:
Key documents | Description |
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General | |
CHESS External Interface Specifications (CHESS EIS, or EIS) |
The EIS provides detailed information about the protocol used to communicate with CHESS, the format and content messages which are exchanged between the CHESS facility and its users. EIS Section 4 lists the message types and gives information about each individual message purpose and content. |
ASX Trading Participants | |
ASX Operating Rules (Section 7) | Section 4 (in particular Rules 4650 to 4656 and their associated Procedures) detail the obligations that apply to ASX Trading Participants participating in the mFund. |
ASX Operating Procedures | The Operating Procedures provide greater clarity on and detail when reading the ASX Operating Rules. |
ASX Operating Rules Guidance Note 15 - ASX Managed Fund Settlement Service (mFund) |
The Guidance Note assists trading participants understand the initial and ongoing requirements for participation in the ASX mFund service. |
ASX Settlement Participants (General settlement Participants, Account Settlement Participants, Product Issuer Settlement Participants (PISP)) | |
ASX Settlement Operating Rules | Section 18 of the Rules and its associated Procedures details the obligations for settlement of mFund products (note, however that Settlement Participants, including PISPs, have a number of other obligations under the ASX Settlement Operating Rules eg: settlement, conversion between registers and holder administration). |
ASX Settlement Operating Rules Procedures | These procedures provide greater detail on the ASX Settlement Operating Rules and should be read in conjunction with the Settlement Operating Rules themselves. |
ASX Settlement Procedure Guidelines (APGs) | The APGs provide operations guidelines for Settlement Participants and registries and can be used by them as a base for establishing internal procedures. Section 28 covers the mFund Settlement Service although other sections are relevant for mFund participants (eg: the sections on settlement, conversion between registers and holder administration). The APGs frequently refer to CHESS messages the content and purpose of which are detailed in the EIS |
Product Issuers (Responsible Entities) | |
ASX Operating Rules Schedule 10A | This describes and sets out specifications in respect of mFund products. |
ASX Operating Rules Schedule 10A Procedures | This provides more detail in respect of the ASX Operating Rules as they relate to Managed Fund Products. |