ALERT: Account Fields

Table 4  Account Fields
ALERT Field Name Maximum Length Definition
Account Name 1 55

The first 55 characters (of 110 characters total) of the formal name by which the fund is known.

The investment manager assigns this name.

Account Name 2 55

The second 55 characters (of 110 characters total) of the formal name by which the fund is known.

The investment manager assigns this name.

Account Type [Not relevant]

List of fund types. Values:

  • Cash (default)
  • Margin
  • Short
  • Prime Broker
  • Other
Charity A/C Ref 30

A name that identifies the charity account.

Allowed only when selecting the United Kingdom (GB) as Country. This field is not available if you use DTD version 6 or less.

Client of Investment Advisor 1

Specifies whether an investment advisor manages the fund.

An account that an investment advisor does not manage can be self-managed or directed.

Contact Name 40 The name of the contact at the investment manager.
Contact Phone 25 The phone number of the contact at the investment manager.
Country of Origin 3 The country of origin of the fund; that is, where the fund is registered for domicile.
BIC 11

The investment manager’s BIC.

SWIFT refers to the investment manager as RUYR/SELL.

Institution/Executing Broker Data Name 35 The name of the investment manager.
Large Trader ID [Not relevant] Code identifying a large trader.
Omni Access Code 12 Access code to omnibus account for block settlement of multiple accounts. This field is not available when using DTD version 6 or less.
Short Name 50

An abbreviated fund name that you can assign.

If you do not specify a value, ALERT selects a 32-character short name from the name of the Account Name field.

Tax Exempt 1

(Y) Yes or N (No) indicates whether the account is tax exempt.

Not allowed if the value for Withholding is Y.

Tax ID 30 The tax ID number that the tax authorities provided for the fund.
Tax ID Expiration Date (Germany only) [Not relevant]

This field appears only when the country of origin is Germany.

Tax IDs must have an expiration date greater than the current date.

Type of Fund 16

List of client account types.

The drop-down list includes values such as Bank Portfolio, Bank Trust, and Pension Fund.

Withholding 1

(Y) Yes or (N) No indicates whether taxes are withheld.

This field is not allowed if the value for Tax Exempt is Y.