The ALERT platform is the industry’s largest and most compliant online global database for the maintenance and communication of account and standing settlement instructions (SSI). The ALERT platform enables a community of investment managers, brokers/dealers and custodian banks to share accurate account and SSI automatically worldwide.
Documentation
Documentation covering features, functionality and best practices that apply across multiple Institutional Trade Processing services. See the Cross-Product section.
Guides outlining the functionality included in recent releases of the ALERT platform.
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| 1 |
ALERT 5.15 Product Release Information
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Describes new features, Market/Business Rules Changes, and necessary client actions in the version 5.15 of the ALERT platform, scheduled for release into the production environment on June 15, 2019. |
14 June 2019 |
| 2 |
ALERT 5.16 Product Release Information
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Describes new features, Market/Business Rules Changes, and necessary client actions in the version 5.16 of the ALERT platform, scheduled for release into the CT environment on August 22, 2019, and into the Production environment on September 7, 2019. |
22 August 2019 |
| 3 |
ALERT 5.17 - Product Release Information
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This document describes the new Future Effective Model Instructions feature for investment managers, available in ALERT 5.17, which is scheduled to be released into PSE (CT) on October 9, 2020, and into Production on November 1, 2020. |
08 October 2020 |
| 4 |
ALERT 5.17 PRI- Q1 2021 Market Updates
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This document describes the Q1 2021 ALERT market updates. |
19 February 2021 |
| 5 |
New!
ALERT 5.18 Product Release Information
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Describes new Settlement Instructions Audit Log using Excel format for investment managers in version 5.18 of the ALERT platform, scheduled for release into the Production environment on April 17, 2021. |
16 April 2021 |
Online help for the ALERT platform's web interface. This content is also available using context-sensitive links from within the application.
| # | Name | Description | Added On |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New! ALERT for Investment Manager Online Help |
The online help files describe use of the ALERT platform's web interface, and are also available using context-sensitive links in the application. |
04 May 2021 |
| 2 | New! ALERT for Broker/Dealer Online Help |
The online help files describe use of the ALERT platform's web interface, and are also available using context-sensitive links in the application. |
04 May 2021 |
| 3 | New! ALERT for Global Custodian Online Help |
The online help files describe use of the ALERT platform's web interface, and are also available using context-sensitive links in the application. |
04 May 2021 |
| 4 | New! ALERT for Trustee Online Help |
The online help files describe use of the ALERT platform's web interface, and are also available using context-sensitive links in the application. |
04 May 2021 |
| 5 | New! ALERT for Regional Custodian Online Help |
The online help files describe use of the ALERT platform's web interface for Regional Custodian. The online help is also available using context-sensitive links in the ALERT web interface. |
04 May 2021 |
Market-specific requirements/recommendations for populating global settlement instructions. Available for those countries where specific data population practices have been mandated/recommended.
| # | Name | Description | Added On |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ALERT Settlement Instructions and Validation Rules
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Details the extensive rules validation for settlement instruction data intended for the ALERT database. |
26 February 2021 |
| 2 |
ALERT-SWIFT Mapping
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Describes how the ALERT platform fields for standard, foreign exchange, and cash settlement instructions map to SWIFT fields. |
16 March 2018 |
| 3 |
New!
ALERT Foreign Exchange Settlement Instructions
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ALERT Market/Business Rules for Foreign Exchange (FX) settlement. |
29 April 2021 |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Single Matching Identifier(SMI) and ALERT SSIs
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This document describes ALERT platform best practices for SSIs (with BNP Paribas as the custodian and sub-custodian) where SMIs are needed for matching. |
02 May 2018 |
| 5 | New! ALERT Market/Business Rules and Best Practices |
The Market/Business Rules describe ALERT platform market-specific best practices. This content is delivered in HTML5 format. |
04 May 2021 |
| 6 |
ALERT March 2019 Market Updates
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This document details the market updates included in the ALERT 5.14 release, scheduled for release into the Production enviornment on March 16, 2019. |
27 February 2019 |
| 7 |
ALERT September 2020 Market Updates - Product Release Information
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This document describes the market best practice updates available effective Septebmer 26, 2020. |
25 September 2020 |
General documentation related to the ALERT platform. Includes system requirements, how-to guides, and usage guidelines.
| # | Name | Description | Added On |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ALERT Common Reference Data
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Provides tables of values for certain fields used in the ALERT platform's Web and Direct interfaces and in the ALERT Plus module. |
19 February 2021 |
| 2 |
ALERT Data Search Reports
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This document describes the contents of the ALERT platform Data Search files, their format, and how the fields map to the legacy DART fields. |
22 August 2019 |
| 3 |
ALERT SSI Utility Character Set Specifications
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Information on character sets permitted in all SSI Utility components: Broker Direct, Global Custodian Direct, and ALERT web interfaces. |
03 April 2017 |
| 4 |
ALERT System Requirements
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Describes the certified hardware and software for the ALERT platform. |
25 September 2019 |
| 5 |
ALERT Usage Guidelines
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Lists responsibilities, standards, and guidelines for all users of the ALERT platform. |
15 November 2018 |
| 6 |
ALERT Settlement Instruction (SI) Scan Upload Guide
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This document describes how to upload SI Scan files to the ALERT platform. |
23 August 2019 |
Message specifications that contain XML schema format message details and error codes for the ALERT open application program interface.
| # | Name | Description | Added On |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ALERT Open API Message Specification 1.0 - Third-Party Vendors
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Message Specification that contains the messages and error codes for the ALERT open application program interface (API) for third-party vendors. |
09 November 2020 |
Documentation describing the upload functionality available to ALERT platform Investment Managers and Global Custodians. Includes instructions and data format information.
| # | Name | Description | Added On |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ALERT Plus Guide for Investment Managers
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Describes uploading ALERT Plus module files to the ALERT platform (investment managers). |
23 August 2019 |
| 2 |
ALERT Plus Upload Guide for Global Custodians
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Describes uploading ALERT Plus files to the ALERT platform (global custodians). |
23 August 2019 |