Tag: Glossary

Any individual, corporation, or other organization located in the United States, including branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates of foreign entities located in the United States. The residency of an entity is determined by where a corporation or subsidiary is incorporated and where a branch is licensed, not by the physical office of the counterparty. Furthermore, U.S.… Continue reading U.S. RESIDENT

Pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3102 a United States person is any individual, branch, partnership, associated group, association, estate, trust, corporation, or other organization (whether or not organized under the laws of any State), and any government (including a foreign government, the United States Government, a State or local government, and any agency, corporation, financial institution,… Continue reading U.S. PERSON

Offices of United States banks located in foreign countries that provide financial services to persons in the United States Armed Forces stationed abroad. For purposes of these reports, United States military facilities are classified as banking offices located in the United States.

Securities that are guaranteed by or are the obligation of a federal agency, a federal instrumentality, or a federally sponsored enterprise. These securities include, but are not limited to, mortgage-backed securities that were issued by, guaranteed by, or are the obligation of a federal agency, a federal instrumentality, or a federally sponsored enterprise, including participation… Continue reading U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND FEDERALLY SPONSORED ENTERPRISE SECURITIES

An entity whose role is to represent the CLO investors. The U.S. CLO Trustee is responsible for issuing monthly ‘trustee reports” to investors, which list all assets held by the CLO and details its recent purchases and sales. The U.S. CLO Trustee should report the outstanding loans to U.S. resident borrowers held by foreign CLOs… Continue reading U.S. CLO TRUSTEE

A common form of sovereign debt issued by many governments.

Sweep agreements are contractual agreements between institutions and their customers that allow funds to be automatically transferred to another account at the same institution, another institution, or into a financial instrument. When funds of U.S. nonbank residents are swept to a non-U.S. office of a B reporter, the B reporter should report the funds held… Continue reading SWEEP AGREEMENTS

Contracts in which two parties agree to exchange payment streams based on a specified notional amount for a specified period. Forward starting swap contracts should be reported as swaps. Derivatives are reportable ONLY on TIC Form D Reports.

A company in which another company (parent) owns 50% or more of the voting securities, or an equivalent interest, or meets the consolidation requirements of U.S. GAAP. A subsidiary is always, by definition, an affiliate, but subsidiary is the preferred term when majority control exists.

A security evidencing debt that the holder agrees to rank after senior creditors, but before shareholders, in a bankruptcy.