How do I request an MT535 with an MT549?

Put :13A::REQU//535 in sequence A, give the safekeeping account in 97a and the statement date in 98a::STAT. The servicer replies with an MT535 for that account and date, if it supports on-request statements.

Can an MT549 ask for the status of one instruction?

Yes. Request an MT548 and identify the instruction by its reference in the instruction reference sequence.

Category 5: Securities markets

MT549 Request for Statement/Status Advice

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The MT549 is sent by an account owner to its account servicer to ask for a statement or a status message on demand. It can request statements such as the MT535, MT536 or MT537, and status advices such as the MT548 or MT567.

Message type: MT549
Category: 5
Status: In the current standard
ISO 20022: semt.021, sese.021

What MT549 is used for

The message type wanted goes in :13A::REQU// with three digits, for example :13A::REQU//535. Sequence A also holds the safekeeping account (97a, mandatory) and, depending on the request, the statement date (98a::STAT) or period (69a::STAT) and indicators for statement type, basis and frequency. Optional sequences narrow the request by status and reason, by financial instrument or by instruction reference.

Besides holdings and transactions, an MT549 can ask for the MT506, MT538, MT569, MT575, MT576 and MT586 statements, and for the MT507, MT509, MT510 and MT558 status messages. Many servicers send statements on a standing schedule instead, and some support only part of the list, so check their guide. A request for a message type or period the servicer cannot serve may be rejected.

Sent by: The account owner (global custodian, investment manager or broker-dealer)
Sent to: The account servicer

Fields

This is a catalogue entry: the field-by-field structure is not shown here because we publish structures only where we have checked them against public sources. Paste an MT549 into the parser to see each field decoded with its tag, name and value.

Decode an MT549 in the parser

MT549 in ISO 20022

Swift’s equivalence tables map the MT549 to semt.021 (securities statement query) and sese.021 (securities transaction status query).

MT549 questions

How do I request an MT535 with an MT549?: Put :13A::REQU//535 in sequence A, give the safekeeping account in 97a and the statement date in 98a::STAT. The servicer replies with an MT535 for that account and date, if it supports on-request statements.
Can an MT549 ask for the status of one instruction?: Yes. Request an MT548 and identify the instruction by its reference in the instruction reference sequence.

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