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Settlement Instruction and Confirmation Messages

Updated 9 May 2006
For custodians, investment managers, broker / dealers and central securities depositories (both domestic and international) needing to complete the trade settlement process, SWIFT offers the ISO 15022 settlement and confirmation messages for use on SWIFTNet FIN.

A comprehensive set of messaging standards which allow for automation of the trade settlement / clearing instruction and confirmation process.
  • ISO15022 message standards
  • Message validation, non-repudiation and guarantee of sender
  • STP improvement facilitating cost and risk reductions
  • Leverage of existing FIN architecture
The diagram below highlights the main messages covering the Clearing & Settlement flows.

ISO 15022 Clearing & Settlement Message Flows