3.3.1.4 Specifying Additional Preferences for Loan Syndication

You can specify the following additional details regarding syndication, for borrower tranche or drawdown products, in the Additional Preferences for Loan Syndication screen.

Specify the User ID and Password, and login to Homepage.

From the Homepage, navigate to Loan Syndication - Borrower Product Definition screen.

From the Loan Syndication - Borrower Product Definition screen, click Preferences.

1. From the Preferences screen, click Additional Preferences for Loan Syndication screen.
   The Additional Preferences for Loan Syndication screen is displayed.

   Figure 3-3 Additional Preferences for Loan Syndication

   
   

   
   Description of "Figure 3-3 Additional Preferences for Loan Syndication"

   
   
2. You can capture following details in this screen. For information on fields, refer to the field description table.

   Table 3-2 Additional Preferences for Loan Syndication

   Fields	Description
   Participant Product	For a borrower tranche product, the corresponding participant product to be used for participant borrowing line contracts that are created under the borrower tranche contracts that use the product is displayed in this screen. The linkage is established when you define the participant product. For a borrower drawdown product, the corresponding participant drawdown to be used for participant drawdown contracts that are created under the borrower drawdown contracts that use the product is displayed in this screen. The linkage is established when you define the participant product.
   Cascading Participation	For a borrower tranche product, you can indicate whether any changes to participants in respect of a borrower tranche contract that uses the product, must be propagated to all related active drawdown contracts. For a borrower drawdown product, you can specify that the participants should be propagated to the contract using the product, by selecting the check box Cascade Participation. The preference you specify for the product can be changed at the contract level.
   Apply Rev. Tranche Re-prmnt sch	Select this check box to indicate that prepayment on the tranche repayment schedule is applicable for revolving tranches. If this check box is selected, then system enables the Tranche Schedules button in the Tranche Online screen for revolving tranches. If you select this check box for a tranche product having active tranches, then you should define the tranche repayment schedules manually for underlying active tranche contracts. Note: By default, this check box is deselected. You can modify this check box only after authorization of the tranche product definition. This check box is applicable only for the tranche product.
   Apply Re-prmnt validation	Select this check box to indicate that system should validate sum of processed and unprocessed repayment schedule amounts against the transfer availability of the tranche. In addition to this, the following validations are also applicable for the tranche product: For revolving tranches, the tranche repayment schedules should be maintained based on the global amount. Future schedules should be redefined in case of value dated amendment of revolving tranches for principal amount/maturity date. By default, this check box is deselected. You can modify this check box only after product maintenance is authorized.
   Holiday Default Basis	For a borrower product, you can indicate whether the holiday treatment (for schedule dates and maturity date) applicable to tranche or drawdown contracts using the product must be defaulted from the parent borrower facility product; or from the borrower tranche or drawdown product. In the Holiday Default Basis field, select Facility to indicate that the holiday treatment specified in the borrower facility product is applicable, or select Product to indicate that the holiday treatment from the borrower tranche or drawdown product is applicable.

   You have to specify the processing rule for the following:

   Table 3-3 Processing Rule for Tranche

   Fields	Description
   Repayment Rule	Select the repayment rule for the tranche product. You have the following options: FIFO LIFO PRORATA You can change this preference for the contract.
   Availability / Exp Rule	Select the expiry rule for the tranche product. You have the following options: FIFO LIFO PRORATA You can change this preference for the contract.
   Cancellation Rule	Select the expiry rule for the tranche product. You have the following options: FIFO LIFO PRORATA You can change this preference for the contract.
   Prepayment Rule	Select the expiry rule for the tranche product. You have the following options: FIFO LIFO PRORATA You can change this preference for the contract.

   You can specify following details in Specifying the Product Currency Activity Days tab.

   Table 3-4 Specifying the Product Currency Activity Days

   Fields	Description
   Ccy	Select the currency for which you are defining preferences.
   Exchange Rate Fixing Days and Time	For borrower tranche products, you can specify the number of days before the drawdown date (defined in the drawdown schedule), the exchange rate must be fixed, for contracts wherein the drawdown currency is different from tranche currency.
   Indicating Interest Rate Fixing Days	For borrower tranche products, you can specify the number of days before the drawdown date (defined in the drawdown schedule), the interest rate must be fixed. You can specify the applicable number of days for each required currency.
   DD Notification Days and Time	For borrower tranche products, you can specify the number of days before the drawdown date that the customer needs to inform the bank of a new drawdown or reset of interest rate.
   Exchange Rate Holiday Currency	The holiday preferences of the currency you select here is applied to calculate the exchange rate fixing days or date.
   Interest Rate Holiday Currency	The holiday preferences of the currency you select here is applied to calculate the interest rate fixing days or date.
   Notice Holiday Currency	The holiday preferences of the currency you select here is applied to calculate the notice rate fixing days or date.