5.25 Product Code- MRFR

MRFR- MM-Borrow with RFR- Borrowing- Floating Rate

Business Scenario

MRFR is configured with Risk Free rates where rates are published based on the percentile and Volume of Transactions. For RFR Interest re-computation is required to be done daily. Money Market Instrument MRFR is parametrized with following features.

Synopsis (ex. High level features etc.)

  • This instrument supports risk free rates and supports all arrears Methods.
  • Short Term Debt instrument.
  • It is not backed by any form of collateral
  • This instrument can be traded.
  • The instrument is issued at a Bearing.
  • MRFR product is configured with Alternate Risk Free Rate preference as Look back Method but it can be changed to below combination methods as well:
    • Lookback and Payments Delay
    • Lockout and Payments Delay
    • Lookback, Lockout, and Payment Delay
  • MRFR product has a minimum and maximum rates configured

Detailed Coverage

MRFR Money Market Instrument covers the following features:

Table 5-97 Detailed Coverage

Features Type
Types of the Product Money Market Borrowing
Payment Method Covered Bearing Payment
Accrual Covered Daily Accrual
Liquidation
  • Auto Interest Liquidation
  • Auto Principal Liquidation
Rollover of Deal New Version Rollover
Interest Rate details Floating Rate Interest Schedule
Schedule
  • Interest Schedule
  • Principal Schedule
Maturity Type Fixed Maturity
Forward Date Deal Forward Date Deal allowed

Events Covered (including brief information on accounting)

Product MRFR has the Life Cycle as listed below:

Table 5-98 Events Covered

Events Covered Terminology
BOOK Contract Booking event triggers when Bank Initiate the Deal.
ACCR Contract Accrual
INIT Contract Initiation
LIQD Contract Liquidation
ROLL Rollover of Contract
REVC Contract Reversal
CAMD Contract Amendment
CONF Confirmation of contract
NOTC Billing Notice Generation
REAS Reassign User
REVN Rate Revision
REVP Reversal of Payment
VAMB Value Dated Amendment Booking
VAMI Value Dated Amendment Initiation
YACR YIELD ACCRUAL

Interest / Charges / Commission & Fees

Interest
  • In MDFR product is parametrized with following Interest component.
  • MMSOFR- Interest Class

Advices Supported

Following Advices setup done in the MRFR Product as part of Product Life Cycle:

Table 5-99 Advices Supported

Advices Description
MMBRKCON Broker Confirmation
MMCONPLA MM Placement Confirmation
MM_DEAL_SLIP Deal Slip
MM_CONT_ADV Contract Advice
PAYMENT_MESSAGE Payment Message
REVSWIFT Cancellation of Contract
MM_ROLL_ADV Rollover Advice
SWIFT_MESSAGE MT320,MT324,MT330,MT335, MT350
MMAMDADV Amendment Advice

Messages

Following SWIFT Messages setup done in the MRFR product as part of product life cycle.

Table 5-100 SWIFT Messages

SWIFT Messages Contact Field
MT 320 Fixed Contract Confirmation
MT 350 Deposit Interest Payment Advice
MT 210 Payment Message
MT 330 Call/Notice Contract Confirmation

Special/Other Features

Other Features

Apart from above mentioned features following other features can parametrized

  • Interest Calculation Basis – Actual/360

Additional information (ex. UDF & other Special Maintenance)

UDF Maintenance

As part of MRFR Product Setup there is option available to capture other details about the deal or the parties involved using UDF Maintenance.

Other Special Maintenance

Following are the Maintenance Required in OBTR to use the MMAX product for Money Market Deals.

  • MM Branch Parameter
  • Treasury Branch Parameter
  • Treasury Messaging Parameter
  • Local Holidays
  • MM Batch Maintenance
  • Floating Rate Maintenance
  • Treasury Interest Class Maintenance
  • Treasury Charge Class
  • Treasury Tax Rule Maintenance
  • Treasury Tax Scheme Class