List Voluntary Corporate Action Elections

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Last updated: Aug 24, 2023
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You can view the list voluntary corporate action elections in report or grid format.

To list a voluntary corporate action election:

  1. In the Reference Desk workspace, in the left navigation pane, click Corporate Actions and then click Voluntary Corporate Actions>List Voluntary Corporate Action Election.
    You see the List Voluntary Corporate Actions Elections screen.

  2. Specify a date range for the list voluntary corporate actions to include in the Voluntary Begin Date and Voluntary End Date fields. All other criteria are optional.

  3. Under Result Options, click Grid or Advanced Report for the report view you want.

  4. Click Submit.
    You see the results of your query displayed in grid or report format.

List Voluntary Corporate Action Panel Options

The following are the options in the List Voluntary Corporate Action Election panel.

Option

Tag

Description

Option

Tag

Description

Query Flag

990

Allows you to select corporate actions based on a specific type of date. Options include:

Effective Date. Selects corporate actions by effective date. This date becomes the trade date of the corporate action.

Ex Date. Selects corporate actions by ex date. The ex date is the entitlement date of the corporate action.

Pay Date. Selects corporate actions by pay date. The pay date is the date when the issuing company makes payment on the corporate action. The pay date becomes the settlement date of the corporate action.

Sweep Date. Selects corporate actions by sweep date. The sweep date is the date that Global Process Center uses to extract a corporate action for processing at the global level and apply it to eligible entities/holdings

Entity ID

1163

Specifies the unique identifier of the entity participating in the voluntary corporate action.

Entity Name 

1164

Specifies the name of the entity participating in the voluntary corporate action.

Asset ID Type

 1432

Specifies the primary asset identifier type for the security, such as CUSIP, ISIN, and SEDOL. This field appears if you select a query option for one security.

 Asset ID

 14

Displays the identification number of the primary asset ID type for the security associated with the corporate action.

 Issue Name

 961

Specifies the name of the security. This field appears if you select a query option for one security.

Corporate Action Begin Date

 71

Specifies the start date for corporate actions to include in the query results. You can enter the same date as the start and end date.

 Corporate Action End Date

 73

Specifies the end date for corporate actions to include in the query results. 

 Corporate Action Status

 54

Indicates if the corporate action is correct and ready for processing. Options include:

  • Both. The record is complete, fully populated and is ready for processing.

  • Released. The record is complete and is ready for processing.

  • Pending. The record is fully populated and is awaiting release status.

Corporate Action Reason 

1728

Indicates the business reason for the corporate action.

 Corporate Action Election Type

4513

Identifies the business name for the corporate action.