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19 Jul 2019

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Eurex Exchange Readiness Newsflash | KYC review - Compliance Contacts and preparation

Eurex Exchange Readiness Newsflash | KYC review - Compliance Contacts and preparation

Dear Eurex Participant,

With this Newsflash, we would like to make you aware that we are currently conducting our periodical KYC review for 2019.

What does this mean for you?

Our Client Services Team will approach you soon and will ask you to submit relevant KYC documentation and to provide us with your answers to our Due Diligence Questions. Relevant documents, as well as the "Due Diligence Questionnaire" should be submitted within three weeks after our initial inquiry.

In order to allow us to approach the responsible Compliance Contact on your side directly, we kindly ask you to review and update your Compliance Contact in the Eurex Member Section until Friday 26 July 2019, ideally with a group e-mail address.

Timeline:

Until Friday, 26 July 2019:Registration and verification of Compliance Contacts via the Eurex Member Section must be performed

Support from Eurex Clearing AG:

In order to make the KYC review as convenient as possible for you, we will soon create an Initiatives page on the Eurex Clearing website www.eurexclearing.com to bundle information and best practices for you.

Attached to this newsflash please find a short instruction on how to confirm Compliance Contacts in the Eurex Member Section.


Attachment: 

  • Guideline "Maintain Compliance Contacts"

Kind regards,
Your Client Services Team

Recipients:All Trading Participants of Eurex Deutschland and Vendors
Contact:client.services@eurexchange.com
Web:www.eurexclearing.com > Initiatives


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