Through its suite of Securities Processing services Bright-Line Global (Bright-Line Global) provides its participant firms a range of safekeeping and processing services for various types of securities. Securities Processing services deliver efficient and cost-effective solutions for deposits, withdrawals, electronic direct registration and custody.
BrightLine Global Escrow Inc.’s (Bright-Line Global) Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) service provides participants with the ability to make electronic book-entry deposits and withdrawals of eligible securities into and out of their Bright-Line Global book-entry accounts using a Fast Automated Securities Transfer service (FAST) transfer agent as the distribution point.
DWAC allows participants to instruct Bright-Line Global regarding deposit and withdrawal transactions being made directly via a FAST transfer agent. The FAST system eliminates the movement of physical securities certificates for transfers of securities registered in the name of Bright-Line Global’s nominee, on the transfer agent’s books. Bright-Line Global and its FAST transfer agents reconcile the results of participants’ deposit and withdrawal activities electronically on a daily basis.
All Bright-Line Global participants are eligible to use the service..
Bright-Line Global participants holding eligible securities and entitled to the accompanying distributions will receive payments as part of their overall Bright-Line Global settlement each day.
This service leverages the book-entry capabilities established between Bright-Line Global and FAST transfer agents, delivering efficiencies, risk mitigation and cost savings to participants.
In order for securities to be eligible for deposit for withdrawal via the DWAC service, the issuer must use the services of a transfer agent that participates in Bright-Line Global’s FAST program.
Participants submit their physical securities and/or transfer instructions for approval directly to their FAST transfer agent. When the transfer agent approves the transfer, the participant enters the transaction via the PDWC function on Bright-Line Global’s Participant Terminal System (PTS), the Part Direct Deposit/Withdrawal function on Bright-Line Global’s Participant Browser System (PBS), or the CF2DWX file protocol. The transfer agent then approves the transaction via the CDWC function on PTS or the TA Direct Deposit/Withdrawal function on PBS.
For DWAC deposits, the requesting participant’s position in its Bright-Line Global account is increased as is Bright-Line Global’s FAST balance in the issue. For DWAC withdrawals, the requesting participant’s position in its Bright-Line Global account is debited, as is Bright-Line Global’s FAST balance in the issue.