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Set up Fundsettle trading integration

The Fundsettle Euroclear trading integration is for inbound and outbound trading of funds (basic type FUND) and uses FTP for connectivity. You can:

  • Receive inbound fund subscriptions and redemptions for funds managed in the FA system.

  • Send outbound fund subscriptions and redemptions from the FA system.

Inbound trading

The FA system receives fund subscription and redemption orders from Fundsettle. In response, the FA systems sends out acknowledgements and confirmations based on the trade order status.

Inbound trading messages

The trade orders are sent and received in the ISO20022V4 format. The confirmation messages are sent and received the ISO20022V5 format.

inbound-fundsettle.svg

Fundsettle sends the following messages to FA:

  • SubscriptionOrderV04 (setr.010.001.04)

  • RedemptionOrderV04 (setr.004.001.04)

  • SwitchOrderV04 (setr.013.001.04)

In response, FA sends out the following messages and changes the trade order statuses in the system:

Message name

Message ID

Trade order status in FA

SubscriptionOrderV04

RedemptionOrderV04

SwitchOrderV04

setr.010.001.04

setr.004.001.04

setr.013.001.04

OPEN

OrderInstructionStatusReportV04

Status: RECE

setr.016.001.04

OPEN

OrderInstructionStatusReportV04

Status: PACK

setr.016.001.04

EXECUTABLE

OrderInstructionStatusReportV04

Status: RJCT

setr.016.001.04

CANCELLED

SubscriptionCancelationRequestV04

RedemptionCancelationRequestV04

SwitchOrderCancelationRequestV04

setr.011.001.04

setr.005.001.04

setr.014.001.04

CANCELLED

OrderCancelationStatusReportV04

setr.017.001.04

CANCELLED

SubscriptionOrderConfirmationV05

RedemptionOrderConfirmationV05

SwitchOrderConfirmationV05

setr.012.001.05

setr.006.001.05

setr.015.001.05

EXECUTED

Get access to Fundsettle

You need to have Fundsettle generate a username and password for you before you can set up the trading connector. When you set up the connector in FA, you need to enter that username and password to establish the connection.

You also need to set the trading channel tag for fund trading as "TradingChannel-FundSettle". For more information about setting trading channel tags, see Add trading platform information.

Define accounts

To receive or send fund subscription and redemption orders, you need to define two accounts for a fund portfolio:

  1. Open the Portfolio window, IDs tab for the fund.

  2. Click Add ID and define the distributor account:

    • External name. Enter "KID".

    • External ID. Enter the account ID.

    example-inbound-accounts-fundsettle
  3. Click OK.

  4. Click Add ID and define the Fundsettle account:

    • External name. Enter "AccountIdentification".

    • External ID. Enter the 5-digit account number from Fundsettle.

    nordnet-ids-tab2.png
  5. Click OK and then Save & close.

The fund can now receive or send fund subscription and redemption orders via the Fundsettle trading integration.

Set up inbound trading connection

After getting your credentials and defining the fund accounts, you can set up the inbound trading connection via Fundsettle by doing the following:

  1. Go to ToolsAdministerTrading connectorsManage and click on "FundSettle" in the Trading Connections tab to expand the section.

  2. Fill in the fields:

    Enable

    Tick this checkbox to enable the trading connector.

    Username

    Enter the username generated by Fundsettle.

    Password

    Define the password generated by Fundsettle.

    FTP outbound location

    Enter "ftp.vpc.se:port/Import".

    FTP inbound location

    Enter "ftp.vpc.se:port/Export".

  3. Open the Advanced Settings tab and fill in the field in the "Inbound trading" section:

    Portfolio identification code, external ID

    Enter the KID.

  4. Click Done and then restart the trading connector by selecting ToolsService bus message sender.

As a result, the system shows a confirmation if the connection was established successfully.

Outbound trading

The FA system sends fund subscription and redemption orders to Fundsettle. In response, the FA systems receives acknowledgements and confirmations and the trade order status is updated in the system.

Outbound trading messages

The trade orders are sent and received in the ISO20022V4 format. The confirmation messages are sent and received the ISO20022V5 format.

outbound-fundsettle_drawio.svg

When the trade orders have the status "OPEN/EXECUTABLE", FA sends the following trade order messages to Fundsettle:

  • SubscriptionOrderV04 (setr.010.001.04)

  • RedemptionOrderV04 (setr.004.001.04)

In response, Fundsettle sends out the following messages and FA changes the trade order status accordingly:

Message name

Message ID

Trade order status in FA

SubscriptionOrderV04

RedemptionOrderV04

setr.010.001.04

setr.004.001.04

OPEN

OrderInstructionStatusReportV04

Status: RECE/PACK

setr.016.001.04

IN EXECUTION

OrderInstructionStatusReportV04

Status: RJCT

setr.016.001.04

REJECTED

SubscriptionOrderConfirmationV05

RedemptionOrderConfirmationV05

setr.012.001.05

setr.006.001.05

EXECUTED IN THE MARKET

Get access to Fundsettle

You need to have Fundsettle generate a username and password for you before you can set up the trading connector. When you set up the connector in FA, you need to enter that username and password to establish the connection.

You also need to set the trading channel tag for fund trading as "TradingChannel-FundSettle". For more information about setting trading channel tags, see Add trading platform information.

Define accounts

To receive or send fund subscription and redemption orders, you need to define two accounts for a fund portfolio:

  1. Open the Portfolio window, IDs tab for the fund.

  2. Click Add ID and define the distributor account:

    • External name. Enter "KID".

    • External ID. Enter the account ID.

    example-inbound-accounts-fundsettle
  3. Click OK.

  4. Click Add ID and define the Fundsettle account:

    • External name. Enter "AccountIdentification".

    • External ID. Enter the 5-digit account number from Fundsettle.

    nordnet-ids-tab2.png
  5. Click OK and then Save & close.

The fund can now receive or send fund subscription and redemption orders via the Fundsettle trading integration.

Set up outbound trading connection

After getting your credentials and defining the fund accounts, you can set up the outbound trading connection via Fundsettle by doing the following:

  1. Go to ToolsAdministerTrading connectorsManage and click on "FundSettle" in the Trading Connections tab to expand the section.

  2. Fill in the fields:

    Enable

    Tick this checkbox to enable the trading connector.

    Username

    Enter the username generated by Fundsettle.

    Password

    Enter the password generated by Fundsettle.

    FTP outbound location

    Enter "ftp.vpc.se:port/Export".

    FTP inbound location

    Enter "ftp.vpc.se:port/Import".

  3. Open the Advanced Settings tab and fill in the field in the "Inbound trading" section:

    Portfolio identification code, external ID

    Enter the KID.

  4. Click Done and then restart the trading connector by selecting ToolsService bus message sender. The system shows a confirmation if the connection was established successfully.

  5. Upload a trading decision table via ToolsAdministerDecision tables. The decision table populates the trade order's information. For details about decision tables, see Transaction and trade order decision tables in FA Developer. Make sure the following information is included:

    • Tag: TradingChannel-FundSettle

    • Internal info:

      • DistributorName= (Portfolio IDs KID)

      • AccountIdentification= (Portfolio IDs AccountIdentification)

      • TradingFormat=ISO20022v5

When the connection is established, you can send out trade orders in the Trade orders view by selecting TradingSend trade orders to trading platform. The FA system updates the trade order statuses as they are received.