A plan for distributing the assets of failed broker SVS Securities was submitted to win court approval, opening the way for Payments
Payments
One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonly the basis of exchange involves fiat currency or legal tender, be it in the form of cash, credit or bank transfers, debit, or checks. While typically associated with cash transfers, payments can also be made in anything of perceived value, be it stock or bartering – though this is far more limited today than it has been in the past.The Largest Players in the Payments IndustryFor most individuals, the payments industry is dominated currently by card companies such as Visa or Mastercard, which facilitate the use of credit or debit expenditures. More recently, this industry has seen the rise of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) payments services, which have gained tremendous traction in Europe, the United States, and Asia, among other continents.One of the biggest parameters for payments is timing, which looms as a crucial element for execution. By this metric, consumer demand incentivizes technology that prioritizes the fastest payment execution.This can help explain the preference for debit and credit payments overtaking check or money orders, which in previous decades were much more commonly utilized. A multi-billion-dollar industry, the payments space has seen some of the most innovation and advances in recent years as companies look to push contactless technology with faster execution times.
One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonly the basis of exchange involves fiat currency or legal tender, be it in the form of cash, credit or bank transfers, debit, or checks. While typically associated with cash transfers, payments can also be made in anything of perceived value, be it stock or bartering – though this is far more limited today than it has been in the past.The Largest Players in the Payments IndustryFor most individuals, the payments industry is dominated currently by card companies such as Visa or Mastercard, which facilitate the use of credit or debit expenditures. More recently, this industry has seen the rise of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) payments services, which have gained tremendous traction in Europe, the United States, and Asia, among other continents.One of the biggest parameters for payments is timing, which looms as a crucial element for execution. By this metric, consumer demand incentivizes technology that prioritizes the fastest payment execution.This can help explain the preference for debit and credit payments overtaking check or money orders, which in previous decades were much more commonly utilized. A multi-billion-dollar industry, the payments space has seen some of the most innovation and advances in recent years as companies look to push contactless technology with faster execution times.
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An update published by administrators Leonard Curtis confirmed that the final terms of the Distribution Plan were approved by the creditors committee on April 21. The distribution plan will now be submitted to court for approval next month, scheduled for May 7.
The legal notice expects that clients would be able to access their fund starting from mid-July 2020, pending the court approval. The administrator said in March that other than a very small number of exceptions, the SVS clients are expected to get a ‘full return’ of their cash after they secured around £25 million of Client Money
Client Money
Client money refers to the money or margin – which may be any currency in the form of cash, check, draft, or electronic transfer – that a firm receives or holds for a client. Money held by a firm in the form of a stakeholder, which is are not payable on demand or immediately due, also refers to client money. The definition of client money does not apply to money held by businesses that operate in its own name on behalf of a client. Although the client does have to be in agreement before this arrangement is made. Who Owns Client’s Money?When clients transfer complete ownership of money to a firm with the intention of covering present or future, contingent or actual or prospective obligations, that money is no longer seen as client money once it is transferred out of the account to the firm. When a firm acquires full ownership of money through a collateral agreement, the firm has also taken an obligation to repay the client although distributed funds upon agreement completion are not considered to be client money. This transfer of full ownership of money is an example of a title transfer financial collateral arrangement under the Financial Collateral Directive, were once transferred that client’s money is no longer considered client money.Should a firm enter an arrangement with a client where a commission is rebated, those rebates are not considered client money until they become due with the terms of the agreements set forth between both parties. Firms are required to operate with the client’s best interest rule, which means that they are required to act professionally, honestly, and fairly.
Client money refers to the money or margin – which may be any currency in the form of cash, check, draft, or electronic transfer – that a firm receives or holds for a client. Money held by a firm in the form of a stakeholder, which is are not payable on demand or immediately due, also refers to client money. The definition of client money does not apply to money held by businesses that operate in its own name on behalf of a client. Although the client does have to be in agreement before this arrangement is made. Who Owns Client’s Money?When clients transfer complete ownership of money to a firm with the intention of covering present or future, contingent or actual or prospective obligations, that money is no longer seen as client money once it is transferred out of the account to the firm. When a firm acquires full ownership of money through a collateral agreement, the firm has also taken an obligation to repay the client although distributed funds upon agreement completion are not considered to be client money. This transfer of full ownership of money is an example of a title transfer financial collateral arrangement under the Financial Collateral Directive, were once transferred that client’s money is no longer considered client money.Should a firm enter an arrangement with a client where a commission is rebated, those rebates are not considered client money until they become due with the terms of the agreements set forth between both parties. Firms are required to operate with the client’s best interest rule, which means that they are required to act professionally, honestly, and fairly.
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The distribution will be made through a nominated broker which has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with SVS. The identity of the nominated broker is expected to be disclosed at the end of May ahead of the date that the transfer will take place.
The administrators confirmed earlier that they received interest from more than 100 UK firms inquiring about a transfer of SVS business and client money to their own companies.
Deadline extended to May
Although a deadline for clients to submit their claims expired, the liquidators encouraged those who have not already filed claims to do so before May 11. They previously extended the original January 10 deadline to February 6, arguing the move would allow those who have not sought compensation to receive payments and view their holdings as the company records showed on August 5.
Once all clients’ claims have been verified and adjudicated, cash distributions will be made to clients on a pro-rata basis, meaning proportionately in terms of what is owed. Those who don’t submit their claims by the bar date could see their balances transferred to a regulated broker, though it is not guaranteed that late filings will be taken into account.
Leonard Curtis revealed that they are dealing with £277 million of custody assets and £24 million of client money across 21,000 accounts. Further, there are around 670 unsettled transactions, including certain bonds, the value of which remains uncertain.
Clients can visit the Leonard Curtis information website www.leonardcurtis.co.uk/svs/, where there is a link to the client claims portal, which can be accessed at https://LeonardCurtis.InsolvencyData.co.uk.
This is a positive step forward in the process of returning the available funds to clients who suffered losses as a result of the collapse SVS after the FCA identified “serious concerns” about how the company was operating its business.
Finally, the claims portal also allows clients to apply for FSCS compensation through a simplified process. The lifeboat announced earlier last year that those hit by financial losses are eligible for recompense through the FSCS, which covers investments up to the value of £85,000. But they warned there might be a “small number” of clients who may face shortfalls in their funds as above that level they would get nothing more.
A plan for distributing the assets of failed broker SVS Securities was submitted to win court approval, opening the way for Payments
Payments
One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonly the basis of exchange involves fiat currency or legal tender, be it in the form of cash, credit or bank transfers, debit, or checks. While typically associated with cash transfers, payments can also be made in anything of perceived value, be it stock or bartering – though this is far more limited today than it has been in the past.The Largest Players in the Payments IndustryFor most individuals, the payments industry is dominated currently by card companies such as Visa or Mastercard, which facilitate the use of credit or debit expenditures. More recently, this industry has seen the rise of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) payments services, which have gained tremendous traction in Europe, the United States, and Asia, among other continents.One of the biggest parameters for payments is timing, which looms as a crucial element for execution. By this metric, consumer demand incentivizes technology that prioritizes the fastest payment execution.This can help explain the preference for debit and credit payments overtaking check or money orders, which in previous decades were much more commonly utilized. A multi-billion-dollar industry, the payments space has seen some of the most innovation and advances in recent years as companies look to push contactless technology with faster execution times.
One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonly the basis of exchange involves fiat currency or legal tender, be it in the form of cash, credit or bank transfers, debit, or checks. While typically associated with cash transfers, payments can also be made in anything of perceived value, be it stock or bartering – though this is far more limited today than it has been in the past.The Largest Players in the Payments IndustryFor most individuals, the payments industry is dominated currently by card companies such as Visa or Mastercard, which facilitate the use of credit or debit expenditures. More recently, this industry has seen the rise of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) payments services, which have gained tremendous traction in Europe, the United States, and Asia, among other continents.One of the biggest parameters for payments is timing, which looms as a crucial element for execution. By this metric, consumer demand incentivizes technology that prioritizes the fastest payment execution.This can help explain the preference for debit and credit payments overtaking check or money orders, which in previous decades were much more commonly utilized. A multi-billion-dollar industry, the payments space has seen some of the most innovation and advances in recent years as companies look to push contactless technology with faster execution times.
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An update published by administrators Leonard Curtis confirmed that the final terms of the Distribution Plan were approved by the creditors committee on April 21. The distribution plan will now be submitted to court for approval next month, scheduled for May 7.
The legal notice expects that clients would be able to access their fund starting from mid-July 2020, pending the court approval. The administrator said in March that other than a very small number of exceptions, the SVS clients are expected to get a ‘full return’ of their cash after they secured around £25 million of Client Money
Client Money
Client money refers to the money or margin – which may be any currency in the form of cash, check, draft, or electronic transfer – that a firm receives or holds for a client. Money held by a firm in the form of a stakeholder, which is are not payable on demand or immediately due, also refers to client money. The definition of client money does not apply to money held by businesses that operate in its own name on behalf of a client. Although the client does have to be in agreement before this arrangement is made. Who Owns Client’s Money?When clients transfer complete ownership of money to a firm with the intention of covering present or future, contingent or actual or prospective obligations, that money is no longer seen as client money once it is transferred out of the account to the firm. When a firm acquires full ownership of money through a collateral agreement, the firm has also taken an obligation to repay the client although distributed funds upon agreement completion are not considered to be client money. This transfer of full ownership of money is an example of a title transfer financial collateral arrangement under the Financial Collateral Directive, were once transferred that client’s money is no longer considered client money.Should a firm enter an arrangement with a client where a commission is rebated, those rebates are not considered client money until they become due with the terms of the agreements set forth between both parties. Firms are required to operate with the client’s best interest rule, which means that they are required to act professionally, honestly, and fairly.
Client money refers to the money or margin – which may be any currency in the form of cash, check, draft, or electronic transfer – that a firm receives or holds for a client. Money held by a firm in the form of a stakeholder, which is are not payable on demand or immediately due, also refers to client money. The definition of client money does not apply to money held by businesses that operate in its own name on behalf of a client. Although the client does have to be in agreement before this arrangement is made. Who Owns Client’s Money?When clients transfer complete ownership of money to a firm with the intention of covering present or future, contingent or actual or prospective obligations, that money is no longer seen as client money once it is transferred out of the account to the firm. When a firm acquires full ownership of money through a collateral agreement, the firm has also taken an obligation to repay the client although distributed funds upon agreement completion are not considered to be client money. This transfer of full ownership of money is an example of a title transfer financial collateral arrangement under the Financial Collateral Directive, were once transferred that client’s money is no longer considered client money.Should a firm enter an arrangement with a client where a commission is rebated, those rebates are not considered client money until they become due with the terms of the agreements set forth between both parties. Firms are required to operate with the client’s best interest rule, which means that they are required to act professionally, honestly, and fairly.
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The distribution will be made through a nominated broker which has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with SVS. The identity of the nominated broker is expected to be disclosed at the end of May ahead of the date that the transfer will take place.
The administrators confirmed earlier that they received interest from more than 100 UK firms inquiring about a transfer of SVS business and client money to their own companies.
Deadline extended to May
Although a deadline for clients to submit their claims expired, the liquidators encouraged those who have not already filed claims to do so before May 11. They previously extended the original January 10 deadline to February 6, arguing the move would allow those who have not sought compensation to receive payments and view their holdings as the company records showed on August 5.
Once all clients’ claims have been verified and adjudicated, cash distributions will be made to clients on a pro-rata basis, meaning proportionately in terms of what is owed. Those who don’t submit their claims by the bar date could see their balances transferred to a regulated broker, though it is not guaranteed that late filings will be taken into account.
Leonard Curtis revealed that they are dealing with £277 million of custody assets and £24 million of client money across 21,000 accounts. Further, there are around 670 unsettled transactions, including certain bonds, the value of which remains uncertain.
Clients can visit the Leonard Curtis information website www.leonardcurtis.co.uk/svs/, where there is a link to the client claims portal, which can be accessed at https://LeonardCurtis.InsolvencyData.co.uk.
This is a positive step forward in the process of returning the available funds to clients who suffered losses as a result of the collapse SVS after the FCA identified “serious concerns” about how the company was operating its business.
Finally, the claims portal also allows clients to apply for FSCS compensation through a simplified process. The lifeboat announced earlier last year that those hit by financial losses are eligible for recompense through the FSCS, which covers investments up to the value of £85,000. But they warned there might be a “small number” of clients who may face shortfalls in their funds as above that level they would get nothing more.
