DST have been working with Euroclear to enhance our EMX service, and move away from FIX to a new ISO connection. As part of the preparation to achieve this, we will be implementing a change effective 8 July 2019.
This change will result in DST no longer supporting account opening via EMX, which will be managed by making the account reference mandatory. Therefore from Monday 8 July if the account reference field is blank when submitting an order, the request will be rejected.
Please ensure all relevant teams are aware of this change in readiness for 8 July 2019.
This affects the following Fund Groups