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CLS Bank (CLSSettlement / CLSNet) — proveedor institucional de liquidez
Founded in 2002, CLS Bank International operates as a special settlement institution regulated by the US Federal Reserve. It facilitates over USD 8 trillion in daily payments across 18 currencies, primarily through its CLSSettlement and CLSNet services. While it serves a broad client base, its self-measured claims and the absence of published licensing details warrant careful consideration.
CLS Bank International (Edge Act corporation; parent CLS Group Holdings AG incorporated in Switzerland) · New York, United States · puntuación de evidencia 84/100
Licencia, leída en el registro
| Regulador | Número de licencia | Jurisdicción | Nivel | Fuente |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Federal Reserve (Edge Act corporation; designated financial market utility under Dodd-Frank Title VIII) | no verificado | US | tier-1 | abrir fuente ↗ |
La clasificación por niveles sigue la misma escala que el registro minorista: tier-2 significa supervisión real y segregación de fondos de clientes, sin fondo de compensación — nunca lo lea como protección tier-1.
Qué enseña esta ficha
Cuatro habilidades de lectura, cada una anclada a algo que la empresa realmente publicó.
- 01 — Punto de enseñanzaCLS Bank is a tier 1 financial market utility under Dodd-Frank regulations.
- 02 — Punto de enseñanzaIt operates CLSSettlement and CLSNet for FX and OTC credit derivatives.
- 03 — Punto de enseñanzaOver 60 banks and 18,000 users rely on CLS for secure settlements.
Libro de afirmaciones
Afirmaciones lo bastante específicas para ser refutadas — y las que siguen siendo medición del propio venue.
Afirmaciones verificables
- CLS's own CLSSettlement page states 'Each day we settle over USD8.0 trillion of payments in 18 of the most actively traded currencies globally' (cls-group.com/products/settlement/clssettlement)
- Own corporate-governance page: 'CLS Bank International (CLS Bank) is an Edge Act corporation, which is a limited purpose institution regulated by the US Federal Reserve', located in New York, maintaining a central bank account for each of the 18 eligible currencies (cls-group.com/about/corporate-governance)
- The US Federal Reserve's own page: 'CLS is chartered by the Board as an Edge corporation under Section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act... The Board is the Supervisory Agency for CLS under Title VIII of the Dodd-Frank Act... as an Edge corporation, CLS Bank is supervised and regulated as a bank by the Federal Reserve' (federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/designated_fmu_about.htm)
- Bundesbank oversight page: CLS began operations on 9 September 2002 with 39 settlement members in 7 currencies; today settles for 70 institutions (settlement members) and over 35,000 third parties in 18 currencies (bundesbank.de/en/tasks/payment-systems/oversight/continuous-linked-settlement-626502)
Afirmaciones que no podemos verificar desde fuera
- USD8.0 trillion daily settled payments is CLS's own published figure, not independently audited
Perímetro y cobertura
| Clases de activos | Centros de datos | Connectivity | Clientes aceptados | Rechazados explícitamente |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX settlement (PvP), OTC credit derivatives settlement (DTCC TIW), CLSNet trade notification/netting | CLSSettlement (multicurrency PvP settlement system), CLSNet (bilateral/multilateral netting and trade notification) | SWIFT, Direct connections to RTGS systems (Fedwire, T2, CHAPS, SIC, RITS, KRONOS, CHATS, BOJ-NET and others), CLS third-party service via settlement members | Over 60 settlement members (banks), Over 18,000 third-party users |
Una empresa que publica su propio espacio negativo — a quién rechaza, dónde no está licenciada — es materialmente más fácil de diligenciar. La lista de rechazos se trata como divulgación, no como defecto.
Autoevaluación
Responda esto antes de dar la ficha por leída. Si no puede, relea la licencia y el libro de afirmaciones — las respuestas están en lo que la empresa publicó.
- What type of institution is CLS Bank International classified as?
- How much in payments does CLS settle daily across currencies?