Commercial Papers
Product description
- Money market security issued by large banks and corporations
- Mostly used to purchase inventory or as working capital.
Product features
- Discounted that is, interest bearing
- Credit risk of issuer (usually rated).
- Short maturities
- Can be clean or guaranteed.
Your benefits
- Relatively low risk option.
- Alternative to lines of credit with a bank
- Relatively cheaper than using a bank line of credit
The Requirements
Existing Clients
- Letter expressing desire to invest in CP and authority to debit account thereafter
- Custodial authority duly signed by client
- Copy of physical bill duly signed by investor and reflecting issuers name
- Duly signed investment contract confirmation letter showing issuers name.
- Filled KYC form
New Clients
- Account opening form with passport attached and means of identification
- Cheque or lodgment slip
- Custodial authority duly signed by client
- Copy of physical bill duly signed by investor and reflecting issuers name
- Duly signed investment contract confirmation letter showing issuers name.
- Filled KYC form
Application process
- You initiate request and comply with requirements above
- Account officer verifies documents and forwards to treasury
- Treasury raises deal slip and forwards to Trops
- Customers account is debited in line with deal slip instructions
- Contract certificates are generated

