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  "title": "United States: Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation: Detailed Assessment of Observance of the Depository Trust Company’s Observance of the CPSS-IOSCO Recommendations for Securities Settlement Systems",
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      "content": "- Subjects: Banking, Central securities depositories, Collateral, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial regulation and supervision, Operational risk, Securities, Securities settlement systems\n- Keywords: cash settlement, Central securities depositories, Collateral, CR, DTC member, DTC omnibus account, DTC participant, DTC rule, DTCS settlement service, Europe, Global, ISCR, liquidity resource, net debit cap, offer s, Operational risk, risk assessment, risk management control, Securities, Securities settlement systems, settlement system\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr10128\n  - cr10128 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr10128 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/united-states-publication-of-financial-sector-assessment-program-documentation-detailed-23870"
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