Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 044 - Insurance Dept
Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 57 - REGULATION ON CUSTODIAL AGREEMENTS AND THE USE OF CLEARING CORPORATIONS
Section 57-3 - Definitions

(a) "Agent" means a national bank, state bank, or trust company that maintains an account in its name in a clearing corporation or that is a member of the Federal Reserve System and through which a custodian participates in a clearing corporation, including the Treasury/Reserve Automated Debt Entry Securities System (TRADES) or Treasury Direct systems, except that with respect to securities issued by institutions organized or existing under the laws of a foreign country or securities used to meet the deposit requirements pursuant to the laws of a foreign country as a condition of doing business therein, "agent" may include a corporation that is organized or existing under the laws of a foreign country and that is legally qualified under those laws to accept custody of securities.

(b) "Clearing corporation" means a corporation as defined in W.S. § 34.1-8-102(a)(v) that is organized for the purpose of effecting transactions in securities by computerized book-entry, except that with respect to securities issued by institutions organized or existing under the laws of a foreign country or securities used to meet the deposit requirements pursuant to the laws of a foreign country as a condition of doing business therein, "clearing corporation" may include a corporation that is organized or existing under the laws of a foreign country and which is legally qualified under those laws to effect transactions in securities by computerized book-entry. Clearing corporation also includes TRADES and "Treasury Direct" book-entry securities systems established pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3100et seq., 12 U.S.C. pt. 391, and 5 U.S.C. pt. 301.

(c) "Custodian" means a national bank, state bank or trust company that shall at all times during which it acts as a custodian pursuant to this regulation be no less than adequately capitalized as determined by the standards adopted by United States banking regulators and that is regulated by either state banking laws or is a member of the Federal Reserve System and that is legally qualified to accept custody of securities in accordance with the standards set forth below, except that with respect to securities issued by institutions organized or existing under the laws of a foreign country, or securities used to meet the deposit requirements pursuant to the laws of a foreign country as a condition of doing business therein, "custodian" may include a bank or trust company incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States that is regulated as such by that country's government or an agency thereof that shall at all times during which it acts as a custodian pursuant to this regulation be no less than adequately capitalized as determined by the standards adopted by international banking authorities and that is legally qualified to accept custody of securities;

(d) "Custodied securities" means securities held by the custodian or its agent or in a clearing corporation, including the TRADES or Treasury Direct systems.

(e) "Treasury/Reserve Automated Debt Entry Securities System" (TRADES) and "Treasury Direct" mean the book entry securities systems established pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3100et seq., 12 U.S.C. pt. 391 and 5 U.S.C. pt. 301. The operation of TRADES and Treasury Direct are subject to 31 C.F.R. pt. 357, et seq.

(f) "Security" has the same meaning as that defined in W.S. § 34.1-8-102(a)(xv).

(g) "Securities certificate" has the same meaning as that defined W.S. § 34.1-8-102(a)(xvi).