Uncategorized ANOTHER CASE OF ASSIGNMENT OF PROCEEDS By Mr Old Man Posted on October 24, 2013 4 min read 2 1 5,558 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, We, the issuing bank, received the following message from the beneficiary bank: —————————————————————————————————–RE: YOUR L/C NO.0483… DATED 130830 BILL FOR USD1,020,000.00 DULY ACCEPTED BY YOUR BANK TO BE MATURE ON 131209 OUR REF NO.31500…. WE REFER TO THE ABOVE BILL DULY ACCEPTED BY YOUR BANK UNDER SUBJECT L/C AND YOUR AUTHENTICATED ACCEPTANCE OF REF NO.0483… PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SUBJECT BILL HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO: ABC BANK, SINGAPORE BRANCH. WE HEREBY INSTRUCT YOU TO PAY ON MATURITY DIRECTLY TO THEIR ACCOUNT AS FOLLOWS: ABC BANK, NEW YORK (SWIFT ADDRESS: …) ACCOUNT NO: …. IN FAVOR OF ABC BANK, SINGAPORE BRANCH QUOTING REF NO.: 781XL4130…. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ABOVE AND CONFIRM DIRECTLY TO ABC BANK, SINGAPORE BRANCH, VIA AUTHENTICATED SWIFT (SWIFT ADDRESS…) OF YOUR PAYMENT AT MATURITY TO THEIR ACCOUNT AND AS PER THE WORDINGS BELOW. QUOTEATTN:TRADE FINANCERE: BILL REF.31500… FOR USD1,020,000.00 UNDER OUR L/C NO.0483… ACCEPTED TO MATURE ON 131209WE HAVE TAKEN NOTE OF THE TRANSFER/NEGOTIATION/ASSIGNMENT AND DOCUMENTS UNDER THE AFORESAID LETTER OF CREDIT HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY US WITHOUT ANY RESERVE. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY US UNCONDITIONALLY AND WITHOUT DEDUCTION, SET OFF NOR WITHHOLDING ON MATURITY TO ABCSINGAPORE BRANCH'S ACCOUNT AS INSTRUCTED.UNQUOTE————————————————————————————————– We would appreciate your answer to our following questions: 1) Has the beneficiary bank assigned the proceeds under the bill of exchange accepted by us to ABC Bank, Singapore Branch?2) If yes, should we acknowlegde and confirm to ABC Bank Singapore as instructed by the beneficiary bank that we shall pay at maturity or just keep silent and pay at maturity?3) Can we deduct the discrepancy fee from the proceeds when effecting the payment? Thank you for your help. Best regards,DD——— ANSWER Hi, 1) Yes. The beneficiary bank has assigned the proceeds it is entitled under the bill to the assignee – ABC Bank Singapore Branch. 2) Whether or not your bank acknowledges and confirms to the assignee, it must pay the bill when due as instructed by the beneficiary bank. However, as a matter of courtesy, your bank should acknowledge and confirm to the assignee that it shall pay as instructed by the beneficiary bank but will deduct discrepancy fees (e.g., USD60.00) from the proceeds in accordance with the LC terms and conditions. 3) See Answer # 2 above. Kind regards,Mr. Old Man
IS THE NOMINATED BANK REQUIRED TO VERIFY WHETHER THE BENEFICIARY HAS AUTHORIZED THE PRESENTING BANK TO PRESENT THE DOCUMENTS?
CAN THE ISUING BANK CITE “LATE PRESENTATION” AS A DISCREPANCY SOLELY BASED ON THE DATE OF THE COVER LETTER?
IS THE NOMINATED BANK REQUIRED TO VERIFY WHETHER THE BENEFICIARY HAS AUTHORIZED THE PRESENTING BANK TO PRESENT THE DOCUMENTS?
CAN THE ISUING BANK CITE “LATE PRESENTATION” AS A DISCREPANCY SOLELY BASED ON THE DATE OF THE COVER LETTER?