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The minimum tenor for the deposits is six months.
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As stated in section 1.2., the purpose of the Term Deposit Account is hold the funds for an agreed period accruing profit at an agreed rate as per Term Deposit Deal, therefore a Term Deposit Account only reflects term and status of one only Term Deal.
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Term Deposit Account must hold and record all the information relating to the terms of the related Term Deposit Deal, which should include, at the minimum, identification of Currency, Deal Capture date, Deal Trade Date, Deal Start Date, Deal Maturity Date, Days convention (30/360, Actual/360, etc.), Principle amount, Profit rate, Total profit amount at maturity and total profit amount accrued up to date of the inquiry, status of the deal (active, cancelled, matured etc.).
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In case of Sharia Compliant Term Deposit Deal, DTFCs must hold and record the related commodity information such as, at the minimum, the identification of commodity, quantity of the commodity, selling and buying prices, names and statuses (principal / agent) of parties/broker involved etc.
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Upon start date of Term Deposit Deal, Finance must debit Principle amount from General Amount and credit the Principle amount to Term Deposit account.
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Upon maturity or cancellation of the Term Deposit Account, DTFCs must return the funds held in Term Deposit Accounts back to the same linked General Deposit Account.
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DTFCs must NOT facilitate Currency Conversion or Currency Translation to its Account Holders.
