On May 18, NSCC issued planned enhancements for ACATS/IPS.
NSCC, DTC issued notice on planned enhancements to ACATS for insurance (ACTS/IPS) functionality, aimed at improving operational efficiency in the transfer of annuities.
Planned Enhancements
ACATS/IPS enables automated registration and updates to the broker-dealer of record for annuities at the insurance carrier when investors transfer between brokerage firms.
Beginning Nov. 2026, ACATS will discontinue support for the Insurance Registration (IR) when processing annuities through its service; change will affect firm reporting.
Affects firms submitting IR records, receiving insurance statistical reports, delivering assets at settling location 60, delivering and receiving assets at settling location 65.
Test Date
ACATS PSE region test date on Oct. 30, 2026; ACATS production region test on Nov. 20
