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::''“No can do,”'' says the [[PB]]. ''“I can only rehypothecate against [[indebtedness]], and ''you'', dear depositary, don't owe me anything. Only the fund does. And besides, as a [[sub-custodian]] I only see an [[omnibus account]]. I don't know who owns what inside it. For [[rehypo]] to work, I have to have a direct contractual relationship with the fund. That’s the deal.”''
::''“No can do,”'' says the [[PB]]. ''“I can only rehypothecate against [[indebtedness]], and ''you'', dear depositary, don't owe me anything. Only the fund does. And besides, as a [[sub-custodian]] I only see an [[omnibus account]]. I don't know who owns what inside it. For [[rehypo]] to work, I have to have a direct contractual relationship with the fund. That’s the deal.”''
*Answer: the [[depositary]] ''delegates'' the custody function to the [[prime broker]]. Both {{tag|AIFMD}}<ref>Art {{aifmdprov|21(11)}} AIFMD.</ref> and {{tag|UCITS}}<ref>Art {{ucits5prov|22a}} UCITS V.</ref> allow this in certain circumstances, but there are complicated rules as to whether the depositary can shift responsibility to the PB.
*Answer: the [[depositary]] ''delegates'' the custody function to the [[prime broker]]. Both {{tag|AIFMD}}<ref>Art {{aifmdprov|21(11)}} AIFMD.</ref> and {{tag|UCITS}}<ref>Art {{ucits5prov|22a}} UCITS V.</ref> allow this in certain circumstances, but there are complicated rules as to whether the depositary can shift responsibility to the PB.
====Further reading====
For delegation under AIFMD, proceed to Art. {{aifmdprov|21(11)}} AIFMD and take it from there. For UCITS,  start with Art. {{ucits5prov|22a}} of UCITS V.