What is a Custodian Bank?
Peter Eisenhardt
30 years: Capital markets & investment banking
Custodian banks hold customer securities for safekeeping. In this video, Peter briefly covers the responsibilities custodians must fulfil in order to meet the strict regulation requirements.
Custodian banks hold customer securities for safekeeping. In this video, Peter briefly covers the responsibilities custodians must fulfil in order to meet the strict regulation requirements.
What is a Custodian Bank?
1 min 5 secs
Custodian banks hold customer securities for safekeeping and offer other services. The custody business is highly regulated and dominated by a small number of banks.
Key learning objectives:
Describe what a custodian bank is and what they do
Understand how custodian banks are regulated
Outline the examples of custodian banks
What is a custodian?
Custodian banks hold customer securities for safekeeping. Custodians also offer other services such as account administration, settlements, collection of dividends and interest, tax support, and foreign exchange.How are custodians regulated?
Strict regulations govern how custodians interact with investment advisors who make investment decisions on behalf of their clients. Custodians must ensure proper authorisation is in place before accepting trades.What are some examples of custodians?
Due to the huge investment in technology required and low fees charged, the custody business is dominated by a small number of highly focused banks, the four largest are:- BNY Mellon
- State Street
- J.P. Morgan
- Citi
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