Standard Bank is the largest custodian in South Africa. We have a market share in excess of 40% and over ZAR11 trillion of assets under custody, administration and trusteeship.

Standard Bank’s Investor Services range of services includes:

• Domestic Custody – local and sub custodian services
• Global Custody – supporting over 100 international markets offered through our 25-year alliance partner, The Bank of New York Mellon
• Investment administration inclusive of investment accounting, compliance monitoring, Regulation 28 reporting, performance, attribution, and risk reporting
• Cash Management Solutions
• Securities Lending
• CIS Trustee Services
• Derivatives Clearing
• Transition management, offered through a partnership with Northern Trust

Our competitive advantage originates from the following:

• Scale - The size of our business allows us to continuously reinvest in people and technology to create efficiencies for our clients and mitigate risk
• Industry experience and proven ability to collaborate with local and global experts
• Extensive coverage – Access to 104 markets outside of South Africa
• Diversified set of product and service solutions

Standard Bank Group is the largest African bank by assets, operating in 20 African countries and 5 global financial centres. Standard Bank has a 161-year history in South Africa and started building a franchise outside southern Africa in the early 1990s.