Best Global Custody Providers

State Street - It was named Best Global Custody Provider in the Financial Times Global Private Banking Awards (October 2011). In addition, State Street was named Best Custodian in Asia-Pacific in the Asia Asset Management's Best of the Best Awards, which recognize financial services companies by performance, country and region (January 2012). In May 2011, State Street was ranked No. 2 overall out of 10 (weighted) in the Global Investor Global Custody Survey. It performed very well in the following weighted categories: No. 1 in the Americas, No. 1 among mutual fund respondents in the Americas, No. 2 in EMEA and No. 2 among mutual fund respondents overall. The survey measures institutional investors' satisfaction with their custody service providers.

RBC Dexia Investor Services - It has earned No. 1 status in the three top categories in the Global Investor 2011 Global Custody Survey: Best Custodian Overall (weighted and unweighted), Best Custodian Overall - EMEA (weighted and unweighted) and Best Custodian Overall - Americas. This survey is based on feedback from institutional investors on the quality of service they receive from their global custodians.

UBS - It was named best global custody provider in Switzerland and the fourth-best in the world for 2005 by the R&M Global Custody Survey. In addition, UBS has been awarded the prestigious "Top Rated" status in Switzerland by the highly regarded "Global Custodian" magazine.

Author

Kelvin Wong Loke Yuen is a highly experienced education writer. He has obtained many certifications from the UK, USA, Australia and Canada, including an MBA and a Postgraduate Diploma from Heriot-Watt (UK's World-Class University) and a BCom degree from Adelaide (Australia’s Group of Eight University). Follow him on: LinkedIn