A leading global depositary bank
As traditional and alternative asset managers, and asset owners grow their businesses in an ever-changing regulatory and market environment, they need a depositary bank who they can trust with asset and investor protection while offering high-touch client service. We are a leading global provider of depositary and trustee services and safeguard EUR3.0 trillion in assets for more than 9,600 funds1 globally.
Why choose BNP Paribas for depositary services?
Global scale and leadership
- BNP Paribas is the largest European depositary bank, supporting clients in major European jurisdictions including France, Luxembourg, Ireland, Germany and Italy
- We also offer award-winning trustee services in Asia Pacific and fiduciary activities in Latin America
- Clients can trust us for their full range of funds and asset classes; more than 600 clients use our services in 17 locations globally
Safekeeping through our proprietary network and global operating model
- BNP Paribas’ global custody model covers 90+ markets, including 27 proprietary locations; 90%2 of our clients’ assets are held in our own network
- We are a G-SIB backed by a strong European bank
- Our harmonised global operating model ensures that there is consistency across all locations when fulfilling the key depositary responsibilities of oversight, safekeeping and cash monitoring.
Local expertise and insights
- We have dedicated Depositary experts across all our locations, with specialist teams per asset class in our operational hubs, to ensure that our clients receive best in class Depositary services
- Our teams of experts actively engage with local and regional regulatory and industry bodies, providing insights to clients on key market changes and development
[1] Figures as of December 2025
[2] Excluding International Central Securities Depositories
Our depositary and trustee solution in detail
Oversight duties
Each client benefits from a Client Manager in their location, supported by our experienced team of professionals across 17 locations. Our service includes:
- Due diligence of fund manager and service providers
- Post trade compliance, investment and borrowing power monitoring using our scalable in-house system
- Controls on subscriptions and redemptions
- Timely settlement of transactions
- Net Asset Value (NAV) reviews
Cash monitoring
Our industralised and automated platform ensures a consistent approach to monitoring activities:
- Overview of all cash movements on a daily basis
- Identification and specific control of significant cash flows
- Monitoring and follow up of anomalies
Safekeeping
- Custody of global financial instruments, across a range of traditional and alternative asset classes
- Asset segregation of client assets from bank assets and proprietary assets in books of third-party custodians and CSDs
- Safekeeping of a wide variety of non-financial instruments
Growing your funds with the protection of a market leading Depositary
Your challenges
- Ensure asset and investor protection
- Maintain investors’ confidence
- Keep pace with regulatory changes across multiple jurisdictions
- Rely on a forward-lookingpartner
By working with us, you benefit from
- Support across a wide variety of fund types and investment strategies
- The backing of a strong and responsible G-SIB bank
- A harmonised global operating model
- Local regulatory insights by our dedicated depositary experts
- The next generation platform to enhance client workflow, reporting and data
Key figures
- EUR 2.7 trillion in assets
- 9,300+ funds
- Across 17 domiciles in Europe, Asia and South America
[1] December 2024
Delve deeper with our concise overviews of the key fund vehicles and our solutions for each of these hubs
Luxembourg
The largest European investment fund center
Ireland
The third largest investment fund center in the world
Hong Kong SAR
An international financial
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Singapore
The financial for Southeast
Asia
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