BNP Paribas named Custodian of the Year as Patrick Colle is honoured for his lifetime achievement

We are pleased to announce that BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business has been awarded European Custodian of the Year for the second time in a row at the Funds Europe Awards 2023.

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We are pleased to announce that BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business has been awarded European Custodian of the Year for the second time in a row at the Funds Europe Awards 2023. The bank has also been named Global Custodian of the Year, European Custodian of the Year, and Asia Pacific Fund Administrator of the Year at the Asset Servicing Times Industry Excellence Awards 2023, while Patrick Colle, Head of Securities Services and Chairman of Financial Institutions Coverage, received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Funds Europe Awards 2023

  • European Custodian of the Year

Asset Servicing Times Industry Excellence Awards 2023

  • Global Custodian of the Year
  • European Custodian of the Year
  • Asia Pacific Fund Administrator of the Year
  • Lifetime Achievement Award – Patrick Colle

Securities Services offers a full suite of integrated solutions supporting institutional clients worldwide through its vast global network. We are continuously enhancing our offering with innovations across the board, such as our next-generation platform for alternative fund managers and investors CapLink, our ESG investment compliance monitoring solution, or our AI-powered virtual assistant NOA.

These wins round off a remarkable year for Securities Services in terms of industry recognition with a total of 34 awards received from leading financial publications, also including Transaction Bank for Securities Services (The Banker), Custodian Bank of the Year for derivatives (GlobalCapital), Best Global Custodian in Asia-Pacific (Asia Asset Management), and ESG Services (Central Banking).

Patrick Colle, Head of Securities Services and Chairman of Financial Institutions Coverage, BNP Paribas, commented:

Patrick Colle, Head of Securities Services
and Chairman of Financial Institutions Coverage

“It is a great honour to see Securities Services acknowledged by Funds Europe and the Asset Servicing Times as a leading custodian bank. This recognition is further evidence of the unique strengths of our integrated banking model, and our capacity to deliver it with utmost operational efficiency through a multichannel client experience. I am also deeply honoured by the Asset Servicing Times’ Lifetime Achievement Award, which I dedicate to our all teams worldwide  their collective commitment and professionalism are at the heart of all our successes.”

We would like to thank our valued clients for their continuing partnership and trust.

See the full list of winners on Funds Europe’s the Asset Servicing Times’ websites.