Keep your assets safe with domestic and global trust and custody guidance.

Get tailored and dependable support from industry experts who dedicate their time to understanding your organization. We provide custody for assets across the globe with a dedicated conversion team that has the resources, expertise and digital tools to ensure your transition takes place smoothly and efficiently. Your relationship management team will provide ongoing transaction support and strategic consultation for whatever your institutional asset servicing needs may be.

What is the best fit for your institutional asset needs?

Institutional trustee services

Partner with a corporate trustee that manages risk and assures beneficiaries their assets are held separately.

Safeguard your assets

Employee benefits

Protect plan assets and provide benefit payment services to participants and beneficiaries with complete, tailored services.

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Cash liquidity management

Maximize operational efficiencies in key aspects of your liquidity management – from trade execution to analytics.

Manage liquidity effectively

Reinsurance trust services

Explore flexible solutions for domestic and offshore insurers.

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Institutional asset management

Get reliable portfolio management with a strategy built around your investment objectives and risk tolerance.

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Custody services for a broad range of industries and clients

Who we serve

Our clients are institutional asset owners ranging from corporations, insurance companies, financial institutions, government entities, and unions to endowments, foundations, religious organizations, private funds and family offices.

What we do

We hold public and private market securities and process transactions in domestic and international markets. We establish accounts supporting multiple investment managers to provide comprehensive reporting for our institutional clients. 

 

Global custodial services

Our capabilities extend into nearly 100 markets through direct access to the Central Securities Depositories in the U.S. and Euroclear. We provide cash services for more than 60 currencies. And, we have extensive partnerships with sub-custodians with expert local knowledge of the cultures, economy, trading, settlement and safekeeping practices in various locales.

Global custody offerings:

  • Foreign account opening
  • Trade support and settlement
  • Tax documents and reclamation
  • FX execution
  • International payments
  • Income collection and repatriation
  • Corporate action processing
  • Non-U.S. proxy distribution and processing

 

Benefits of working with us:

  • Comprehensive and timely tracking of market and tax documents
  • Many options for repatriation, FX execution and means of trade instruction
  • FX offered through U.S. Bank or other third-party brokers
  • Team of experts in the U.S. and Europe to interface with the sub-custodian network

 

Domestic custodial services

We are one of the nation's largest custodians, overseeing more than 50,000 accounts and with dedicated contacts in more than 25 cities. With nearly 125 years of providing trust, custody and investment services, you can rely on us for sound, strategic support backed by the strength and stability of one of the largest commercial banks in the U.S.

Domestic custody offerings:

  • Custody of assets and trade settlement
  • Asset valuation and income collection
  • Performance measurement and analytics
  • Corporate action and proxy processing
  • Liquidity services and securities lending
  • Online cash/securities movement and reporting
  • Investment manager and data aggregation support

Grounded in the highest ethical standards, we partner with you to provide reliable and responsive custody services tailored to your needs.

Institutional trust and custody services backed by powerful technology

Benefit from leading technology platforms that inform, empower and create efficiencies.

 

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Pivot portal

Pivot is our powerful client portal where you can submit cash and trade information, validate account activity and asset data, run scenario analyses, customize your own reports and more.

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Pensioner plan

Your pensioners can easily manage their benefit payment information anytime, anywhere – without contacting a representative or getting forms in the mail. 

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Money Market Portal

From trade execution to analytics, our money market portal creates operational efficiencies in every aspect of global custody accounts.

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Employee benefit plan management

To ensure that employee benefit plans fulfill expectations while meeting rules and regulations, many plan sponsors enlist the help of institutional trustees.

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Avoid custody pricing surprises

While custody pricing methodology might seem complex, its underlying principle is universal – your cost corresponds to the services you require.

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The changing cash landscape

Money market reform is changing the way investors think about cash. Learn why many advisors are exploring other options for their clients’ holdings.

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Ask your custodian

It’s common for custody banks to outsource day-to-day securities processing work. This can introduce both risks and benefits.

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Partner with a national sales team dedicated to middle- and large-market clients.

As one of the largest, leading custodians in the United States, you can rely on us for sound, strategic support. Backed by financial strength and stability, our dedicated teams of regional contacts have the experience and knowledge to help your organization – no matter the scale.

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Disclosures

Read the Shareholders Rights Directive II – U.S. Bank Pricing Disclosure.

Investment products and services are:

Not a Deposit • Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • Not Bank Guaranteed • Not Insured by any Federal Government Agency

Deposit products are offered by U.S. Bank National Association. Member FDIC.

The information included on these pages is for your information and is not intended as legal, accounting or tax advice. U.S. Bank and its representatives do not provide legal, accounting and/or tax advice. Clients are encouraged to contact their legal, accounting and/or tax advisor regarding their particular situation. While the information is intended to be accurate, neither U.S. Bank Investment Services nor the publisher accepts responsibility for relying on the information provided.