Post trade services

Institutional custody

A reliable basis to manage your assets

You value secure custody services and an efficient management of your securities. We provide you with access to a comprehensive range of securities administration services. Our global network of experienced sub-custodians assures that your securities are handled efficiently and professionally.

Our offering

  • Relationship and account management
  • Securities safekeeping and administration
  • Clearing and settlement services
  • Corporate action and income services
  • Tax services (tax relief at source/or tax reclaims)
  • Securities lending and borrowing
  • Cash management solutions

Your benefits

  • Highest standards and confidentiality for centralized safekeeping and clearing services
  • Access to global network in over 70 markets
  • Reduction of administrative workload, leaving you with more time to concentrate on strategic investment decisions

Securities lending

Enhance your performance

Securities lending is an important component of the financial system as it helps increase the liquidity and efficiency of capital markets. It also contributes to narrow the differences between sell and buy prices, thus supporting the market and ensuring that all investors achieve fairer prices for their assets.

Your key benefits at a glance

  • With securities lending you can enhance the performance of your portfolio by generating additional revenues.
  • The global distribution network if UBS lending pool to borrowers around the world means a growing demand for lendable securities and optimizes the return on your securities in case they are borrowed
  • There is no impact on your ability to trade your portfolio while securities are on loan as sales are still possible
  • Any income generated by securities on loan (dividends/coupons)is credited to your account
  • Proxy voting
  • Specific securities can be withdrawn from the program temporarily, for example to exercise voting rights. You also have the right to terminate the agreement at any time

Timesaving

The fact that UBS reclaims country-specific withholding taxes as part of our Asset Servicing mandate is a big relief: we save time and can rely on a professional completion.

Employee Benefits Foundation of Rivella AG