ABBL-ALFI Financial-instruments-held-in-custody

Published on 01 January 2020

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Executive summary

The “ALFI and ABBL Guidelines – Financial Instruments Held in Custody” guidelines (January 2020) provide detailed guidance on depositaries’ safekeeping obligations for custodial assets. They clarify classification criteria, segregation and reconciliation requirements, delegation and monitoring of custody networks, collateral arrangements, and interactions with prime brokers, supporting consistent application of AIFMD and UCITS regulatory frameworks.

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