BNP Paribas Securities Services A responsible bank for your institution and your clients The bank for a changing world
2 BNP PARIBAS GLOBALLY One of the leading banks in the eurozone Present in 75 countries throughout the world 185,000 employees BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES GLOBALLY 1,419 billion assets under administration 7,396 billion assets under custody 26 countries in our proprietary network 62 Million transactions processed 65 equities & derivatives clearing memberships 100 markets with global custody access BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES GERMANY 833 billion assets under custody 364 billion assets under depositary 184 asset managers 33 capital investment companies 420 institutional investors 350 employees 165 banks and brokers Status: March 2015
3 By your side in a complex world Securities and investment services are a dynamic business. They are developing and moving as fast as the world we live in. BNP Paribas Securities Services can be your guide in this constantly changing world as a reliable, experienced and strong partner. We enjoy the trust of many clients in Germany in our position as the market-leading depositary bank for securities and real estate funds. We are proud of the responsibility that this entails, and are highly motivated to develop more individual solutions and excellent products. We take a proactive stance in creating the requisite regulatory change processes and in identifying risks and responses as early as possible. In short, we make sure we demonstrate our leading role by continually providing excellent service to you. Gerald Noltsch Head of Germany, Northern Europe, CEE & CIS German clients trust BNP Paribas Securities Services We invite you to entrust the securities of your company, your bank or your client to a bank with a proven reputation and many years experience. BNP Paribas Securities Services is one of the leading global custodians and provides securities services for the entire investment cycle. We are able to provide you with the value chain for all client segments from one organisation, with a service range covering innovative product solutions for bank, fund, financing and liquidity services and issuers. Our highest priority is given to caring for your capital assets with maximum security and reliability. We can provide you as a client in Germany with our experience and local market expertise, coupled with our broad global custody proprietary network and the strong international position of the BNP Paribas Group. The success of your business is the focal point of all our activities. We listen to you, develop integral solutions and undertake operative processes in order for you to be able to focus fully on your core competences. We seek ways for your asset strategy to be successful in complex, fragmented markets, and are by your side in ensuring that the increasing regulatory requirements are fulfilled. All our locations in Germany support you with well-versed teams, for whom regular training and continual learning as well as efficient decision-making processes are standard practices. We welcome taking on new challenges for you!
4 INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS Your securities, real estate and alternative assets are in safe hands with us. We support you in executing your asset strategies in over 100 markets and for all asset classes such as real estate and private equity. We invite you to use our infrastructure as a strong foundation for your asset and hedging decisions, and to guide your asset managers with interactive risk and performance tools. Minimise your risks with our collateral management and foreign exchange solutions. Increase your asset performance through our flexible securities loan programmes, which combine principal and agency loans, and with our cash management solutions such as real-time cash forecasting, cash sweeping and repos. We maximise protection of your assets through a combination of the financial strength of BNP Paribas and our proprietary network, with which we provide in-house custody for 90% of our clients assets. We take an active role in important German and international advisory organisations to ensure your interests such as investor protection and market efficiency are truly represented. We also continually strive to define responses to new regulations and play an active role in further developing Germany as a location for institutional investors. Our solutions and products for... ASSET MANAGERS BNP Paribas Securities Services has a long tradition of successfully working together with investment companies, asset managers, master and real estate investment companies. We are also a broad service-provider for closed-ended fund managers, German SICAV s and limited partnerships. BNP Paribas Securities Services is a recognised quality service-provider who can broaden your product range and reduce complexity and costs. To this end, we assist our clients in meeting regulatory requirements. We can support you with solutions such as dealing services, derivative clearing and collateral management together with comprehensive insourcing concepts for fund administration and middle-office functions, with the aim of facilitating your daily business and reducing fixed costs. Broaden your business with innovative products from all asset classes and take advantage of loan administration, securities lending and cash optimisation to improve your performance. We offer asset managers a modular performance and risk analysis of assets including an interactive web-based reporting solution. Our performance, portfolio, attribution and ex-ante risk analyses support you in optimising your performance; we work together with you to provide a clear picture of your risk so as to gain a qualified view of your individual risk and performance situation.
5 BANKS AND BROKERS We provide you with the optimal framework for your trading strategies with services for all business areas and financial instruments, ranging from shares and bonds to funds and derivatives. We offer you economies of scale, harmonisation of global processes, optimised risk management, effective investment in our IT systems and assistance with regulatory requirements. We can complement your depositary bank with further services, as you require. In addition, our services include providing you with comprehensive and bespoke reporting so that you have an exact view of your business at all times. We allow you to focus on your core competences, and form a reliable partner to support your downstream trade processes, also for the long term from the perspective of T2S. We work towards reducing your risks by providing your assets and those of your clients with excellent protection (AIFMD, UCITS V, separation of stocks), through our first-class ratings and the financial strength of our global organisation. CORPORATES AND ISSUERS BNP Paribas Securities Services offers you smooth access to capital markets worldwide through our global network coupled with our local presence. We provide corporates and issuers with sustainable solutions in complex markets. These include tailor-made technical processing of all corporate actions, including international takeover offers, dividends and IPO s, as well as flexible and innovative administration and trustee solutions. We can also assist you with a complete service offering for global issuance of warrants, certificates and all forms of bonds. We offer a broad service portfolio for loan and credit administration.
6 Advantages at a glance n Part of the strong global BNP Paribas financial group n One of the five leading global custodians in the world n Largest depositary in Germany for all asset classes n Germany is a key market for the Group s growth strategy n Outstanding reputation based on continual performance n Local custodian for securities n Derivatives clearing provider n Innovative, tailor-made products and solutions n Long experience with a broad spectrum of clients n High-performance IT infrastructure and systems
7 Ratings Long-term rating G-SIFI status Short-term issue level rating S & P A+ BNP Paribas Securities Services A-1 Moody's A2 BNP Paribas Securities Services P-1 Fitch A+ BNP Paribas Securities Services F1 Awards Global Custodian Agent Banks in Major Markets Survey 2014 Global Finance World s Best Sub-custodian Awards 2013 n 12 years top-rated status in Germany n Best Sub-custodian for Western Europe Investment Week n Best Specialist Fund Service Solution 2014 European Pensions Awards 2014 n Custodian of the year Sub-custodian Survey 2014 n 1 st position in 19 countries
BNP Paribas Securities Services Frankfurt branch Europa-Allee 12, 60327 Frankfurt am Main Tel. no. +49 (0) 69 1520 5571 www.securities.bnpparibas.com The BNP Paribas Group in Germany consists of 12 companies and covers 19 locations. For more information, please consult: www.bnpparibas.de/en Design & content: BNP Paribas Securities Services Frankfurt branch Graphic design & content: hundertzwölf. agentur für kommunikation GmbH www.hundertzwoelf.com March 2015 The bank for a changing world