Citi to Launch Direct Custody & Clearing Services in Norway
- Citi has partnered with Verdipapirsentralen ASA (VPS), the central securities depositary in Norway.
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By adding Norway to its DCC network, Citi now covers more than 60 markets worldwide, including 37 markets throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). DCC provides clearing and settlement services for the trading and investing activities of broker-dealers.
Citi will access VPS through its Dublin Head Office, using its Single Legal Vehicle (SLV) platform in Europe. Through a single access point, SLV gives its clients direct access to key European locations such as TARGET2-Securities (“T2S”) markets.
Commenting on the announcement, Reto Faber, EMEA Head of Direct Custody and Clearing at Citi, said: “We are pleased to add Norway to Citi’s global direct custody and clearing network."
“This launch highlights our commitment to become a direct participant in key markets where our clients operate and offer a comprehensive, integrated custody offering across Scandinavia, thereby enabling clients to benefit from the consistency and Connectivity Connectivity Connectivity is defined as a term used for connecting devices to each other. In most cases, this refers to computer networking and more specifically includes bridges, routers, switches, gateways, and service as well as local networks. Connectivity can refer to simple forms, such as connecting a home or office to the internet or even connecting a digital camera to a computer or printer. Connectivity in FinanceConnectivity has taken on new meaning with the growth of fintech and Big Data collectio Connectivity is defined as a term used for connecting devices to each other. In most cases, this refers to computer networking and more specifically includes bridges, routers, switches, gateways, and service as well as local networks. Connectivity can refer to simple forms, such as connecting a home or office to the internet or even connecting a digital camera to a computer or printer. Connectivity in FinanceConnectivity has taken on new meaning with the growth of fintech and Big Data collectio of Citi’s integrated network."
Speaking on the partnership, Sveinung Dyrdal, Executive Vice President at VPS, added: “We welcome Citi as a market participant and look forward to having a global bank as a direct member of VPS. Norway is an interesting market to foreign investors and Citi’s membership confirms the continued attractiveness of VPS and the Norwegian capital markets.”
Citi has been operating in the Scandinavian country for more than forty years. Currently, the bank offers a range of services such as investment banking, capital markets, and markets solutions. According to the statement, the firm hopes the partnership and DCC in Norway will allow its clients to expand their operations, as a result.
Citi, a major global bank, announced this Friday that it will start offering Direct Custody & Clearing Clearing Clearing is a general term that simply means many different things depending on the subject and related industry. Most commonly, this refers to the reciprocal exchange between banks of checks and drafts, and the settlement of the differences, or the total of claims settled at a clearinghouse. In finance and banking, the word clearing has different meanings depending on the more specific business model. Moving checks from the bank where they were deposited to the bank on which they were drawn. Th Clearing is a general term that simply means many different things depending on the subject and related industry. Most commonly, this refers to the reciprocal exchange between banks of checks and drafts, and the settlement of the differences, or the total of claims settled at a clearinghouse. In finance and banking, the word clearing has different meanings depending on the more specific business model. Moving checks from the bank where they were deposited to the bank on which they were drawn. Th (DCC) to its clients in Norway from mid-November. To achieve this, Citi has partnered with Verdipapirsentralen ASA (VPS), the central securities depositary in Norway.
By adding Norway to its DCC network, Citi now covers more than 60 markets worldwide, including 37 markets throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). DCC provides clearing and settlement services for the trading and investing activities of broker-dealers.
Citi will access VPS through its Dublin Head Office, using its Single Legal Vehicle (SLV) platform in Europe. Through a single access point, SLV gives its clients direct access to key European locations such as TARGET2-Securities (“T2S”) markets.
Commenting on the announcement, Reto Faber, EMEA Head of Direct Custody and Clearing at Citi, said: “We are pleased to add Norway to Citi’s global direct custody and clearing network."
“This launch highlights our commitment to become a direct participant in key markets where our clients operate and offer a comprehensive, integrated custody offering across Scandinavia, thereby enabling clients to benefit from the consistency and Connectivity Connectivity Connectivity is defined as a term used for connecting devices to each other. In most cases, this refers to computer networking and more specifically includes bridges, routers, switches, gateways, and service as well as local networks. Connectivity can refer to simple forms, such as connecting a home or office to the internet or even connecting a digital camera to a computer or printer. Connectivity in FinanceConnectivity has taken on new meaning with the growth of fintech and Big Data collectio Connectivity is defined as a term used for connecting devices to each other. In most cases, this refers to computer networking and more specifically includes bridges, routers, switches, gateways, and service as well as local networks. Connectivity can refer to simple forms, such as connecting a home or office to the internet or even connecting a digital camera to a computer or printer. Connectivity in FinanceConnectivity has taken on new meaning with the growth of fintech and Big Data collectio of Citi’s integrated network."
Speaking on the partnership, Sveinung Dyrdal, Executive Vice President at VPS, added: “We welcome Citi as a market participant and look forward to having a global bank as a direct member of VPS. Norway is an interesting market to foreign investors and Citi’s membership confirms the continued attractiveness of VPS and the Norwegian capital markets.”
Citi has been operating in the Scandinavian country for more than forty years. Currently, the bank offers a range of services such as investment banking, capital markets, and markets solutions. According to the statement, the firm hopes the partnership and DCC in Norway will allow its clients to expand their operations, as a result.