Custody Services

UniCredit Bulbank play a leading role among the banks in the country with regards to the offering of custody services related to investments in domestic and foreign financial instruments. UniCredit Bulbank has been the winner of the prestigious award for Best Custodian Bank in Bulgaria in Global Custodian magazine’s international Agent Banks in Emerging Markets survey for the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Custody services of financial instruments

The Bank administers investments guaranteeing safety and effective management of the portfolios of its clients, prompt execution of instructions, competent and fast service.

Custody services tailored to the needs of the clients

UniCredit Bulbank offers custody services to domestic pension insurance companies, collective investment schemes, insurance companies, as well as to a vast number of international clients. The Bank offers servicing of domestic and international issues if financial instruments.

CUSTODY SERVICES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

UniCredit Bulbank offers custody services related to financial instruments issued in the country and abroad. The Bank administers investments by guaranteeing safety and effective management of the portfolios of its clients, prompt execution of instructions, competent and fast service.

We offer

• Safety in securities safekeeping
• Reliable settlement of the assets under custody
• Execution of the rights of the clients in all corporate actions, related to their securities under custody
• Timely collection of income from investments
• Verification and calculation of the net asset value of collective investment schemes
• Reports tailored to the needs of the clients

Advantages of using the custody services of UniCredit Bulbank

• Maximum reliability and minimum risk - strict internal rules for processing securities transactions and restricted access to data due to the “Chinese Walls” principle
• High level of automation of the processes
• Contacts and relationships with big Bulgarian institutional investors (pension insurance companies, collective investment schemes, insurance companies) and banks
• Intensive contacts with different types of international clients
• Safekeeping accounts opened with Clearstream Banking SA Luxembourg
• Excellent knowledge and expertise in the custody services area, resulting from the Bank’s long standing efforts, its leading position and the international experience within UniCredit Group

Additional services

• Dividend and other income collection
• Voluntary corporate actions, including proxy voting
• Tax services
• Varies market information
• Other services as agreed with clients

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

UniCredit Bulbank also offers additional custody services tailored to the needs and specifics of its clients.

Pension Insurance Companies

The Bank is owner of a specially developed product aimed at meeting the requirements and necessities of the pension insurance companies the pension funds managed by them. UniCredit Bulbank is the only bank in Bulgaria providing custody services to three pension insurance companies and the nine funds for supplementary pension insurance managed by them.

Collective Investment Schemes

UniCredit Bulbank is a custodian bank for a number of mutual funds and investment companies (commonly known as collective investment schemes). The experts of the Bank possess not only knowledge but also wide experience in providing services to the presently existing on the Bulgarian market collective investment schemes.

Foreign Financial Instruments

UniCredit Bulbank is a reliable partner for all companies which have been licensed by the Financial Supervisory Commission to execute orders for investment in foreign securities. The experience and long standing presence of UniCredit Bulbank on the international money and capital markets are an undeniable advantage for the clients of the Bank. Through the subsidiary network of UniCredit Group in Central and Eastern Europe UniCredit Bulbank offers possibilities for investment in 17 countries from the region, and through its accounts in Clearstream Banking SA Luxembourg - to another more than 50 markets all over the world.

For contacts:

Tel: +359 2 9320 110, +359 2 9320 111, +359 2 9320 112
Fax: +359 2 9320 119
E-mail: custody@unicreditgroup.bg

UniCredit Bulbank with its registered office in Sofia, 7 Sveta Nedelq Square, with paid in capital of shares BGN 285 776 674, under number 831919536