Worldwide Securities Services

Working through its offshore offices, J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) safe keeps, values, clears and services securities and portfolios for investors and broker / dealers. The business is a global leader in providing innovative solutions, helping clients in more than 90 markets optimize efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue through custody and investor services, as well as securities clearance and collateral management offerings. WSS also provides depositary receipts services to leading corporations seeking overseas capital raising and stock exchange listings.

Products & Services

• Global Custody

  J.P. Morgan's suite of securities safe keeping, trade processing and trade settlement services are designed to meet the ever increasing needs of institutional investors, including banks, mutual funds, investment managers, pension funds and insurance companies. J.P. Morgan manages a global network of sub-custodians covering over 90 markets and offer local custody services supporting inbound investments for our global clients.

  To learn more about our extensive global custody capabilities, click here.

  In addition to our many global capabilities such as global custody, which are not dependent upon country location, J.P. Morgan offers the following services to our clients in mainland China:

• Fund Services
  • Fund Accounting – Full service back-office support, tailored to meet the needs of various clients with accounting operation hub in Asia to provide same time zone support.

    All J.P. Morgan's accounting reports are provided online via its secured information delivery platform, J.P. Morgan ACCESS^SM. The firm also offers clients customized reports with details on portfolio valuations and transactional reports in currencies different to the portfolio's base currency. This is essential for those who have reporting requirements to off-shore parent companies and their clients.

    The accounting reports are also available in Traditional or Simplified Chinese.

  • Compliance Reporting Services – Broad functionality, depth and reporting flexibility help clients efficiently detect and manage violations of client-specified investment rules, facilitating risk reduction and demonstrating industry best practices. Compliance Reporting Services are available via J.P. Morgan ACCESS^SM
  • Investment Analytics and Consulting Services – A single resource with tailored solutions, optimizing our clients’ portfolio to achieve enhanced risk-adjusted returns.

    Our proprietary performance measurement system assist institutional clients by offering a true integration of global portfolios at security-level with reports available to clients on a daily, monthly, quarterly or yearly basis.

• Securities Lending

  As a world-class Securities Lending provider with one of the most comprehensive, indemnified Securities Lending program in the industry backed by a solid financial foundation, J.P. Morgan makes risk management a cornerstone of its Securities Lending program, utilizing independent firm-wide resources to provide our clients with optimal risk-adjusted returns.

• Foreign Exchange (FX)

  External surveys establish J.P. Morgan as one of the leading global providers of foreign exchange (FX) services with an estimated 7-10% of the daily US$3.2 trillion FX market.  
  J.P. Morgan offers a unique combination of geographic breadth, product depth, superior liquidity capability across FX products and currencies, and top research and value-added strategies delivered by sales professionals proficient in multiple products. J.P. Morgan's comprehensive product offerings include spot, forwards, options and non deliverable forwards in freely convertible and regulated currencies.

• Futures & Options

  Offer institutional investors the ability to link exchange-traded derivatives execution, clearing and reporting functions with their custody service.

• Transition Management

  Transition Management supports institutional investors through structural changes to achieve the desired portfolio exposure in a timely, risk controlled and cost-effective manner.

  Key Features and Benefits Include:
  • Maintain portfolio exposure during asset reallocations
  • Preserve asset value
  • Reduce operational risk through outsourcing operational burden
  • Remove manager timing risks through delivering centralized project management
  • Source efficient liquidity
  • Minimize total costs
• Clearance & Settlement Services

  Through GlobeClear^SM, J.P. Morgan provides banks, broker / dealers and hedge fund managers active in international securities trading, with a highly efficient clearance platform allowing for clearance on over 22 exchanges and 60 OTC markets.

• Collateral Management

  Supporting the collateral management for securities is an essential component of effective credit risk management. J.P. Morgan provides a range of services designed to enhance our clients' collateral / credit risk management for a wide range of underlying activities.

• Depositary Receipts (DR)
  • Leadership and Innovation

    J.P. Morgan pioneered the Depositary Receipt market over 80 years ago, introducing the first-ever DR in 1927. We continue to lead the expansion of the DR marketplace, offering the farthest reach and greatest depth within our global footprint.

  • Commitment to Asia Pacific

    J.P. Morgan launched the first ADR program in Asia in 1961 and has since maintained a leading position, bringing to the DR market some of the best corporate names in Asia. Today, we have DR staff in 9 cities, and conduct business in 10 markets in Asia Pacific, delivering a complete range of DR services within the Asian time zone. In recognition of our business’s significant growth, J.P. Morgan was named Best DR Bank in the 2009 Triple A Transaction Banking Awards by The Asset Magazine, a leading financial publication in Asia. We continue to dominate the DR space for Clients from China, having secured 40% of all new DR deals in the past 2 years. To find out more, visit us at www.adr.com

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