Absa Custody Services offers end-to-end asset servicing and post-trade solutions

  • Robust risk management and governance framework
  • Pan-African network enabling cross-border securities settlements
  • Technology-driven, efficient post-trade execution
  • Access to multiple markets that give access to both traditional and alternative investment opportunities

Contact us at custodyserviceskenya@groups.absa.africa

  • Safekeeping and Asset Administration

    • Secure custody of equities, fixed income securities, and collective investment instruments
    • Corporate actions administration, including dividends, rights issues, bonus issues, and restructurings
    • Income collection, reconciliation, and record maintenance

  • Settlement and Clearing

    • Domestic and regional trade settlement
    • Delivery versus Payment (DvP) processing
    • Coordination with central securities depositories
    • Accurate trade matching and settlement oversight

  • Technology-Enabled Efficiency

    • Streamlined customer instruction submission and execution
    • Straight-Through Processing (STP) for investments
    • Real-time transaction reporting and automated reconciliations

  • Investment Access and Alternative Assets

    • Access to local and pan-African markets, including Euroclear capability for Eurobonds (FX) trades and the locally listed ETFs including Absa Gold ETF
    • Ongoing capacity building for emerging asset classes, including virtual assets

  • Reporting and Transparency

    • Customised portfolio statements and holdings reports
    • Transaction and corporate actions reporting
    • Regulatory and compliance support for institutional clients

Regional Reach and Partnerships

  • Live in in six regional markets, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Botswana, South Africa, Mauritius and expanding in other regional markets in 2026
  • Strategic collaborations with global custodians such as SOCGEN, BNY Mellon, and State Street
  • Providing clients with regional and international market access across multiple asset classes

Our Strategic Focus

  1. Regional market accelerator
    Structuring products and solutions to stimulate capital markets and support wealth creation.
  2. Integrated financial services
    Collaborating with Absa’s Asset Management, Investment Banking, and Brokerage divisions to deliver end-to-end solutions.
  3. Forward-looking stakeholder engagement
    Partnering with regulators, pension administrators, fund managers, associations, and institutional investors to shape innovative investment solutions.
  4. Global best practices
    Leveraging international partnerships to align client access with top-tier global custodial standards.