Citi Wins Significant Accolades in the Investment Servicing Arena

Citi leads in delivering securities and fund services for the world's top investment managers. Whether you're are launching new strategies, entering new markets or introducing new instruments, we proactively partner with you across Citi to design flexible solutions for your success today and for your growth tomorrow.

Our modular approach, robust operational support and unmatched global presence provide you with the uncommon combination of flexibility and scale. Citi's investment servicing includes the widest array of solutions in the industry – mutual fund and alternative fund services, managed account services, custody and securities finance. Our efforts in this space have resulted in significant recognitions.

Building on the great momentum, our global custody offering received terrific results in the Global Investor's 2009 Global Custody Survey. Some highlights are:

  • #1 Global Custodian (weighted)
  • #1 Global Footprint
  • #1 by Mutual Fund Managers (weighted)
  • #1 by Mutual Fund Managers – Americas (weighted)
  • #2 by The GI 100 (weighted)*
  • #2 Americas (weighted)
  • #2 Asia (weighted)
  • #2 Sole Custodian EMEA (weighted)
  • #3 EMEA (weighted)

*The GI 100 is Global Investors' list of the world's largest 100 asset managers based on assets under administration.

In addition, our global custody offering has continued to receive strong results in the 2008 Global Custodian Global Custody Survey. Some highlights are:

  • Ranked Number Three Globally
  • Top Rated in Asia
  • 60 Best-in-Class Ratings
  • Top Rated or Commended in 9 out of 9 categories

Our scale, scope and commitment to the global mutual fund industry are unmatched in the marketplace. We are proud winners of the following 2009 International Custody and Fund Administration (ICFA) awards:

  • #1 Global Mutual Fund Administrator of the Year
  • Fund Administrator of the Year – Asia & Pacific

In addition, our Transfer Agency Services have garnered the following distinctions:

  • 5 Star NQR Rating for Excellence in Mutual Fund Transfer Agency Services, "Call Center Support"
  • #1 Transfer Agent, SourceMedia's 2009 Mutual Fund Service Provider Guide (based on # of clients 12/31/08)

We are successfully extending our footprint and capabilities in the alternatives space – one of the key strategic imperatives for our clients. Recent HedgeFundNet HF Administrator Survey results highlight our leadership in this space:

  • #1 Fund-of-Fund Administrator in North America (based on AUA 12/31/2008)

Our innovative technology, industry leadership and customer service was the impetus for our prestigious award from The Hedge Fund Journal. This award recognized Citi's Prime Finance and OpenPrimeSM for giving hedge funds and asset owners a new option for managing their portfolios and reducing operational risk in a multi-prime environment.

  • Innovative Prime Broking

For addition information about Citi’s investment servicing award-winning offering, please visit www.transactionservices.citi.com.