CU-03 · Category
Custodians
Firms in the custodians category, listed alphabetically. Each listing shows its category, location, official-source link and last-reviewed date, and each relationship appears only alongside its cited source.
Definition
A custodian holds securities and cash for safekeeping and handles settlement and asset servicing for clients and intermediaries.
Sample content. All firms, figures and relationships on this page are fictional sample content for design review. No real firm is described.
Sample
Demo Custody Services Ltd.
Custodian
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOfficial source: CIRO (official site, opens in a new tab)
Clearing relationship
Sample Securities Clearing Corp.
Source: Firm-supplied, 2026-06-20
Directory listing
Last reviewed
Related research
Related research
R-2026-03
Sample report
How do broker-dealers disclose clearing arrangements?
Where clearing and custody relationships appear in public records, and how to read them.
Source index
Official sources
- FINRA BrokerCheck (official site, opens in a new tab)Registration, employment history and disclosures for FINRA-registered firms and individuals.
- SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) (official site, opens in a new tab)Investment adviser registration records and Form ADV filings.
- SEC EDGAR full-text search (official site, opens in a new tab)Public company and broker-dealer filings, including annual audited reports.
- NASAA: contact your state or provincial regulator (official site, opens in a new tab)Directory of state and provincial securities regulators.
- Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) (official site, opens in a new tab)Canadian investment dealer membership and regulatory information.