Custody of Assets: Or Why Your Shares Shouldn’t Live Under Your Mattress

Custody. Not the kind where you argue over who gets the dog at weekends, but the financial kind. A dry term, you might think – but behind it lies a whole world of safes, spreadsheets, and some very serious people making sure your assets don’t mysteriously vanish like your concentration after 5pm on a Friday.

So, what does it mean to hold assets “in custody”? Here’s what it involves.