Glossary

Updated 17 October 2016

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) provides this glossary of payments and market infrastructure terminology as a reference to the standard terms and definitions used in connection with payment, clearing, settlement and related arrangements. Current definitions are now shown alongside the previous ones. You can generate a PDF version of the glossary here.

global custodian

An entity that provides its customers with custody services in respect of securities or other financial assets traded and settled not only in the jurisdiction in which the custodian is located but also in other jurisdictions.

Updated: 16 Jun 2015

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global custodian

An entity that provides its customers with custody services in respect of securities or other financial assets traded and settled not only in the jurisdiction in which the custodian is located but also in other jurisdictions.

Updated: 16 Jun 2015

Source documents

 Additional terms that are not included in the main glossary can be found in the previous version of the glossary.