Established in 28 locations worldwide with around 4,000 employees, SGSS provides a full range of securities services that are adapted to the latest financial markets and regulatory evolution: clearing services, custody and trustee services, retail custody services, liquidity management, fund administration and asset servicing, fund distribution and global issuer services.

SGSS is the 7th largest worldwide global custodian and the 2nd largest in Europe with 3,662 billion euros of assets under custody. SGSS provides custody & trustee services for 2.902 funds and the valuation of 4,413 funds, representing assets under administration of 455 billion euros. SGSS manages and calculates the current value of 35,000 "complex product" positions. SGSS also ranks among the European leaders in stock option management.

All the figures above are dated December 31, 2010