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title: Custody & Safekeeping for Trusts, Foundations & Bullion | iKYC
description: "Custody for assets a standard account rejects: physical metal, off market securities, layered structures. We find the custodian and manage the appointment."
---

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Custody & Safekeeping

# Custody built around the asset.

Most custody fails at the edges. Physical metal. Off market shares. Securities held inside a layered structure. The standard custody account was not built for any of these.

We find the right custodian for the asset and the structure that holds it, and manage the appointment. iKYC is an advisory firm. The assets sit with the custodian or vault operator, never with us.

What we hold custody for

## Custody for assets a standard account rejects

We work from the underlying asset and the structure above it, and find a custodian that can hold it. The work covers physical metal, listed and off market securities, and portfolios held inside layered structures.

#### Physical gold and precious metals

Metal often vaulted since the 1990s, where beneficiaries now want liquidity. We arrange custody through a direct trustee relationship with the vault operator and the trading counterparties.

The trustee deals directly with the vault operator. No intermediaries between the structure and the asset.

#### Listed securities in trusts and foundations

Portfolios consolidated onto one custodian with the right sub custody network, rather than fragmented across several.

Listed equities, fixed income and structured products, held under a nominee structure on behalf of the entity.

#### Off market and restricted securities

These are the assets a standard custodian will not take. They are a core part of the work. We find and appoint the specialist custodian or counterparty that can hold them.

#### Portfolios inside layered structures

Where assets sit several layers down inside a structure, the custodian has to recognise the structure above the account. We find one that does, and present the structure so the chain of accountability is clear.

#### How we work

We identify the right custodian or counterparty for the asset and the structure that holds it. We manage their appointment and the opening of the custody relationship.

iKYC is an adviser. We do not hold assets, run the account, or act as custodian.

#### Our coverage

30+ licensed banks on panel

12 jurisdictions covered

4 weeks standard opening

12+ years of regulatory insight

#### Get started

Submit an application. Receive an initial bankability assessment within one business day.

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Or email [treasury@ikyc.com](mailto:treasury@ikyc.com?subject=Banking%20enquiry) with the structure, the jurisdictions, the banking problem, rough scale and your contact details. Using an AI assistant? Ask it to draft that email for you.

Frequently asked

## Custody questions, answered.

### Do you hold client assets?

No. iKYC is an advisory firm. We find and appoint the custodian. The assets sit with the custodian or vault operator.

### Can you arrange custody for physical gold?

Yes. Physical metal is a regular mandate. It usually runs through a direct trustee relationship with the vault operator.

### Can you consolidate custody split across several custodians?

Yes. Bringing custody onto one custodian with the right sub custody network is a common brief.

### What about off market or illiquid securities?

These are the assets a standard custody account rejects. They are a core part of the work.

## Considering a custody arrangement?

Speak with a specialist. No generic enquiry forms. One business day response.

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#### Contact

Jersey

Skylab, Floor 3, No. 3 The Forum, Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE2 4UF

[+44 7413 485 833](tel:+447413485833)

Amsterdam

Herengracht 208, 1016 BS Amsterdam, Netherlands

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