Citco announces completion of the Citco Banking, Custody and Depositary Services SOC 1 Attestation Report for the 16th consecutive year

New York, 18 November 2026 – The Citco group of companies (“Citco”) is pleased to announce, that for the year ended September 30, 2026, Citco Banking, Custody and Depositary Services have successfully received a System and Organization Controls 1 (“SOC 1”) Type 2 Attestation Report from an independent auditing firm for the sixteenth consecutive year. The examination in respect of the processes and controls within Citco Banking, Custody and Depositary Services resulted in the provision of an unqualified audit opinion from an independent audit firm.

The 2026 SOC 1 Type 2 Attestation Report was prepared in accordance with the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (“SSAEs”) issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) and International Standard on Assurance Engagements (“ISAE”) 3402, together with their related amendments and interpretations.

The overall scope of the 2026 SOC 1 Type 2 Attestation Report covers Citco’s operations that provide Banking, Custody and Depositary services to our clients. For 2026, the independent examination consisted of an evaluation of the design and operating effectiveness of the following controls:

• Banking, Custody and Depositary Services

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  From a Banking, Custody and Depositary Services perspective, the examination included:

  • Banking Services;

  • Depositary Services;

  • Client Order Placement;

  • Client Trade Verification;

  • Trade Document Completion;

  • Settlements;

  • Transfers;

  • Corporate Actions;

  • Securities Reconciliation;

  • Cash Reconciliation;

  • Static Data;

  • Network Management; and

  • Vault.

• Information Technology

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  From an Information Technology perspective, the examination included:

  • Change management;

  • Backup, retention, restoration and replication;

  • Logical security;

  • Physical security;

  • Incident management; and

  • Job scheduling and system monitoring.