Regulation applicable to the fund and asset management industry requires players to maintain a permanent regulatory watch, to adapt constantly and to secure protection against the associated market risks. The investment required in this evolving market environment to meet supervisory authorities’ standards cannot be underestimated and is increasingly being outsourced so that companies can gain agility and refocus on their business.

CIC Market Solutions is the leader in the independent asset management company segment and benefits from the experience of and close ties with Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale.

The Custody Clients team provides account keeping-conversion for asset management companies, private banks and investment professionals (€43bn in assets, over 35,000 accounts).

Our local offer, at the forefront of innovation, adapted to each client

CIC Market Solutions’ teams offer a broad range of solutions and are supported by the expertise of more than 40 employees dedicated to securities services to meet the needs of investment professionals in their various activities.

  • Custody of French and international stocks in conjunction with their correspondents in Europe, North America, and Asia.
  • Real-time centralisation of stock and cash movements, OTC or transfers, securities transactions, and coupons and redemptions.
  • Straight Through Processing (STP) of stock and cash flows, connected to markets.
  • Voting at general meetings of shareholders.
  • Monitoring of stocks, settlement/delivery flows and matching of transactions in light of the CSDR.
  • Monitoring taxation in countries of ownership: management of local declarations, tax credits, and clawbacks.
  • Strict compliance and continuous adjustment.

CIC Market Solutions offers digital solutions to increase agility and support corporate clients in the development of their business in real time.

  • Electronic signatures for account opening
  • Dematerialised transfers
  • Remote file transmission

CIC Market Solutions ensures close and continuous relations with each of its corporate clients. In order to meet their needs for local service and their requirements for regular information on regulatory developments, we provide each client with dedicated digital access to our service offers.

Key figures for Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale

+ €430bn securities under custody

€180bn in France

Over 700,000 securities transactions handled in France and abroad per year and 4 million payment flows (e.g. coupons and dividends)

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