Global Investor (2011)
#1 overall for quality of global custody services, including #1 ranking in 22 categories, including:

• #1 overall for Americas (unweighted)
• #1 overall for EMEA (weighted and unweighted)
• #1 Institutional and fund manager (weighted and unweighted)
• #1 Respondents with greater than $1 billion AUM (unweighted)
• #1 Pension funds (unweighted and unweighted)

Global Investor/ISF 2011 Securities Lending Awards (2011)

• #1 for Global Coordination
• #1 for Relationship Management*
• Most Improved Lender

R&M Consultants (2011)

• #1 overall global custodian in the world
• #1 in Europe
• #1 in UK
• #1 in Canada
• #1 in North America
• #1 in Rest of World
• #1 with Asset Managers in four key categories (overall, direct, indirect/both, UK)

• “Top-Rated” for global custody services (2005-2011)
• “Top-Rated” for custody services in Canada (2005-2011)

Funds Europe (2010)

• European Custodian of the Year

ICFA European Awards (2010)

• Fund Administrator of the Year: Luxembourg
• European Transfer Agent of the Year
• European custody client relationship manager of the year

ICFA Americas Service Provider Awards (2011)

• Custodian of the Year – Canada
• Fund Administrator of the Year – Canada

• AIMA (Alternative Investment Management Association Limited)
• Association of Global Custodians
• Continuous Linked Settlement Group
• EFAMA (European Fund and Asset Management Association)
• International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication (ISITC)
• International Securities Lending Association
• International Securities Services Association
• Pan Asia Securities Lending Association
• Risk Management Association
• Securities Market Practice Group
• SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication)

• Australian Custodial Services Association
• ASLA (Australian Securities Lending Association)

• BEAMA (Belgian Asset Managers Association)
• FEBELFIN (La Fédération Financière Belge)

• Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM)
• CDS (Canadian Depositary for Securities)
• Canadian Securities Lending Association

• BVI

• Hong Kong Investment Funds Association
• The Hong Kong Retirement Schemes Association
• Hong Kong Trustees Association Ltd

• IBEC (Irish Business and Employers Confederation)
• IFIA (Irish Funds Industry Association)

• ABI (Associazione Bancaria Italiana)
• Assogestioni (Associazione del Risparmio Gestito)

• Association of Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI)
• Luxembourg Depositary Forum (ABBL-ALFI)
• Luxembourg Bankers' Association (ABBL)

• IMAS (Investment Management Association of Singapore)

• Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland
• Swiss Bankers Association
• Swiss Funds Association (SFA)

• ACI UK
• British Bankers Association
• IMA (Investment Management Association)