Supervisors Issue Updated Custody Guidance for Institutional Digital Assets
The guidance clarifies segregation expectations and sets out when sub-custody arrangements require prior notification.
Updated supervisory guidance clarifies how regulated custodians should segregate client digital assets and when they must notify supervisors before appointing a sub-custodian.
Custody specialists described the document as consolidating existing examiner practice rather than introducing new obligations, though the notification timeline is shorter than several firms had expected.
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