Societe Generale Securities Services has extended its global securities services offering to Ivory Coast through Societe Generale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire (SGBCI).
SGBCI has been providing local securities services in Ivory Coast for 28 years. SGSS teamed up with SGBCI in January 2014, from offices located within the bank in Abidjan, and will strengthen its existing pan-African activities and develop a securities services offer across the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) region.
SGSS will now provide settlement-delivery and custody services from Ivory Coast through the local platform that has been upgraded to include Swift connectivity and enhance instruction and corporate actions management. These services, which are fully compliant with international industry standards, will be available to clients in eight countries within the CFA franc West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) region: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
This new strengthened set-up provides SGSS’ clients with a single entry point into West Africa and consolidated position reporting for the entire region. The offer is aimed at a clientele of international brokers and global custodians, as well as institutional investors in West Africa.
The extension is consistent with SGSS’ strategy to become a major securities services player on the African continent.
SGSS Extends Global Offering to Ivory Coast
Societe Generale Securities Services has extended its global securities services offering to Ivory Coast through Societe Generale de Banques en Côte d'Ivoire (SGBCI).