46. Custody operations

The Bank conducts custody operations consisting in maintaining assets or client transactions settlement. These assets have not been disclosed in the financial statements as they do not belong to the Bank. 

As at 31 December 2021, the Custody Services Office conducted 245 securities accounts for the clients. The fair value of the financial instruments of the customers of the Custody Services Office for this date was PLN 19,773,638 thousand. 

In the reporting period, securities in public trading and securities in material form as well as securities traded abroad were stored by the Bank. As part of providing custody services to the clients, the Bank cooperated with several brokerage offices. The Bank acts as a depository for domestic investment funds.