Pacific Custodians (MUFG Corporate Markets)

Pacific Custodians (MUFG Corporate Markets) provides escrow for funds, capital-markets transactions and staged payments. Funds in AUD or an agreed foreign currency are held in a segregated trust account at an Australian ADI, and payments are released according to the contract.

Services

The listed services are funds escrow, capital-markets escrow, paying agent services and escrow for performance or progress payments. The group parent is MUFG, and the business also appears under the names MUFG Corporate Markets and Link Market Services. Jurisdictions are Australia and New Zealand.

Entity and registration

The legal name is Pacific Custodians Pty Limited. The company states ABN 66 009 682 866 and AFSL 295142; the full list holds three registration items. An Australian Financial Services Licence is the authorisation that covers custodial and related financial services in Australia.

Onboarding

All parties undergo KYC, which means certified identity or company documents, and an escrow agreement must be signed. Fees, minimum balances and account-opening times are not published and should be requested together with the draft agreement.