Asia's leading asset owners, asset managers and asset servicing providers gathered for a grand evening at The Asset's Triple A Sustainable Investing Awards for Institutional Investors, ETFs, and Asset Servicing Providers 2026 in Hong Kong, celebrating the achievements, innovation, and resilience that defined the industry over the past year.

The evening was joyful, with industry veterans reconnecting, new alliances forming, and conversations brimming with fresh ideas, market insights, and shared ambitions for a brighter future of asset servicing and asset management. Beyond the awards themselves, the gala served as a powerful reminder of the strength and collaboration within Asia's asset servicing community, bringing together professionals committed to driving the industry forward.

Standard Chartered on stage to receive the Best in Asset Servicing and Best Subcustodian awards.

Standard Chartered takes home the awards for Best in Asset Servicing and Best Subcustodian, having demonstrated strong expertise in guiding clients towards their strategic goals, whether through capturing new opportunities amid market developments or by deepening service in high-growth sectors.

The bank's forward-looking approach has allowed it to clinch key mandates from large regional clients, and in areas such as insurance and ETFs, it has gained strategic clients' attention. In digital asset custody, it continues to deepen its offering. During the review period, the bank received positive comments and feedback through direct client calls and via Asset Benchmark Research's Asset Servicing Insights survey on the quality and responsiveness of its service.

HSBC picks up the Best Custodian and Best ETF Custodian awards.

HSBC wins the awards for Best Custodian and Best ETF Custodian, backed by strong client testimonials that highlight the positive impact of its solutions. With a truly global network, HSBC Securities Services provides clients with a one-stop solution, while its data-driven transformation turns fragmented data into scalable, automated intelligence.

In many key markets across Asia, the bank has proven its service quality by winning key mandates and through direct client feedback. Maintaining a leading market share in Asia, HSBC continues to provide excellent service to ETF clients, successfully securing the landmark deal of TraHK, Hong Kong's largest and longest-standing ETF.

Citi receives the Best Subcustodian, Global award.

Citi is honoured as Best Subcustodian, Global, for delivering unparalleled scale and capability across its integrated global platform. Over the review period, the bank devoted considerable efforts to servicing global clients entering markets in Asia-Pacific, combining global reach with connectivity to support institutions across the end-to-end client journey. Clients shared how Citi enabled them to move, manage, and safeguard value across borders, time zones, and regulatory environments with professionalism and consistency.

DBS wins the Best Digital Asset Custodian award.

DBS wins the award as Best Digital Asset Custodian, having taken a forward-thinking approach to bridging traditional and digital-native markets. Despite the market downturn in the digital asset space, the bank continued to grow its digital assets under custody by high double digits, demonstrating clear market leadership. By combining institutional trust and safety with an early lead in digital assets capabilities, DBS enables clients to adopt tokenization and on-chain solutions confidently, without compromising the stability of traditional finance.

BNY bags the Best DR Bank award.

BNY is recognized as Best DR Bank, underpinned by its unique position to treat depositary receipts as a strategic franchise. The bank remains deeply focused on supporting businesses across the Asia-Pacific region, holding leading market share in key markets including Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, especially in terms of the number of sponsored DR programmes. One notable development was winning the landmark deal from Chagee, the biggest US IPO deal from China in 2025, raising over US$472 million.

Congratulations to all of this year's awardees!

To see the full list of regional winners, please go here.

To learn more about the awards, please go here.

View official photos from the awards gala here.

See you again in 2027!