Mary Phibbs

Allied Irish Banks Plc operates as a holding company, which offers commercial banking, international banking, leasing, insurance and mortgage banking. It operates through the following segments: Retail & Commercial Banking (RCB), Wholesale, Institutional & Corporate Banking (WIB), AIB UK and Group. The RCB segment services the personal and SME customers, provides net loans and customer accounts, broad infrastructure facilitating various locations and ATMs and is digital enabled. The WIB segment comprises of corporate banking, a relationship driven model with sector specialisms; syndicated & international finance, a bank's interface to public loan markets, real estate finance, a centralized origination and management and specialized finance, which provides structured finance, mezzanine finance, and equity product offering. The AIB UK segment comprises retail and commercial banking operations in Great Britain operating under the trading name Allied Irish Bank and in Northern Ireland operating under the trading name First Trust Bank. The Group segment comprises group, treasury and support functions, which includes treasury activities, central control and support functions The company was founded on September 1, 1966 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Northern Rock Plc provides financial services. The firm raises funds through sterling money markets, securitization of residential mortgage loans, capital markets, covered bonds and the domestic retail savings market. The company was founded in July 1965 and is headquartered in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, the United Kingdom.

Nottingham Building Society is a mutual building society. It also offers estate agency services. The company operates through three segments: Building Society, Estate Agency and Mortgage Broking. The Building Society segment provides mortgages, savings, third party insurance and investments. The Estate Agency segment provides estate agency services. The Mortgage Broking segment provides whole of market mortgage broking services. The company was founded by Samuel Fox in 1849 and is headquartered in Nottingham, the United Kingdom.

Standard Chartered Bank Ltd. provides commercial and financial banking services. The firm offers credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, deposit taking and wealth management services to individuals and small to medium sized enterprises. It provides trade, finance, cash management, lending, securities services, foreign exchange, debt capital markets, and corporate finance services to corporate and institutional clients. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Stewart Information Services Corp., Stewart Title Ltd. provides title insurance services. The private company is based in London, UK and was founded in 1992.

Novae Group Ltd. operates as a wholesale insurance underwriter which provides insurance and reinsurance services. It engages through two segments: Insurance and Reinsurance. The Insurance segment consists of five product groups: property, financial institutions and professional indemnity, general liability and motor, marine and energy, and political and credit. The Reinsurance segment includes five product groups: agriculture, credit and surety, general liability and motor, marine and aviation and property. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Morgan Stanley International Ltd. provides diversified financial services abroad. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

NewDay Cards Ltd. provides co-branded credit and store cards for retailers. It offers aqua and marbles credit cards to individuals in the underserved market. The firm also offers credit cards direct to consumers who find it hard to get credit from the high street banks and conventional card issuers. The company was founded by Richard Langstaff in September 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.