John Tiner

Credit Suisse Group AG is a holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following four divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Bank, Swiss Bank and Asset Management and four geographic regions: Switzerland, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia Pacific, and Americas. The Wealth Management division offers comprehensive wealth management and investment solutions, tailored financing, and advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) and high net-worth (HNW) individuals and external asset managers. The Investment Bank division offers a broad range of financial products and services focused on client-driven businesses and also supports Credit Suisse’s Wealth Management division and its clients. The Swiss Bank division offers comprehensive advice and a wide range of financial solutions to private, corporate, and institutional clients in Switzerland. The Asset Management division offers investment solutions and services globally to a broad range of clients, including pension funds, governments, foundations and endowments, corporations, and individuals. The company was founded by Alfred Escher on July 5, 1856 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Friends Life Group Ltd. focuses on providing financial security. Its business is made up of three divisions: Heritage, UK and International division. The Heritage division looking after customers with products which are no longer actively marketed for new business. The heritage division also includes Friends Life Investments, providing asset management services for Group businesses. The UK division, which provides core business lines of corporate benefits, retirement income and protection. The company was founded by Clive Cowdery on October 9, 2008 and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, the United Kingdom.

Ardonagh Finco Plc engages in the provision investment and financial services. The company was founded on February 5, 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Henderson Asset Management Ltd. provides asset management services. The company through its subsidiaries provides services in areas including investment funds, investment trusts, offshore funds, alternative investments and specialist institutional funds. The company was founded on May 3, 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Pearl Group Holdings Ltd. provides life insurance funds. They operate in three divisions: life division, asset management and management services. The company also engages in writing life and pensions business in the United Kingdom and various offshore jurisdictions. They develop revenues from customer base and new business. Pearl Group Holdings was founded in September 2005 and is located in London, UK

Lucida is an insurance company focused on the annuity and longevity risk business, including the defined benefit pension buyout market and the market for bulk annuities. As an FSA regulated insurer, Lucida provides solutions to this challenge. For some schemes, a buy-in of insurance to remove the risks posed by certain groups of scheme members is an effective measure. For others, a full buyout can be the best option, offering as it does the most complete handover of responsibilities from the employer and trustees to Lucida, whilst at the same time protecting and securing the interests of all scheme members.