Christopher Read

Shore Capital Stockbrokers Ltd. (Shore Capital) is a broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. Formerly known as Puma Securities Ltd., the firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Shore Capital Group Ltd. (LON: SGR). Shore Capital offers corporate clients with edge electronic equities trading platform, which operates alongside a growing equity capital markets division.

The Standard Life Assurance Co. Ltd. provides life assurance, annuity, health insurance, and financial services. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, UK.

Vertex Financial Services provides business process outsourcing services and technology solutions. It also operates intermediary trading e-commerce software. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Cheltenham, UK.

Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co. Ltd. provides insurance services. It provides cars, travel, buildings, home contents, and motor insurance products. The company was founded on July 26, 1996 and is headquartered in Bournemouth, the United Kingdom.

Liverpool Victoria Financial Services Ltd. provides insurance and other financial services. The firm offers car, home, travel, pet, breakdown cover, and motorcycle insurance products, life, mortgage payment protection, income protection, and sick pay insurance products. It also offers savings and investment products, including guarantee bonds and savings plans; and retirement plans, such as protected retirement plans, equity release products, annuities, and pension products. The company was founded by William Fenton in 1843 and is headquartered in Bournemouth, the United Kingdom.

Iress Portal Ltd. provides information technology consultancy activities. The company was founded on March 28, 1991 and is headquartered in Warwick, the United Kingdom.

Part of abrdn Plc, Murray Johnstone Holdings Ltd. is a British company that provides investment management and advisory services. The company is based in Aberdeen, UK. Murray Johnstone Holdings was founded in 1984.

Talbot & Muir Ltd. provides financial advisory services. It offers administration to Self Invested Personal Pensions, and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The company was founded by Graham Muir and Brian Talbot in 1993 and is headquartered in Nottingham, the United Kingdom.

Part of Curtis Banks Group Plc, Suffolk Life Annuities Ltd. operates as a pension fund and bank. The company is based in Ipswich, UK. The British company was founded in 1971. The CEO is Peter Gordon John Docherty.

Scottish Friendly Assurance Society Ltd. engages in the provision of financial products and services. It offers investments, bonds, and insurance. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

Part of Allianz SE, Highway Insurance Co. Ltd. is a British company that provides car insurance. The company is based in Bournemouth, UK. Founded in 1999.

The Association of British Insurers provides insurance services. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The CEO of the British company is Hannah Gurga.

PGH (Cayman) is a closed life and pension fund consolidator, which engages in management and acquisition of closed life and pension funds. Its activities include investment in and loans to and from its subsidiaries. The company was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Virgin UK Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in trains and airline business. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Aberdeen Corporate Services Ltd. engages in support services. It provides central corporate services to the group’s business units. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Part of The Independent Order of Foresters, Forester Holdings (Europe) Ltd. is a British company that engages in activities of head offices. The company is based in Bromley, UK.

Standard Life Oversea Holdings Ltd. provides financial investment services. The company is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Rowanmoor Executive Pensions Ltd. offers professional actuarial, consultancy and scheme accountancy services and automatic enrolment administration services for NEST accounts. The firm's services includes small self-administered scheme (SSAS) and a bespoke self-invested personal pension (SIPP) and Family Pension Trust (Family SIPP). The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Salisbury, the United Kingdom.

Bridgewater Pension Trustees Ltd. provides pension services. The company is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

Curtis Banks Ltd. is an experienced provider of self-invested pension schemes. Their senior team has been involved with SSASs since 1977 and SIPPs since 1995, giving them almost unrivaled experience in this field. They have dealt with all aspects of these schemes over the years, enabling them to provide a full range of services and bespoke solutions. They are aware that clients and their advisers require robust service, accessibility, modern technology and innovation. Their substantial knowledge and experience, and their investment in modern systems, mean that they deliver in all these areas. Their experience also tells them that further requirements are clarity, ease of use and reliability in the services they provide. They ensure that all their processes are clear and straightforward, ensuring the best possible relationship between them, the client and their adviser. Their SIPP has been awarded the prestigious Defaqto 5 Star Rating for 2009. They also have substantial experience in group pension schemes, both money purchase and defined benefit, and can provide Scheme Actuary services for defined benefit schemes.

Part of abrdn Plc, Standard Life Portfolio Investments Ltd. is a British company that provides investment management services. The company is based in Edinburgh, UK and was founded in 2009.

Mediolanum International Life Ltd. operates as a life insurance undertaking. It designs and distributes tailored unit-linked investment and protection life assurance products. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Ballsbridge, Ireland.

Part of abrdn Plc, Aberdeen Pension Trustees Ltd. operates as a dormant company. The company is based in ABERDEEN, UK.

Part of abrdn Plc, Aberdeen Finance Jersey (II) Ltd. is a British company that provides investment services. The company is based in St. Helier, UK.

Part of abrdn Plc, Aberdeen Finance Jersey (III) Ltd. is a British company that provides investment services. The company is based in St. Helier, UK.

Part of abrdn Plc, Aberdeen Investments Jersey Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in St. Helier, UK.

Maven Capital (Telfer House) LLP operates hotels.

Part of abrdn Plc, Tenon Nominees Ltd. acts as a nominee/trust/depository. The company is based in Aberdeen, UK.

Embark Group Ltd. provides digital retirement solutions. It offers pensions, investment research and consulting, property investment administration, employee benefits, and actuarial services. The company was founded on June 9, 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Adviser Centre Ltd. provides financial investments services. It serves in the areas of ISAs, junior ISAs, corporate ISAs, portfolios, and self-invested personal pension plans. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Tetbury, the United Kingdom.

Phoenix Wealth Services Ltd. provides insurance services. It promotes and distributes the products of AXA Portfolio Services Limited, AXA Isle of Man Limited and certain AXA Life Europe Limited products in the United Kingdom. The company was founded on March 31, 1988 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of The UAP Group Worldwide Ltd, Rowanmoor Personal Pensions Ltd. operates as a SIPP and family pension trust business. The company is based in Salisbury, UK. The British company was founded in 1988. Rowanmoor Personal Pensions was acquired by Alltrust Services Ltd. from Lloyds Banking Group Plc on March 03, 2023.

Vantage Finance Ltd. provides mortgage and non mortgage loans. The firm’s services include specialist residential mortgages, short term finance, commercial mortgages, development finance and buy-to-let mortgages. The company was founded by Lucy Hodge in 2004 and is headquartered in Bucks, the United Kingdom.

Dark Matter Distillers Ltd. is a Scottish rum distillery and the first of its kind in Scotland. The private company is based in Aberdeenshire, UK. The British company produces Dark Matter Spiced Rum.

Founded in 2016, Embark Investment Services Ltd. is a retirement investment administration platform provider to financial advisers and distribution partners. Part of Lloyds Banking Group Plc, the company is based in Edinburgh, UK.

Alliance Trust Savings Ltd. (Private Banking) (Alliance TSL-Private Banking) is the private client operation of Scotland-based Alliance Trust Savings Ltd., ultimately held by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Dundee. Alliance TSL-Private Banking offers a broad variety of savings and investment accounts and a trading platform to different investments – such as funds, stocks and shares, investment trusts, bonds and exchange traded funds.

Part of Allianz SE, Liverpool Victoria General Insurance Group Ltd. is a holding British company that provides general insurance services. The company is based in Bournemouth, UK. Liverpool Victoria General Insurance Group was acquired by Allianz Holdings Plc from Liverpool Victoria Financial Services Ltd. on December 31, 2019 for $727.82 million.