Ray Spiers

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Private Banking) (HBK-PB) is the Swedish wealth management division of Svenska Handelsbanken AB (SSE: SHB) also known as Handelsbanken. The firm operates in close relationship with their fund management department Handelsbanken Fonder. HBK-IM is located in Stockholm with offices in Umeå, Gävle, Linköping, Göteborg and Malmö. The firm also has branch offices in Norway, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, and Switzerland, as well as representative offices in France, Spain and Singapore. The firm specializes in private banking and wealth management. They provide investment advisory services and manage discretionary portfolios for an international clientele of institutions including pension funds, endowments and municipalities, corporate clients, family offices and high-net worth private individuals. The firm also manages insurance mandates on behalf of their affiliate, Handelsbanken Liv.

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Broker) (Handelsbanken-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Svenska Handelsbanken AB (STO: SHB-A; OTCMKTS: SVNLY) in Sweden. Headquartered in Stockholm, Handelsbanken-Broker was founded in 1871 and provides trading services to large corporates. The firm trades in equities, money market instruments, currencies, commodities and derivatives.

Svenska Bankföreningen operates as a membership association of banks and financial institutions. It represents the interests of its members on matters of regulations and policies, infrastructure and security, and public relations on baking related issues. The company was founded in November 1879 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.