Financial Services Directory Australia

There are some institutions in the global investment and financial services sectors that are constant forces to be reckoned with. Some of the biggest players are outlined here.

• AXA: AXA is not an acronym and was only chosen due to the fact that it is cross culturally recognisable. AXA is a financial services institution that has offices in Australia, France, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, North America, China and a number of other regions across the globe. AXA's major services are general insurance, life insurance, health insurance and investment and asset management.

• Allianz: Allianz has almost 200,000 employees globally and was founded in 1889 in Berlin. It has three major areas of service expertise; life and health insurance, banking asset management and property and casualty insurance. These are very broad areas and what is included under these headings will depend on the region.

• Bank of America Corp: Offers a range of banking, finance and insurance options to individuals, businesses, government and corporations and is often featured in the lists of financial goliaths.

• Citigroup: Citigroup is consistently listed in the top ten global financial institutions list and offers services such as individual and corporate banking, asset management and other financial services.

• Credit Suisse: Founded in 1856, Credit Suisse is a financial services company specialising in asset management, private banking and investment banking. They also offer a combination of these shared services.

• ING: ING (Internationale Nederlanden Group) is also a financial services company which has around 120,000 employees globally. Their primary services are insurance, banking and asset management. ING service individuals, businesses, government and large corporations.

• Prudential Financial: Specialises in group insurance which focuses on long-term care insurance, institutional insurance and relocation services for companies that are considering relocation. They also offer an array of general insurance options.

• Zurich: Zurich was founded in 1872 and focuses on insurance provision. They offer general and life insurance options to individuals, small to medium sized business and corporate businesses. Some specialised services include captive management, risk management, consulting, claims management and global risk engineering.