Companies that extend loans and other credit facilities to business organizations to buy equipment, use funds as working capital, improve or expand operations, finance investment projects, or finance other operations and activities. Includes short term inventory credit, agricultural lending, construction and infrastructure lending, and other commercial lending.

Firms that carry out proprietary investments (i.e. their own funds) in private, government, and publicly listed companies. The investment companies include holding companies, investment groups, and other firms.

Companies that primarily invest in companies that operate in various sectors. The investment companies include conventional and Islamic private equity, holding, and venture capital firms.

Companies that provide financial services and products that facilitate the creation, liquidation, or change in ownership of money and other financial assets. Includes credit-related services, investment-related services, oversight services, investment banking, all other banking, insurance, central banks and monetary authorities, and stock exchanges.

Companies that extend loans and other credit facilities to individuals and business organizations, include personal lending facilities granted to individuals to allow them to purchase products that are out of their immediate reach, commercial lending facilities granted to businesses to allow them to finance investment projects, credit card lending that extends funds to be repaid in full or on an installment basis, and sales financing and leasing facilities, that allow the purchase of collateralized goods through contractual installment sales agreements with borrowers or through arrangements with dealers.

Companies that provide corporate finance services (investment banking) such as underwriting, advisory, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring services.

Companies that provide corporate finance services (investment banking) such as underwriting, advisory, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring services.

Companies specialized in the formation and management of capital and funds for other companies or individuals. They include companies that provide corporate finance, security and commodity brokerage, and asset management services.

Firms that invest, on behalf of clients, in privately-owned companies. Private equity investments include conventional and Islamic leveraged buyouts, venture capital, growth capital, distressed investments and mezzanine capital.

Companies that provide products and services that facilitate the creation, liquidation, or change in ownership of money and other financial assets; companies that facilitate the flow of money and financial transactions, which include accounting and auditing, credit and lending, transaction, credit, and collection services