Stephen Philip Wood

HSBC Private Bank (UK) Ltd. (HSBC Private Bank-UK) is the private banking subsidiary of HSBC Bank Plc., ultimately held by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA) in Great Britain. The HSBC group can trace their history in London back to 1865 when the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation office opened, and through later acquisitions are linked to Samuel Montagu & Co. Limited, founded in 1853. Headquartered in London, HSBC Private Bank-UK offers a full range of wealth management advice and services to wealthy individuals and their families worldwide.

Myddleton Croft Ltd., do business as Myddleton Croft Investment Managers (MCIM), is a Great Britain-based asset management firm founded by David Cowell in 2006. They are a subsidiary of Charles Stanley Group Plc (LON: CAY). Headquartered in Leeds, MCIM provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, pension funds, charities and their advisers across the country.