This service code includes:

- services of counsellors and negotiators in arranging mergers and acquisitions

- services of arranging corporate financing, including debt financing, equity financing, venture capital financing

- other services related to investment banking n.e.c.

This service code does not include:

- portfolio management services, cf. 997153

- trust and custody services, cf.997154

- stock price quotation services made available through an information server, cf.998439 

- supply of financial news to the news media, cf. 99844

This service code includes:

- brokerage services (that is bringing together purchasers and sellers of the same instrument) for securities

- services of acting as a selling agent of units, shares or other interests in a mutual (investment) fund

- sales, delivery and redemption services of government bonds

- brokerage of options

- brokerage services for commodities and commodity futures, including financial futures

- brokerage services for financial derivatives

- computer-based clearing and settlement for interchange of debits, credits and transfer of ownership of securities

This service code includes:

- managing portfolio assets of others, on a fee or commission basis, except for pension funds

Note: Managers make decisions on which investments to purchase or sell. Examples of the portfolios managed are the portfolios of mutual and other investment funds or trusts

This service code does not include: 

- management of pension funds, cf.997164

- personal financial planning advisory services not involving decision-making on behalf of clients, cf.997159

- buying and selling of securities on a transaction fee basis, cf.997152

This service code includes:

- estate and trust management and administration services

- services of acting as a trustee of investment funds or pension funds

- services of acting as trustee for securities (administrative services related to the issue and registration of securities, and payment of interest and dividends)

- provision, under instructions, of safekeeping of and accounting for valuable and usually income

- bearing personal property, including securities

- safekeeping services

- safe deposit services

- security custody services

- audit confirmation services with respect to customers' securities held for safekeeping

This service code includes:

- administrative services of furnishing space and other facilities necessary for the operation of security and commodity exchanges

- services of regulating and monitoring financial markets and participants in those markets

- other financial market administration services n.e.c.

This service code does not include:

- security custody services, cf. 997154 

- stock price quotation services made available through an information server, cf.998439

- supply of financial news to the news media (Group 99844)

This service code includes financial advisory services, market analysis and intelligence

This service code does not include:

- insurance and pension consultancy services, cf.997169

- mergers and acquisitions services, cf. 997151

- corporate finance and venture capital services, cf. 997151

- portfolio management services (except pension funds), cf.997153

- trust and custody services, cf.997154

- pension fund management services, cf. 997164

- advisory services on taxation matters, cf.99823

- financial management consulting services (except business tax), cf.998311

This service code includes foreign currency exchange services provided by bureau de change, etc.

This service code includes:

- services of processing financial transactions such as verification of financial balances, authorization of transactions, transfer of funds to and from transactors' accounts, notification of banks (or credit card issuers) of individual transactions and provision of daily summaries

- services of clearing cheques, drafts and other payment orders

- debit card and credit card merchant services

This service code does not include:

- services of processing securities transactions, cf.997152

This service code includes mortgage and loan brokerage services

This service code does not include

-coin and currency package services, cf998542