Financial services; information relating to financial, banking, insurance, financial economic analysis and investment services provided on-line; financial forecasting and analysis all for the compilation of web pages and web sites on the Internet; financial analysis and providing reports; financial information services; financial research services; providing financial information and statistics namely international finance statistics and international banking statistics; providing financial market data; financial risk assessment services; financial risk management services; financial advice and consultancy services to and relating to providers of consumer credit, financial markets (infrastructure providers), managing agents, investment firms, payment institutions, banks, building societies, investment banks, credit unions, friendly societies, life insurers, general insurers, wholesale insurers, commercial insurers and reinsurers, Lloyd's and Lloyd's agents.

Regulation of financial services, financial services providers, financial markets (infrastructure providers) and consumer credit services, namely authorisation, prudential supervision and enforcement action, administration, monitoring and enforcement of standards, the administration and the setting of rules of conduct, the setting, administration and enforcement of disciplinary action; regulation (namely authorisation, prudential supervision and enforcement action, administration, monitoring and enforcement of standards, the administration and the setting of rules of conduct, the setting, administration and enforcement of disciplinary action) of providers of consumer credit, financial markets (infrastructure providers), managing agents, investment firms; advisory services relating to regulatory affairs; preparation of rules of conduct and regulations.