Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF) 501 North Broadway St. Louis, MO 63102-2188 Phone: (314) 342-2000 Fax: (314) 342-2097 http://www.stifel.com
Stifel Financial Corp. is a Delaware corporation was organized in 1983 and a financial holding company. The Company's principal subsidiary is Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, a service retail and institutional brokerage and investment banking firm. Stifel Nicolaus is the successor to a partnership founded in 1890. The Company's other subsidiaries include Century Securities Associates, Inc., an independent contractor broker-dealer firm, Stifel Nicolaus Limited, its international subsidiary, and Stifel Bank & Trust, a retail and commercial bank. The Company's main activities are Private client services, including securities transaction and financial planning services; Institutional equity and fixed income sales, trading and research, and municipal finance; Investment banking services, including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and private placements; and Retail and commercial banking, including personal and commercial lending programs. The Company operates in the following segments: Global Wealth Management, Capital Markets, and Other. In Global Wealth Management segment: The Company provides securities transaction, brokerage and investment services to its clients through the consolidated Stifel Nicolaus branch system and through CSA, its wholly-owned independent contractor subsidiary. The Capital Markets segment includes research, equity and fixed income institutional sales and trading, investment banking, public finance and syndicate. The Other segment includes interest income from stock borrow activities, unallocated interest expense, interest income and gains and losses on investments held, and all unallocated overhead costs associated with the execution of orders; processing of securities transactions; custody of client securities; receipt, identification, and delivery of funds and securities; compliance with regulatory and legal requirements; internal financial accounting and controls; acquisition charges related to the LM Capital Markets and Ryan Beck acquisitions; and general administration. The Company competes with securities firms and with other financial institutions, such as commercial banks, online service providers, and other companies offering financial services. Stife as a bank and financial holding company, and Stifel Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by state and federal banking authorities.
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