Banca Carige is engaged as a banking, financial, insurance and social welfare group. Co.'s group includes Banca Carige Italia, which collects all Co.'s agencies outside Liguria and supporting the project of network development; Cassa di Risparmio di Savona, which is engaged as a savings bank; Cassa di Risparmio di Carrara, the financial backer; Banca del Monte di Lucca; Banca Cesare Ponti, which specialized in private banking and asset management; the insurance companies Carige Assicurazioni (accident insurance) and Carige Vita Nuova (life insurance); and Creditis Servizi Finanziari S.p.A., which specializes in issuing personal loans, salary-deducted loans and revolving credit lines.

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena Group is engaged in business areas such as leasing, factoring, corporate finance, investment banking and consumer credit. Co.'s Operating Segments are as follow: the Retail & Corporate division, made up by the Retail Banking and Corporate Banking segments, and the Corporate Centre. The Retail banking segment's areas of business include funding, lending, the provision of insurance products, financial and non-financial services (including through electronic payment instruments) to retail customers. The corporate banking segment's areas of business include lending and providing financial products and services to businesses.

Banco Bpm SpA is an Italy-based company engaged in the financial industry. The Company is a multi-channel bank, which provides a number of banking products and services. Its range of services include shares placement, establishment and management of specialized investment funds, corporate and individual current account, investor services, general financing operations, life and non-life insurance products, as well as Automated Teller Machines (ATM) services, e-purse services and Short Message Service (SMS). The Bank's portfolio comprises products and services for individuals and business clients. It is active particularly in productive regions, such as Lombardy, Veneto and Piedmont. Banco Bpm SpA operates through Banca Popolare di Milano, Banca Popolare di Verona, Banca Popolare di Novara, Banca Popolare di Lodi and Credito Bergamasco, among other.

Banco di Desio e della Brianza SpA is an Italy-based bank. It provides various banking, financial and insurance solutions, including trading of financial instruments, currency trading, portfolio management, investment consultancy services, property and life insurance policies, and factoring transaction services, among others. The Bank divides its activities into three segments: Commercial Bank, Asset Management and Assets. Through the Commercial Bank segment, it offers loans, deposit accounts, banking and payment services, insurance and asset management products, debit, and credit cards, among others. The Asset Management includes operations through its subsidiaries, including Brianfid Sa, Banca Credito Privato Commerciale Sa and Rovere SA. The Asset division is represented through Chiara Assicurazioni Compagnia di Assicurazioni. The Company operates in the domestic market.

Intesa Sanpaolo is a commercial bank. Co. is engaged in lending and deposit collection operations in Italy and associated financial services, serving Households, Personal, Small Business, Private and Small and Medium Enterprise customers. Co. provides medium-term credit, leasing, factoring and agribusiness (Mediocredito Italiano), consumer credit (Intesa Sanpaolo Personal Finance), management of electronic payments (Setefi), and trust services (Sirefid). Co. has approximately 4,300 branches, including Retail and Business branches, distributed broadly throughout Italy. At Dec 31 2014, Co. had total assets of Euro646.43 billion.