Chirantan Barua

Scottish Widows Ltd. (Investment Portfolio) (Scottish Widows-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Scottish Widows Ltd., a life insurance and pensions company headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd., which is owned by Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LON: LLOY) in Great Britain. Their product range includes workplace and individual pensions, annuities, life cover, critical illness, income protection as well as savings and investment products. Scottish Widows-IP manages the investment portfolio of insurance clients.

Part of Lloyds Banking Group Plc, Scottish Widows Group Ltd. is a provider of banking and financial services including private equity, insurance, mortgages, and savings accounts. The company is based in Edinburgh, UK. The British company was founded in 1999. Chirantan Barua has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. They are a subsidiary of Alliancebernstein Corp. of Delaware, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. Founded in 1999, the firm provides fundamental research and full service execution services to institutional clients globally. They offer bottom-up coverage and portfolio strategies supported by sophisticated quantitative tools.