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These financial conglomerates provide a range of services, such as investment banking, commercial banking, and financial advising. They are owned by members so that members can share funds among themselves. Members who save deposit the funds. These funds are then loaned to members who need the funds. With the use of advanced investment techniques, these largely unregulated portfolios are invested in securities. The investment objective is to offset potential losses by investing in counterbalancing securities. They are open to only a select class of investors.

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These financial conglomerates provide a range of services, such as investment banking, commercial banking, and financial advising. ⇒ FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATIONS.

The institution described is a Financial Services Corporation as they offer many services to customers including all the above services. The firm type depends on the services it offers.

They are owned by members so that members can share funds among themselves. Members who save deposit the funds. These funds are then loaned to members who need the funds. ⇒ CREDIT UNIONS.

This is a Credit Union. Credit Unions were designed to ensure that people had access to low interest loans. They are like banks in that they loan money but they only loan to members. Members own the Union and it is run on a non-profit basis which is why rates are so low.

With the use of advanced investment techniques, these largely unregulated portfolios are invested in securities. The investment objective is to offset potential losses by investing in counterbalancing securities. They are open to only a select class of investors. ⇒ HEDGE FUNDS.

Hedge funds invest in derivatives a lot and are largely unregulated. They use very advanced investment techniques to earn high returns for their exclusive class of investors who pool funds to provide the Hedge fund with capital for investment.