The group's principal activities are to provide financial services, which include institutional, prime and retail brokerage, investment and merchant banking, trust related services, asset management and investment management services. The group serves a diverse group of institutional, corporate and individual clients. On 02-May-2003, the group acquired 50% ownership interest in the salient companies and 23.15% profits interest in the endowment fund and on Apr 1, 2004, it acquired a 69% interest in charlotte capital.