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First Astra Bank is a large corporation of the Distant Fringe.

Portfolio

First Astra is considered to be a part of the Banking, Insurance, and Legal Business Sector. It operates throughout the Distant Fringe, though its interest is strongest in the coreward parts of Far Home Sector. It is involved with finance and economics of all kinds.

Commercial Competencies

Asset allocation, asset management. Bond trading, commodity trading, equities trading, investment and stock portfolios. Brokerage services, capital market services, investment management and retail brokerage. Commercial banking, corporate banking, investment banking and retail banking. Conglomeration services, debt resolution, and mediation and advisory services. Futures and options trading, stock trading. Mortgages, mortgage loans and underwriting. Risk management, finance and insurance, venture capital. Treasury and security services, remittance services.

Governance & Organization

First Astra is governed by a Chairman and a Committee of Governors. It is run by a Executive Chairman, Senior Operating Officers and Department Directors. It has an extensive Records Department, an Internal Audit Department, a large Legal Department, a Sophont Resources Bureau, a very large Public Relations Office, a Finance Department, and an Internal Security Office.

Head Office

The head office is located on Tal Varisa, a major commercial and industrial center located within the Firstworlds. As well as the main administrative complexes its holdings include corporate retreats and spa complexes, executive villas, and large private estates with associated recreational facilities where business may be undertaken in complete privacy. The company controls a number of private spaceport facilities on the world.

The company maintains Regional Offices on important worlds throughout the Distant Fringe.

Major Divisions

Astra Equity Investments
Astra Financial Services
Investment Bank
Investment Management
Private Banking
Treasury and Securities Services

Stockholders

Stock ownership:

Advance Investments Group – 27%,
"Fives" families – 21%,
StoneRock Fidelity – 17%,
Private ownership – 13%,
Bullen Ross Schneider – 10%,
Instelbank Prime – 7%,
Younger Stock Investments – 5%.

Subsidiaries

Equity Partnership (the private merchant banking arm of First Astra)
First Astra Direct (an interstellar bank that provides consumer and commercial banking)
Upstep Webb LLC (an investment bank focused on mergers & acquisitions).

Notable Investments

Coralin et Fils SPRL (based at Ras Tennol). 10% Stock ownership.
Fringe Heavy Industries (based at Pador). 9% Stock ownership.
Fringe Transport Services (based at Nexus). 9% Stock ownership.
Frontier Resource Exploration (based at Kashar). 8% Stock ownership.
Green Moon (based at Garin). 9% Stock ownership. 9% Stock ownership.
Kaftfahrzeug GmbH (based at Sudi Verisia). 11% Stock ownership.
Mooi & Belanis Heavy Haulage SA (based at Pador). 4% Stock ownership.
Rio Argo (based at Sudi Verisia). 7% Stock ownership.
Spinward Metallworks AG (based at Nexus). 11% Stock ownership.
Verrell Aerospace (based at Nexus). 9% Stock ownership.

Corporate Holdings

First Astra directly owns prime real estate, secure properties and compounds, holding facilities, and heavily protected vaults, along with the equipment, machinery, vehicles and technology necessary to maintain operations. It has a corporate fleet of personnel transport vessels. It holds loans including interest from consumer and business loans, rights, reserves, holdings of deposits and vault cash, investments and securities. First Astra has highly trained and superbly equipped security and vigorously pursues those who transgress its interests.

History & Background

The corporation was founded by a consortium of financial interests on Tal Varisa during the early years of the 25th century.

Trade Partners

No information yet available.

Trade Competitors

Younger Stock Investments

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