The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following segments: Securities Services, Market and Wealth Services, Investment and Wealth Management, and Other segment. The Securities Services segment includes Asset Servicing business, which provides global custody, fund accounting, integrated middle-office solutions, transfer agency and data and analytics solutions. The Market and Wealth Services segment comprises industry leaders pershing and clearance and collateral management, and treasury services business. The Investment and Wealth Management segment provides services to institutional and retail investors, as well as investment management, wealth and estate planning. The Other segment which includes the leasing portfolio, corporate treasury activities, derivatives and other trading activity. The company was founded by Alexander Hamilton on June 9, 1784 and is headquartered in New York, NY.