Cetelem, the consumer finance subsidiary of BNP Paribas, terminates its planned acquisition of a 50% stake in the company that controls Russian Standard Bank, which was announced on July 27, 2004. This is due to Mr Tariko and his group…

The BNP Paribas group combines the activities of its brokerage firm B*capital, specialized in stock consulting and management, with its Cortal Consors business, its subsidiary specialized in savings and on-line trading. With this move, B*capital accelerates its growth in France….

Cetelem’s 2003 Activity Report won not only the corporate prize, but also-and most importantly the Grand Prize, all categories combined, in the yearly corporate publications competition organized by France’s Union of Corporate Newspapers and Journalists (UJJEF). This year, nearly 200…

The Chairman of BNP Paribas has been elected President of the European Banking Federation (FBE) for a two-year term. He succeeds Maurizio Sella, President of the Italian Banking Association. At the same time, Hein Blocks, Managing Director of the Netherlands…

The Vendôme Rome group and BNP Paribas Paribas Immobilier have reached an agreement to advance the date for the buy-out of Atis Real International, in which BNP Paribas Paribas Immobilier will increase its shareholding interest from 49.98% to 100%.BNP Paribas…

The Luxembourg based investment fund Sireo Immobilienfonds n°4 Sicav has awarded a portfolio management mandate to BNP Paribas Real Estate and its european subsidiaries. The total investment volume will amount to around € 1 billion – € 200 million are…

Since it signed the Global Pact of the United Nations in 2002, AGF has been actively encouraging its suppliers, in turn, to adopt this agreement. In this way, Arval PHH, specialist in Operational Leasing and management of multibrand corporate vehicles,…

BNP Paribas Assurance, created in late 2003 from the merger of the Group’s three insurance companies (Cardif, Natio Vie, and Natio Assurance), has just created its first electronic corporate communications system. The website, assurance.bnpparibas.com, which went on line on September…

SwissLife Belgium, the Belgian subsidiary of the Swiss Life group, one of the leading providers of life insurance and long-term savings and protection in Europe, has selected Atisreal APM to manage its real estate portfolio in Belgium and Luxembourg. The…

In the 2004 survey of ‘Agent Banks in Major Markets’ undertaken by Global Custodian magazine, BNP Paribas Securities Services has secured a top rated ranking in 8* of the markets where it offers local clearing and custody. These rankings are…