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1 TheTHE BNP PARIBAS GROUPGroup’s core businesses and divisionsAn ambitious industrial and strategic projectgiving rise to a global player and Europeanmarket leader in personal financeThe European mortgage and consumer finance markets had a combinedvalued of more than EUR 6,000 billion at the end of 2006 in terms oftotal loan portfolio. These markets are currently registering double-digitgrowth and changing fast. BNP Paribas Personal Finance is looking torespond to all the financing needs of individual clients by offering allloan products through all channels (i.e. direct, online, brokers, agents,partners, distributors, etc.) and by exploiting the increasing similaritiesthat exist between these two types of lending. The target is to becomean international player with a EUR 160 billion loan portfolio by 2010 andto be the only non-British/American entity in the global Top 5.Brand architecture contributing to thecommercial development of this new businessThe aim is to capitalise on the strength of the BNP Paribas name forthe identity of this new business and on the reputation and image ofCetelem for the commercial activity. The UCB brand will be used wherenecessary, notably for the BtoB activity.The “Crédito” character, a strong and well-recognised image that hasalready been deployed on a global level, is to become the brand andcommunication emblem of BNP Paribas Personal Finance, which placesresponsible lending at the heart of its development strategy.EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONSThese companies use a multi-channel approach (direct sales, sales viareferrals or via partnerships) to offer their corporate and business clientsa range of solutions specific to each asset market, from financing tofleet outsourcing.Equipment Solutions offers its end users and business providers theopportunity to outsource the credit, market or technical risks associatedwith corporate assets.Equipment Solutions consists of three international business lines (IBLs) (1)which are organised according to the assets and leasing solutions offered,more specifically:■ the car and light vehicle IBL managed by Arval, dedicated to long-termlease management services;■ the IT, telecom and copying equipment IBL run jointly by BNP ParibasLease Group, specialised in equipment financing, and Arius, specialisingin the leasing and management of IT equipment;■ the construction, agricultural and transport equipment IBL, which isrun by specialists at BNP Paribas Lease Group and Artegy, engaged inthe long-term management of heavy industrial vehicles.Commercial real estate and other assets are managed by the local entitiesof BNP Paribas Lease Group.The development of Equipment Solutions gained momentum in Europein 2007 with 74% of Arval’s operations and 54.1% of BNP Paribas LeaseGroup’s operations being conducted outside France.At the end of 2007 Arval had a total fleet of 547,000 vehicles underlease, an increase of 8% from the previous year, and it ranked n°1 inFrance and n°2 in Europe (source: SNLVLD).BNP Paribas Lease Group has set up over 266,418 finance contractstotalling EUR 21.7 billion, making it n°1 in Europe in equipment leasing(source: Leaseurope 2006).In France, BNP Paribas Lease Group is n°1 in the equipment leasingmarket, with an 18.6% market share (source: ASF, 2007).In Italy, the link-up with Locafit, a subsidiary of BNL, has created a majorplayer in the market: n°2 in equipment leasing by value of outstandings(source: Leaseurope 2006).Furthermore, the division’s short-term wholesale finance businessfared particularly well in 2007, registering growth of 19.8% across allcountries.BANCWESTIn the United States, the retail banking business is conducted throughBancWest Corporation, a company formed out of the 1998 mergerbetween Bank of the West and First Hawaiian Bank, wholly-owned byBNP Paribas since the end of 2001. BancWest has completed a numberof acquisitions since that date, the latest being Commercial FederalCorporation in December 2005.Bank of the West offers a very large range of retail banking products andservices to individuals, small businesses and corporate clients in 19 statesin western and mid-western America. It also has strong national positionsin certain niche lending markets, such as Marine, Recreational Vehicles,Church Lending, and Small Business Administration.With a market share of close to 40% based on deposits (2) First HawaiianBank is Hawaii’s leading bank, offering banking services to a localclientele of private individuals and companies.In total, with close to 12,000 employees, 742 branches and total assetsof USD 74 billion at 31 December 2007, BancWest currently serves some4 million households and companies. It is now the 6th-largest bank inthe western United States by deposits.EMERGING MARKETS< Contents >The Retail Banking in the Emerging Markets business is now presentin 34 countries, covering the Mediterranean basin (with more than670 branches), the Near and Middle East (55 branches), Africa(90 branches), the far east of Europe (1,000 branches), Asia (60 branchesin China and 59 in Vietnam via 2 partnerships with local banks) and theFrench overseas departments and territories (55 branches). Across allthese regions, the business operates a total network of 1,993 brancheswith more than 4 million individual, corporate and business clients and23,700 employees.12345678910(1) International Business Line.(2) Source: SNL Financial, 30 June 2007.1182007 Registration document - BNP PARIBAS
THE BNP PARIBAS GROUP1The Group’s core businesses and divisionsThe business has developed rapidly since 2004, and now consists offive times more branches and four times more clients. It has also setup operations in 10 new countries since the end of 2004, both throughacquisitions (Turkey and China in 2005, Ukraine in 2006, Vietnamand Libya in 2007) and organic development (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,Mauritania, Israel and Russia).This change of dimension has been accompanied by restructuringmeasures, involving the creation of regional platforms and a newcommercial strategy focusing on private individual clients and SMEs.< Contents >These networks with their fast-growing client bases constitute a uniquedistribution platform for all of the Group’s businesses: partnershipswith Personal Finance in Turkey, Ukraine, Algeria, Morocco and China;distribution of CIB’s structured products across all networks andintegration within CIB’s network of Trade Centres; creation of a jointventure with the Private Banking business.12ASSET MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES3The Asset Management and Services core business comprises all of theGroup’s investor services businesses and leads the BNP Paribas assetgathering effort. One of the foremost players in Europe, AMS offers fundmanagement and discretionary asset management services, backed bya range of high value-added investor services.AMS leverages expertise in three main areas:■ Wealth and Asset Management, comprising asset management(BNP Paribas Investment Partners), online brokerage and personalinvestment services (BNP Paribas Personal Investors), private banking(BNP Paribas Private Banking) and real estate services (BNP ParibasImmobilier);■ Insurance (BNP Paribas Assurance);■ Securities Services for corporate clients, fund managers and financialinstitutions across the globe (BNP Paribas Securities Services).Through these six businesses, which employ a total staff of 23,500 insome 60 countries, AMS offers a comprehensive range of products andservices to a broad investor clientele, including institutional clients,corporations and private individuals.In 2007 each AMS business was a leader in its market both in Franceand at a European level.INVESTMENT PARTNERSBNP Paribas Investment Partners combines all the asset managementbusinesses of BNP Paribas.A single platform providing simplified and immediate access to a vastrange of specialised partners, BNP Paribas Investment Partners is oneof the biggest names in asset management in Europe. At 31 December2007, total assets under management stood at EUR 344 billion (1) ofwhich almost half were held on behalf of institutional clients.With 2000 professionals serving clients in more than 70 countries,BNP Paribas Investment Partners draws on more than half a centuryof experience in asset management and has enjoyed strong growthover the last decade, punctuated by targeted acquisitions and thecreation of joint ventures. This solid development reflects a clear multi-specialisation strategy and a partnership approach which has enabledBNP Paribas Investment Partners to consistently enrich its product andservice offering with the support of companies who are experts in theirparticular field.BNP Paribas Investment Partners is present in the major financial centres,including Paris, London, New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong. It also hasfirst-rate knowledge of new markets thanks to its teams in Brazil, SouthKorea, China, India, Morocco and Turkey. With 250 client relationshipmanagers in 30 countries, BNP Paribas Investment Partners has a localpresence that brings it closer to its clients.PERSONAL INVESTORSBNP Paribas Personal Investors offers independent financial advice and awide range of investment services across multiple distribution channelsto high net worth individuals. This business line brings together threemajor players in the private investment field:■ Cortal Consors is the leading broker in Europe, providing personalisedinvestment advice and online trading services in five Europeancountries – Germany, France, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg. CortalConsors offers clients its investment advisory experience throughseveral channels – online, telephone or face to face. It offers a broadrange of independent products and services including short-terminvestment solutions, mutual funds and life insurance products,backed by leading-edge online brokerage technologies;■ B*capital, a brokerage firm, specializes in personalised advice onsecurities and derivatives as well as discretionary management forhigh net worth clients. It offers its clients direct access to all markets,financial analysis, personalised portfolio advisory and portfoliomanagement services;■ Geojit is one of the leading retail brokers in India. It offers brokerageservices for equities, derivatives and commodities as well as financialsavings products, mainly to private individuals. Geojit also operatesin the United Arab Emirates where it targets a non-resident Indianclientele. BNP Paribas is its main shareholder.45678910(1) Including assets under advisory.112007 Registration document - BNP PARIBAS 9
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