Etienne de Callataÿ (pictured), former chief economist and managing director of Bank Degroof, has announced the launch of his own boutique in Belgian newspaper Le Soir. The new asset manager is called Orcadia, referring to Scottish Orkney islands, and is registered in Luxembourg. De Callataÿ told Le Soir that MSCI will form its main financial data provider. […]
Belgian managers Bank Degroof and Petercam have completed their merger. The new Bank Degroof Petercam is headquartered in Brussels and employs 1 400 professionals through offices in Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Hong Kong. It manages over €50bn in assets under management. The shareholdership is composed as follows: ca 70 % […]
Following the merger between Petercam and Bank Degroof, managing director and partner Francis Heymans has announced he will exit Petercam. Heymans, who is also head of International Business Development and member of the company’s board, has been working for Petercam since 1991. Bank Degroof and Petercam have signed a definitive agreement to finalise their merger last May. With assets […]
Belgian group Bank Degroof has announced that Bruno Colmant will join the entity resulting from the merger between Degroof and Petercam as head of Macro Research. He will also join the executive committee and will lead specific missions as group economic advisor. The appointment of Colmant is subject to authorities’ approval. Colmant has been a partner […]
While the headquarters of Belgian asset manager Petercam have recently announced the merger with Bank Degroof, Alessandro Fonzi (pictured), country head Italy di Petercam Institutional Asset Management (IAM), was busy spearheading the company’s launch in the country. Fonzi, previously head of institutional clients and financial intermediaries Italy at Lombard Odier, opened the Italian office around spring […]
Following the completion of a due diligence phase after the memorandum of understanding, shareholders of Bank Degroof and Petercam have now signed a definitive agreement to finalise the merger. With assets under management of over €50bn, the new entity is set to offer private banking, institutional asset management and investment services across Europe. The Merger […]
Pascal Nyckees will be appointed chief operating officer of the future Belgian asset manager Degroof Petercam, resulting from the upcoming merger between Bank Degroof and Petercam. Awaiting the finalisation of the merger, Nyckees will work for Bank Degroof. Nyckees has experience in business operations and technology in the financial services and payments industry. He joined from […]
Nathalie Basyn will be appointed chief financial officer and member of the Group executive committee of the new entity resulting from the upcoming merger between Belgian Bank Degroof and Belgian asset manager Petercam. Awaiting the finalisation of the merger, she will put her expertise to use at Bank Degroof from 6 March. Basyn was hitherto […]
Belgian asset manager Petercan and Bank Degroof have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding, in a bid to merge the two businesses. With their combined assets exceeding €47bn, the new group aims to become a major financial institution in Belgium. In addition to its local offices, it will also be present across Europe, […]
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