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Fortis to Incorporate in China for Private Banking [DO NOT EDIT]
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Fortis Group is planning to incorporate in China to offer
private banking and other services to individuals, according to a
report in the South China Morning Post, citing Lex
Kloosterman, a member of the bank’s executive committee.
“Clearly, we expect our growth to be very much led by Greater
China,” he was reported as saying.
Fortis is currently integrating ABN Amro’s private client
business which it acquired last year as part of the consortium,
including RBS and Spain’s Santander, of which it was the third
member.
Asia will account for $30 billion of the total assets under
management of $340 billion that will be overseen by the new
entity, to be renamed Fortis Private Banking.