The Global Investment Management and Services division
incorporates 5 complementary business lines: Société
Générale Asset Management, SG Private Banking,
Société Générale Securities Services, Newedge
(multi asset brokerage business) and Boursorama (Online banking),
and employs some 12,500 or so staff worldwide.
Société Générale Group is the 4th largest bank
in the euro zone in terms of assets under management, with EUR 435
billion at end-2007, and the 3rd largest in terms of assets under
custody, with EUR 2,733 billion at end June 2008.
2007 Mutual Fund of the year in India (CNBC – CRISIL).
Best private bank in Europe for structured products in 2008 (Euromoney).
Top-rated for the 'Europe', 'Institutional Investors', 'Fund Managers', 'Under $1 billion' and 'Major Markets Agent Bank review, South Africa, Domestic' categories – 2008 Global Custodian Magazine Awards for Excellence.
Following the acquisition in Germany of the leading financial information portal www.onvista.de in September 2007, Boursorama has substantially increased the share of its revenue that comes from media activity.
Newedge, global brokerage subsidiary created in January 2008, is a world-leader in the execution and clearing of listed derivatives products.
