
The leading French provider of financial solutions, the Société Générale group has three main areas of activity.
Retail banking
The Société Générale group has around twenty million French and international customers, including 8.7 million individuals at the end of June 2005.
In its retail banking activity, the Group is supported by the Société Générale and Crédit du Nord branch networks which are located thoughout France.
Strengthened by the growth in its Financial services, the Group is deploying worldwide and now covers 34 countries.
Asset management and investor Services
Four subsidiaries of the Société Générale group provide all the investment management activities and investor services. Their operations include: asset management, private banking, securities services and online banking.
Corporate and investment banking
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, the Société Générale group's corporate finance and investment division, proposes financial solutions to companies, investors and financial institutions.
Specialised in capital markets, derivative products and structured finance, it is the number three financing and investment bank in the euro zone.
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