
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 France, the Group's distribution activity is ensured by its two bank networks: Crédit du Nord and Société Générale. The international reach of the retail banking division extends to operations in 26 countries.
The rapid development of its financial services activities over the past five years has propelled the French bank to a sector leadership position in Europe.
Asset management
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.
The Groupe is ranked amongst the market leaders by virtue of the very significant volume of assets it manages every year.
Financing
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking deploys solutions for the financing of companies, investors and financial institutions.
The capital markets, derivatives and structured finance expertise of its 10,000 employees ensures the Group's competitiveness on a global scale.
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