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ABN AMRO - ODDO BHF Best Benelux Broker for fourth year in a row

ABN AMRO – ODDO BHF is proud to have been named Best Benelux Broker in the 2025 European Ranking for the fourth year in a row. Apart from the accreditation for Best Benelux Broker overall, ABN AMRO – ODDO BHF also won the number one position in three of four subcategories: Sales, Trading & Execution and Corporate Access. The team was placed second in the Research subcategory.

DNB imposes fine on ABN AMRO for violation of bonus prohibition

The Dutch Central Bank (DNB) has imposed an administrative fine on ABN AMRO for violating the bonus prohibition over the period from 2016 to 2024. The bonus prohibition was instituted after the global financial crisis and stipulates that board members and management in the second echelon of banks receiving state support are not allowed to receive bonuses.

ABN AMRO Rejoins CLSSettlement and extends Third-Party Access to Clients

ABN AMRO announced its return as a settlement member of CLSSettlement in CLS, effective immediately. This membership underscores the bank’s commitment to minimizing foreign exchange (FX) settlement risk and enhancing operational efficiency.

Only 13.7% of €28.1 billion in financing reaches female entrepreneurs

ABN AMRO invests EUR 10 million in Keen Venture Partners

ABN AMRO MeesPierson: slower growth, many uncertainties in H2 of 2025

The tariffs announced by the Trump Administration in the US are dampening economic growth. This is particularly true in the US itself, but is noticeable in Europe too. Although both economies will continue to grow during the second half of 2025, this will be at a slower rate than previously predicted.

ABN AMRO launches neobank BUUT

After the summer, ABN AMRO will launch ‘BUUT’. BUUT offers everything you can expect from a bank, but a little bit different, like Tikkie. It is the first bank developed entirely around the world as young people experience it. Together with the Tikkie team, ABN AMRO built BUUT from the ground up in twelve months to create a bank that aligns seamlessly with the digital world inhabited by the new generation.

Public prosecutor imposes penalty order on ABN AMRO

The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service (NPPS) imposed a penalty order on ABN AMRO on 28 May 2025 for involvement in transactions connected to, according to the NPPS, the filing of intentionally incorrect tax returns by a Dutch subsidiary of a foreign financial institution in the period 2010-2013. ABN AMRO resigns to the penalty order.

ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund leads investment in Converge

The Sustainable Impact Fund (SIF) has led a GBP 17 million investment in Converge, a UK-based leader in concrete management and decarbonisation technologies using AI, sensors and SaaS. Participants in the investment included existing investors such as decarbonisation specialist Climate Investment (OGCI), as well as new investors Move Energy, PI Impact and J-Impact.

One in five Dutch companies harmed by cyberattacks in 2024