Prospery to be discontinued in Germany
Prospery, ABN AMRO’s online wealth manager in Germany, has informed its clients that its services will soon be discontinued.
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ABN AMRO MeesPierson chosen as Best Private Bank in the Netherlands
For the 15th consecutive year, Euromoney has chosen ABN AMRO MeesPierson as the Best Private Bank in the Netherlands. Every year, Euromoney awards prizes to the best private banks and asset managers worldwide. The prize was presented in London on Thursday, 21 February 2019.
New fees for (manual) payment services for business clients
Business clients that use ABN AMRO’s payment services – mainly those involving manual processing – may be charged new fees as from 1 January 2019. This will affect various businesses, but chiefly trade finance companies.
Gouden Spreekbuis award for mortgage lenders goes to ABN AMRO
The Gouden Spreekbuis (‘golden megaphone’) is an award granted to mortgage lenders in recognition of improved communication, image and service. ABN AMRO has shown the greatest degree of improvement over the past year, and visibly does its best to help consumers.
ABN AMRO reduces private savings accounts rates
ABN AMRO will lower rates on private savings accounts on 31 July. Clients have been informed. Interest on our instant-access Direct Savings Account (Direct Sparen) will be cut to 0.03% from 0.05%.
Diamond & Jewellery Clients to become part of Trade & Commodity Finance at ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO announced today that Diamond & Jewellery Clients (D&JC) will become part of Trade & Commodity Finance (TCF) within ABN AMRO’s Commercial & Institutional Banking business. It also announced that Geert van Reisen has been appointed interim Global Head of Diamond & Jewellery Clients, until all internal formalities have been arranged, with effect from 1 December 2017. Geert van Reisen takes over from Erik Jens who has decided to pursue his career outside the bank.
Partnership joint ATM network
ABN AMRO, ING, Rabobank and Geldservice Nederland (GSN) recently signed an agreement to team up to optimise the network of ATMs in the Netherlands. On 31 May this year, the banks and GSN announced that they were discussing ways of keeping cash money readily available at a time when cash is being used less and less. In the period ahead, they will be carefully mapping out the best distribution of ATMs in the future. The partners plan to start migrating the ATM network in the third quarter of 2018 and aim to complete the project by the end of 2020.
ABN AMRO lowers interest rates on a number of retail savings accounts
ABN AMRO will lower interest rates on a number of retail savings accounts as from 10 October. The interest paid on the Direct Sparen savings account, which offers instant access to deposits, will be lowered from 0.10% to 0.05%. The interest paid on the KinderToekomstSpaarrekening, a children's savings account, will remain unchanged. Clients have been informed of the changes.
ABN AMRO to discontinue World Citizen Services concept
ABN AMRO has decided to discontinue its World Citizen Services (WCS) concept. WCS includes private banking offices in Marbella (Spain) and Valbonne (France) for clients with a second home in these countries.
ABN AMRO adjusts base rate on most private savings accounts
ABN AMRO is lowering the base rate on its savings account by 0.05% as from 15 June. Interest on the popular Capital Savings Account (Vermogens Spaarrekening) will be lowered to 0.35%; the bonus interest will remain at 0.25% and the base rate will drop from 0.15% to 0.10%. Interest on the Direct Savings Account, from which funds can be withdrawn at any time, will be lowered from 0.20% to 0.15%. Clients have been informed of the changes.
ABN AMRO appoints Yannick Huygens as Head of Corporate Banking Belgium
ABN AMRO is pleased to announce that Yannick Huygens has been appointed as Head of Corporate Banking in Belgium. Huygens’ appointment is the next step in supporting the bank’s growth ambitions for its corporate banking activities in neighbouring countries of the Netherlands. ‘Belgium has grown the maritime and corporate banking segment successfully during the last years. The foundation is ready. It is now time for the next step’, says Hugo Peek, Regional Head EMEA, Corporate & Institutional Banking.
Banks work together to explore development of joint atm network
ABN AMRO Bank, ING, Rabobank and Geldservice Nederland (GSN) announce their collaboration to explore a potential initiative intended to ensure the ongoing availability of ATMs in the Netherlands. These exploratory discussions are being conducted in close consultation with De Nederlandsche Bank and draw upon successful initiatives in Sweden and Finland.
ABN AMRO: Outcome first round French presidential elections favourable for financial markets
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have won the first round of the French presidential elections on Sunday. Initial market indications are pointing at a modest recovery in the euro and a slightly higher opening of European equity markets at the opening of markets this morning.
ABN AMRO changes interest rates on several retail savings accounts as from 30 April 2017
ABN AMRO has lowered the interest rate on the “Direct Kwartaal Sparen” account by 0.05% to 0.20%. The base rate has gone up from 0.15% to 0.20% and the bonus rate has been lowered from 0.10% to 0%.
ABN AMRO lowers interest rates for retail clients
On 28 February 2017, ABN AMRO will lower its interest rates on retail savings accounts. Clients have been informed about this. The interest rate on the popular savings account “Vermogens Spaarrekening” will drop from 0.5% to 0.45%.