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ABN AMRO MeesPierson has scaled back its position in European equities

ABN AMRO MeesPierson, the private banking arm of ABN AMRO, has scaled back its position in European equities from overweight to neutral. At the same time, it has increased its holdings in American equities, reducing the slight underweight position in these stocks. ABN AMRO MeesPierson stresses that the changes are very limited. The overweight position in emerging Asia remains intact. The bank has also made no changes to the asset allocation, remaining overweight in equities and cash and sharply underweight in bonds.

Press release24 November 2017

ABN AMRO launches instant payments

Starting today, clients of ABN AMRO and a number of other European banks will be able to enjoy superfast transfers between the participating banks. This system, known as ‘instant payments’, means it will take just a few seconds for money transferred from an account at one bank to arrive in the account of a client of one of the other banks. This makes ABN AMRO one of the first banks in Europe to introduce instant payments.

Press release21 November 2017

ABN AMRO launches its Developer Portal

ABN AMRO has launched the first version of its Developer Portal, with a series of commercial APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). By working together more closely with external developers, the bank will accelerate innovation and further improve the services for its clients.

Press release18 November 2017

Sustainability opportunities profitable for companies

ABN AMRO and EcoChain Technologies will be teaming up to show ABN AMRO business clients how they can make their operations more sustainable. A detailed business case, expressed in financial and social returns, will identify their opportunities.

Press release15 November 2017

ABN AMRO makes its investment activities more sustainable

ABN AMRO has some 8 billion euros in sustainable client assets, making it the Netherlands' number one bank in this respect. The bank's ambition is to grow its sustainably invested assets to 16 billion euros in the next three years. In addition, ABN AMRO intends to make its range of investments more sustainable.

Press release08 November 2017

ABN AMRO reports net profit of EUR 673 million for Q3 2017

ABN AMRO reports EUR 673 million net profit for Q3 2017

Press release08 November 2017

Kees van Dijkhuizen about the results of Q3 2017

ABN AMRO reports net profit of EUR 673 million for Q3 2017

Video08 November 2017

Outcome of EU-wide Transparency Exercise

ABN AMRO notes the announcements made by the European Banking Authority and De Nederlandsche Bank regarding the information of the 2017 EU-wide Transparency Exercise and fulfilment of the EBA Board of Supervisors' decision.

Press release03 November 2017

EBA interpretation impacts certain capital ratios of ABN AMRO Group N.V., ABN AMRO Bank N.V. unaffected

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its interpretation of certain capital regulations , applicable to European banks. This impacts the Tier 1, Total capital and leverage ratios of ABN AMRO Group N.V. The CET1 capital ratio of ABN AMRO Group N.V. remains unaffected. There is also no impact on the capital ratios, depositors and debt holders of ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Press release03 November 2017

ABN AMRO increases its stake in Tink

ABN AMRO’s Digital Impact Fund has increased its stake in Tink. Following its first investment in this Swedish FinTech in May 2016, the Fund is now taking part in Tink’s second investment round.

Press release25 October 2017

Private bank also adds emerging market debt to its bond portfolio

ABN AMRO MeesPierson has decided to take some of the profits from its significantly overweight position in equities. ABN AMRO’s private bank will downgrade the position in favour of cash, despite the outlook that indicates that the global economy will grow and corporate earnings will remain strong. By taking these profits, ABN AMRO MeesPierson is anticipating the possibility of increased risks (in particular geopolitical risks) and a downturn in market sentiment caused by disappointment. The private bank has also added emerging market debt to its bond portfolio.

Press release25 October 2017

ABN AMRO appoints Marina Shevtsova as CFO for ABN AMRO UK

ABN AMRO is pleased to announce Marina Shevtsova has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for ABN AMRO UK.

Press release18 October 2017

ABN AMRO makes senior appointments in leveraged finance

ABN AMRO is pleased to announce two senior appointments to strengthen its leveraged finance business. Dominik Felsmann (37) has been appointed as Head of Leveraged Finance Germany. Previously he worked as an executive director at IKB Leveraged Finance and in London for Commerzbank and HSBC in their respective Leveraged Finance teams. His appointment fits well in ABN AMRO's ambition to expand its leveraged finance activities in Germany as part of the bank's overall strategy to grow its international business selectively.

Press release10 October 2017

ABN AMRO: “Accelerated scale-back of homeowners’ tax relief can curb home price rise”

The new government has chosen a “good” moment to speed up the planned cuts in mortgage interest tax relief . “With the market starting to show signs of overheating, an accelerated scale-back of mortgage-related tax facilities could curb the upward trend in home prices,” ABN AMRO Group Economics predicts. Furthermore, Group Economics expects there will be only a minor negative effect on housing costs, as mortgage interest rates are at historic lows. This might, however, change if mortgage rates trend upwards again – the Group hasn't ruled out that possibility long-term.

Press release06 October 2017

ABN AMRO: ‘Housing market to continue to benefit from low interest’

Home buyers will continue to benefit from low mortgage rates for longer than was recently thought. ABN AMRO’s Group Economics unit predicts that a 10-year yield of 1.0% at year-end 2018, as opposed to 1.5% as expected previously. This means that long-term mortgage rates, which follow the 10-year yield, will also start increasing later than the economists expected at the start of this year.

Press release06 October 2017