World Financial Institutions

Julius Baer Group

Ian Elwood — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:07:15 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Julius Baer Group is a Swiss banking firm which is the parent company of Bank Julius Bär, a traditional private bank based in Zurich, Switzerland, which dates back to the year 1890 when it was founded by the famous banker Julius Bär. The Julius Baer Group manages substantial assets for private and institutional clients from all over the world.

ING Group

Patrick Young — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:00:41 -0500

Company Snapshot:

ING Groep N.V. (known as ING Group) is a financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, insurance and asset management services. ING once stood for Internationale Nederlanden Groep.

Royal Bank of Canada

Ian Elwood — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:26:50 -0500

Company Snapshot:

The Royal Bank of Canada (Banque Royale du Canada in French) is Canada's largest company.[1] It has over 1,400 branches across Canada, over 70,000 full-and part-time employees worldwide, and offices in over 34 countries.

Bank of America

Ian Elwood — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:06:08 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Bank of America is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. It is the largest American company (by market capitalization) that is not part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.