Rabobank

Rabobank's roots lie in agriculture. What began at the end of the nineteenth century as a collection of small rural banks, has grown into an extensive financial group.

Today Rabobank is owned by approximately 328 local banks which provide financial services and products to the Dutch retail and business markets.

The collection of these banks, together with Rabobank Nederland and the following subsidiaries form Rabobank Group and establish Rabobank as an allfinanz services provider.

* Insurances, Pensions, Occupational health and safety: Interpolis
* Asset management / Investment: Robeco Group, Schretlen & Co, Effectenbank Stroeve, Alex
* Leasing: De Lage Landen
* Real estate: Rabo Vastgoed , FGH Bank
* Other: Gilde Investment Management (venture capital), Obvion (mortgage finance)

In its Dutch home market, Rabobank Group has 1.3 million members, nine million business and private customers and is market leader in virtually every area of financial services.

Outside the Netherlands, the Group has 222 offices, employing a total of 6,532 people in 34 countries.

Consistently being awarded a AAA credit rating from the leading rating agencies, the bank's stability is further evidenced by its being named among the Top 5 World's Safest Banks by Global Finance magazine in 2001, 2002, and again in 2003.