Banque Populaire Caisse D'Epargne, Or Literally Translated As Natixis Or French Natixis Bank, Is An Investment Bank Under The French BPCE Group, Formed By The Merger Of The Asset Management And Investment Divisions Of The People's Bank Of France And The Savings Bank. The Two Banks Together Have More Than 70% Of The Capital Of The New Bank, And The Rest Of The Funds Are Publicly Raised By Paris Bourse.

Historical Events

In 1818, The First French Savings Bank (Caisses D'Epargne) Was Established In Paris To Promote, Attract And Manage Public Deposits And Launch Savings Accounts.

In 1837, The Management Of Savings Accounts Was Handed Over To The French Development Bank (Caisse Des Dépôts). The Number Of Savings Banks Expanded: From 284 In 1839 To 364 In 1847.

In 1878, The First Banque Populaire Opened Its Doors In Angers. Founded By And For Individual Entrepreneurs, It Made It Easier To Finance The Development Of Their Projects.

In 1919, To Facilitate The Reconstruction Of France After The First World War, The Crédit National Was Established.

In 1921, The Central Department Of Savings (Caisse Centrale Des Banques Populaires) Was Established.

In 1946, The Banque Française Du Commerce Extérieur Was Established To Promote The Development Of International Trade Transactions.

In 1996, Crédit Nationale Merged With Banco Natixis To Form Natexis S.A. Limited, The First Bank Merger In France In Nearly 30 Years.

In 1998, The Central Savings Department Of The Public Bank Acquired Natexis S.A., Which Became The Listed Shell Company Of The Public Bank Group.

In 1999, The Central Savings Department Of The Public Bank Transferred Its Operations To Natexis S.A. The Central Savings Department Of The Public Bank Was Renamed Banque Fédérale Des Banques Populaires

In 1999, The Caisse Nationale Des Caisses D'Epargne (National Savings Department) Was Created.

In 2001, The CDC IXIS Bank Was Created, Mainly Engaged In Investment Banking, And Was Spun Off From The Competitive Finance Business Of The French Development Bank.

In 2004, The National Savings Department Of The Savings Bank Annexed The CDC IXIS Bank. The Savings Bank Group (Le Groupe Caisse D'Epargne) Thus Became A Full-service Banking Institution, Creating Two Business-oriented Banks, IXIS CIB And IXIS AM, Respectively.

In 2006, Natixis Bank Was Established By The Reorganization Of IXIS Bank And Volkswagen Natexis Bank.

In 2009, BPCE Group, The Second Largest Banking Group In France, Was Established. The Group Was Formed By The Merger Of The National Savings Department Of Savings Bank And Volkswagen Federal Bank. BPCE Group Became The Parent Company Of Natixis Bank Of France.

In 2013, GF Securities And Its Wholly-owned Company GF Futures (Hong Kong) Completed The Acquisition Of Its Wholly-owned British NCM Futures Company From Natixis Bank Of France, Thus Enabling GF Futures To Have The Membership Of The Main Futures Exchange In The United Kingdom. The Transaction Amount Is Initially US $36.14 Million (approximately HK $282 Million).

Main Business Rankings

Corporate And Investment Banking:

• N ° 1 European Project Finance (Europe Bank Of The Year 2010)
• N ° 2 Real Estate Finance (France)
• N ° 2 Major Corporate Bonds (France)
• N ° 7 Collateral Debt Securities Issuance (Europe)
• N ° 10 Euro Bond Primary Market
• N ° 6 Trade Finance (Africa And The Middle East)
• Top 10 Global Aviation Financing

Asset Management:

• N ° 1 Asset Management Bank (France)
• N ° 5 Asset Management Bank (Europe)
• N ° 13 Asset Management Bank (Global)

Private Equity And Private Banking:

• One Of The Main Players In Asset Investment For SMEs In France

Services:

• N ° 1 Employee Savings Management (France)
• N ° 1 Insurance Deposit ( France)
• N ° 10 Global Custodian
• N ° 2 Retail Custodian (France)
• N ° 3 Electronic Payment Operator (France)
• N ° 4 Banking Insurance IARD (France)

Accounts Receivable Management:

• N ° 1 Accounts Receivable Management (France)
• N ° 3 Factoring (France)
• N ° 7 Factoring (Global)
• N ° 3 Credit Insurance (Global)
• N ° 6 Accounts Receivable Management (Global)
• N ° 7 Corporate Information Provider (Global)