Société Générale
Financial Services Company
MONEY MARKETS-Libor rates edge up, no sign of increased stress...remains the case and I think it will, then we'll see a flattening of the forward basis curve," said Guillaume Baron, strategist at Societe Generale in Paris. Dubai on Wednesday asked to delay payments on billions of dollars of debt issued... In this article: Dubai, Gordon Brown, Nakheel, Dubai World, and Societe Generale |
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Reuters | 2 days ago
TOPWRAP 3-Banks play down Dubai exposure, markets still wary
"We have seen a classic risk aversion reaction in the markets over the past 24 hours. The dollar has slumped, the yen is stronger," a Societe Generale note said. "Anybody who thought the exit profile for markets from the great recession and...
In this article: Dubai, Dubai World, Abu Dhabi, Nakheel, JP Morgan, United Arab Emirates, Credit default swaps, Recession, and Credit crunch
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WSJ.com: Markets | 2 days ago
Japan Warns on Soaring Yen
...into the market anytime soon because what matters is speed, not the level," said Yuji Saito, head of the foreign exchange group at Societe Generale. "And [the yen's ascent] isn't fast enough to be called abnormal. Intervention could be...
In this article: Japan, Hirohisa Fujii, Tokyo, Deflation, Democratic Party of Japan, U.S., and Dubai
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Daily Mail | 2 days ago
Gold price closes in on $1,200
...$80billion of debt. Why the price of gold could hit $6,300 (in theory) Comments by Dylan Grice, an strategist at investment bank Societe Generale, stirred up fevered debate in internet forums last week by suggesting that the price of...
In this article: International Monetary Fund, Inflation, India, Deflation, Gordon Brown, and UK
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
ING prices $11.2 billion cash call at steep discount
...rights issue on Tuesday, 40.6 percent for Sweden's Swedbank <SWEDa. ST> in September, and close to 30 percent for French rivals Societe Generale <SOGN.PA> and BNP Paribas <BNPP.PA> last month. "This sounds like quite a cheap deal. They...
In this article: ING Bank, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Dubai, Amsterdam, Balance sheet, Swedbank, BNP Paribas, and Lloyds
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ING prices $11.2 billion rights issue at hefty discount
...Harmony Vermogensbeheer. UK banking group Lloyds <LLOY.L> priced its rights issue at a 39 percent discount on Tuesday, while Societe Generale's <SOGN.PA> issue was offered at a 27 percent discount last month. ING is offering 6 new...
In this article: ING Bank, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Lloyds, Europe, and Amsterdam
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UPDATE 2-ING prices $11.2 bln rights issue at hefty discount
In this article: ING Bank, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Lloyds
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UPDATE 1-ING prices rights issue at 4.24 euros/shr
...close plus the new issue price. UK banking group Lloyds <LLOY.L> priced its rights issue at a 39 percent discount on Tuesday, while Societe Generale's <SOGN.PA> issue was offered at a 27 percent discount last month. The total...
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ING investors approve break-up and rights issue
...aid, such as Royal Bank of Scotland <RBS.L> and Belgium's KBC <KBC.BR>, have also agreed to divest operations. ING will join France's Societe Generale <SOGN.PA> and others in paying back state aid. Up to 99 percent of shareholders voted in...
In this article: ING, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland, Europe, and UK
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French and Benelux stocks - Factors to watch on Nov 23
...news and leading stories from French and Benelux newspapers which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks. SOCIETE GENERALE <SOGN.PA> The French state has formed a plan to merge Dexia <DEXI.BR> and Societe...
In this article: Fluxys, Areva, Dexia, Toshiba, Fiscal year, Natural gas, Zinc, and La Tribune
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Telegraph.co.uk - Business | November 18, 2009
Societe Generale tells clients how to prepare for 'global collapse'
Soci�t� G�n�rale tells clients how to prepare for 'global collapse' Societe Generale has advised clients to be ready for a possible "global economic collapse" over the next two years, mapping a strategy of defensive investments to avoid...
In this article: Japan, US, Mount Fuji, UK, Deflationary spiral, Second World War, Sugar, and The Fed
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Société Générale (Euronext: GLE) is one of the main European financial services companies and also maintains extensive activities in others parts of the world. It is headquartered in France with the main head office in Tours Société Générale in the business district of La Défense west of Paris. The three main divisions are Retail Banking & Specialized Financial Services (particularly in France and Eastern Europe), Corporate and Investment Banking (Derivatives, Structured Finance and Euro Capital Markets) and Global Investment Management & Services.
Société Générale is one of the oldest banks in France. The original name was Société Générale pour favoriser le développement du commerce et de l'industrie en France (General Society to Support the Development of Commerce and Industry in France). Société Générale is often nicknamed SocGen in the international financial world.
The long term debt of the group is currently ranked AA by S&P, Aa2 by Moody's and AA- by Fitch.
The 2007 financial results were sharply lower, affected by depreciations and a fraud of € 4.9 billion.
- Name:
- Société Générale S.A.
- Type:
- [[Public company
- Location:
- 29, Boulevard Haussmann 75009 Paris, France
- Founded:
- May 4 1864
- Industry:
- Finance and Insurance
- Key People:
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- Philippe Citerne, Co-CEO
- Frederic Oudea, Chairman & CEO
- Products:
- Financial Services
- Revenue:
- € 76.62 billion (2008)
- Net Income:
- € 0.960 billion (2008)
- Assets:
- € 1.16 trillion
- No. of Employees:
- 130,100 (2007) In 77 countries worldwide.
- Motto:
- "Red, Black and Rising"
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