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Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, a. s.
Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, a. s. is a universal bank operating in the Czech Republic. CSOB was established by the state in 1964 as a bank to provide foreign trade financing and convertible currency operations. It was privatized in June 1999 when KBC Bank, a member of Belgium’s KBC Group, became the majority owner. CSOB took over Investicní a Postovni banka, a.s. in June 2000. CSOB had been active in both Czech and Slovak markets until 2007; the Slovak branch was separated as of 1 January 2008.
CSOB’s business profile comprises the following segments: retail (individuals), SMEs, corporate and non-banking financial institutions, financial markets and private banking. CSOB is operating under two retail brands in the Czech Republic – CSOB and Postovni sporitelna (Postal Savings Bank – PSB); the latter is using the wide distribution network of Czech Post. To serve their clients, CSOB has 227 branches in the Czech Republic while PSB has 32 Financial Centers and approx. 3,350 post offices (as at 30 June 2008). Both CSOB and PSB also provide their services through various direct-banking channels. In addition to its own products, CSOB is distributing products and services of the whole CSOB Group.
Along with its own products and services, CSOB’s branch network offers products and services of the entire CSOB Group. Comprehensive service portfolio thus also includes insurance and pension products (CSOB Pojistovna and the Stabilita and Progres pension funds), financing the housing needs (Hypotecni banka and Ceskomoravska stavebni sporitelna) collective investment and asset management (investment funds of CSOB Investment company a CSOB Asset Management) and specialized services (CSOB Leasing and CSOB Factoring). Services related to trading on financial markets are provided by Patria, a sister company of CSOB.
Address: Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, a. s., Radlicka 333/150, 150 57 Praha 5, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 224 111 111
E-mail: Info@csob.cz
Internet : CSOB, CSOB Group, CSOB Private Banking, Postovni sporitelna
Patria Finance, a.s.
Patria was launched in 1994 as the first Czech full-service investment bank. It is fully licensed
by the Czech Securities Commission for trading domestic and international securities and is
a member/shareholder of the Prague Stock Exchange, represented in a number of its bodies.
KBC Bank NV holds directly and indirectly through its subsidiary KBC Securities NV a 100% stake
in the share capital of Patria.
The main activities of Patria include the securities business, corporate finance, asset management,
capital-market transactions and venture capital finance. It provides financial services to domestic
as well as international corporations, financial institutions and individuals. Thoughtful understanding
of each client is key to the success of Patria. Each client is offered, on an individual basis,
a selection of services or products that is appropriate to specific needs at any particular time.
Address: Patria Finance, a.s., Jungmannova 24, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 221 424 111
Fax: +420 221 424 204
E-mail: Info@patria.cz
Internet (Patria Finance) : Patria Finance
Internet (Patria Group) : Patria Online, Patria Direct
CSOB Pojistovna, a.s.
CSOB Pojistovna is a Czech insurance company licensed to sell both life and non-life insurance products,
although it primarily targets the non-life market. On the overall Czech insurance market, it ranks fourteenth.
Address: CSOB Pojistovna, a.s., Masarykovo namesti 1458, Pardubice 532 18, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 467 007 111
Fax: +420 467 007 444
E-mail: Info@csobpoj.cz
Internet : CSOB Pojistovna
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