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	CNN.com - Fortis beats profit expectations - Nov. 25, 2003
		Fortis, one of the top 10 insurers in Europe, said in a statement that net operating profit, or earnings before exceptional items and capital gains or losses, improved 16 percent on the year to 539 million euros ($639.4 million).
		Fortis, like its banking and insurance peers, has been suffering from one of the worst market downturns in generations, which slashed the value of investments and spawned bad debts.
		Fortis said net operating profit at its banking division fell 14 percent to 244 million euros partly on a drop in trading transactions.
	cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/11/25/fortis.results.reut (569 words)

	Fortis (finance) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fortis is the shirt sponsor of R.S.C. Anderlecht and Feyenoord Rotterdam.
		Fortis acquired 89.3% of the shares of Turkey's seventh largest privately owned bank Dışbank from Doğan Group on April 11, 2005.
		From November 28, 2005 on, the network of 173 branches of Dışbank was rebranded Fortis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fortis_(finance) (220 words)

	IGP-IGP Network Associate Insurer - Fortis Employee Benefits
		Fortis Insurance Belgium is the largest insurer in the combined individual and group insurance market in Belgium and has total written premiums in both markets of EUR 3.11 billion (USD 3.70 billion) of which EUR 0.80 billion (USD 0.95 billion) is comprised of employee benefits.
		Fortis Insurance Belgium is also the largest private real estate investor in Belgium and, together with Fortis ASR, co-founded Fortis, an international group of more than 200 companies operating in the fields of banking, insurance, and investments.
		Fortis is the eighth largest institutional investor in Europe and has assets in excess of EUR 720 billion (USD 856 billion).
	www.igpinfo.com /igpinfo/shared/network/fortis_belgium.html (300 words)

	WebWire® \| Fortis Private Equity acquires Outside Broadcast through a Management Buy-Out (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Fortis is an international financial services provider engaged in banking and insurance.
		Merchant Banking is a division of Fortis and manages the global relationships with banks, institutional investors, fund managers, professional traders and large international corporate accounts.
		Fortis Private Equity is also building up a diversified fund-of-funds portfolio through indirect investments, principally in buy-out and capital venture funds in North America, Europe and, since recently, Asia.
	www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?aId=13580 (687 words)

	Fortis agrees to acquire Dominet - Boston.com
		Fortis NV, an insurer and financial services company, said Monday it agreed to buy Dominet, a Polish retail bank, for an undisclosed sum.
		The bank does most of its business in the Netherlands and Belgium but plans to expand, aiming to increase the amount of net profit it reaps from outside its home market from 20 percent to 30 percent by 2009.
		Fortis CEO Jean-Paul Votron said in August the bank would continue with its push into retail banking in Germany and Poland.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/10/30/fortis_agrees_to_acquire_dominet (187 words)

	EMC: Financial Services
		Fortis is Belgium's biggest bank and insurance institution, employing 20,000 people.
		Fortis has consolidated 100 terabytes of active data from its open platforms on an EMC storage network based on EMC Symmetrix systems.
		Fortis is also considering the virtualisation of its storage environment.
	www.emc.com /local/en/SG/solutions/financial/fortis.jsp (277 words)

	Telerate- Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Brussels, Belgium - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Schiphol-Oost, Netherlands - London, UK, September 27, 2004 - Fortis Bank, one of the leading banks in the Benelux, today announced its decision to choose Telerate's TRS platform for all its dealing rooms in the Benelux.
		The decision is the result of an extensive project (the Fortis Information Providing System or FIPS) initiated by Fortis Bank two years ago with a view toward rationalizing its market data infrastructure and moving to a single platform for its mission-critical dealing room operations.
		Fortis is drawing on the expertise it has acquired in its home market to realize its European ambitions via growth platforms.
	www.moneyline.com /about/press57.jsp (915 words)

	Fortis creates Fortis Insurance Belgium and becomes Belgium's largest insurer : ArriveNet Press Releases : Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 18, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Fortis CEO Jean-Paul Votron announced on 28 January 2005 the tie-up of Fortis AG and FB Insurance as part of Fortis's new strategy.
		Fortis's success in selling insurance through independent intermediaries (Fortis AG) and Fortis Bank (FB Insurance) is due largely to the dedicated approach it has adopted to each of the distribution channels.
		Fortis is an integrated financial services provider active in the fields of banking and insurance.
	press.arrivenet.com /business/article.php/622312.html (756 words)

	Brussels Review - Belgium's business news magazine. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Belgium's universities, colleges of higher education and research centres currently surf at a 2.5 gigabits per second.
		Speaking in Brussels, Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquín Almunia said Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg have set sound strategies for their public finances in the medium-term and are in line with the revised Stability and Growth Pact.
		In Belgium, Electrabel sales to end customers were down by 5.8% as a result of sharp competition on the deregulated market.
	brusselsreview.com /index.php?...&task=view&id=203&Itemid=26 (593 words)

	Internaxx - expatriate bank and expatriate broker
		Fortis Banque Luxembourg S.A. is one of the leading banks in Luxembourg and operates extensive businesses in private banking and commercial banking, retail banking, merchant banking and investment funds.
		Fortis offers its personal, business and institutional customers a comprehensive package of products and services through its own channels, in collaboration with intermediaries and through other distribution partners.
		Fortis is listed on the exchanges of Amsterdam, Brussels and Luxembourg and has a sponsored ADR programme in the United States.
	www.internaxx.lu /staticcontent/aboutOverview.html?navform_menuid=aboutus (452 words)

	Diebold - News Releases
		The majority of Fortis Belgium’s self-service terminals are Diebold solutions, consisting of a mix of customised cash, noncash and statement printer terminals.
		Fortis Bank is part of Fortis, an integrated financial services provider active in the fields of insurance and banking.
		Fortis is drawing on the expertise it has acquired in its home market to realise its European ambitions via growth platforms.
	www.diebold.com /news/newsdisp.asp?id=3119 (696 words)

	Business Intelligence Software - SAS Belgium & Luxembourg
		Fortis Bank Belgium is a major financial services organization in Europe, with more than 694 billion in assets and 56,000 employees.
		Fortis has been growing rapidly since 1990, due partly to the bank’s acquisition strategy, and has five million retail banking customers.
		Fortis Bank currently has more than a million active subscribers to Web banking services, which allow customers to do daily transactions, engage in lending services, plan investments, and even perform portfolio analysis and simulation.
	www.sas.com /offices/europe/belux/customer/cust_fortis_itrm.html (950 words)

	Fortis Bank - Expat In Belgium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		In the case of a post-dated transfer, the date on which this payment has to be made can be indicated in the field 'date mémo'.
		Fortis Bank guarantees that this payment will be carried out according to your instructions.
		The BIC of Fortis Bank in Belgium is: GEBABEBB (printed on the back of your bank statements).
	www.fortisbank.be /Expats/ExpatInBelgium/asp/PaymentByTransfer.asp?Type=ExpatInBelgium&TopItem=Payments (418 words)

	Fortis Bank Belgium - Sybase Inc
		Fortis Bank Belgium, the largest financial institution in Belgium, needed to develop a data warehouse able to manage and analyze an immense amount of data for commercial advantages.
		Fortis Bank Belgium (Fortis) needed to mine its data to produce actionable information while reducing costs.
		Fortis investigated the possibility of running their business processes on a mainframe platform, and to locate part of their BI on a Windows NT-platform.
	www.sybase.com /detail?id=1025081 (719 words)

	The Banker: Belgium
		Although Belgium’s banks are secure in their comfortable home market, the big players are feeling the pinch and see salvation in the emerging markets of Europe and Asia, says Jules Stewart.
		Belgium’s fortis bank has agreed to buy an 89.3% stake in Turkiye Dis Ticaret Bankasi (Disbank), for €985m.
		Fortis CEO Jean-Paul Votron, who joined Fortis from Citigroup late last year, said the acquisition is part of its strategy to expand activities in the enlarged EU.
	www.thebanker.com /news/categoryfront.php/id/154/Belgium.html (470 words)

	Fortis creates Fortis Insurance Belgium and becomes Belgium's largest insurer
		Fortis's success in selling insurance through independent intermediaries (Fortis AG) and Fortis Bank (FB Insurance) is due largely to the dedicated approach it has adopted to each of the distribution channels.
		Fortis is an integrated financial services provider active in the fields of banking and insurance.
		Fortis is drawing on the expertise it has acquired in its home market to realize its European ambitions via growth platforms.
	www.primenewswire.com /newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=76426 (674 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Europe
		Fortis expects fourth-quarter profit from banking to be less than in the third quarter because of lower capital gains and costs related to changes in its management, it said today.
		Fortis said at the time it is studying possible transactions and doesn't currently expect to make a takeover.
		Fortis and KBC in October declined to bid for a stake in Banca Comerciala Romana SA, the biggest bank in Romania.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=a4l4qu7eayXs (815 words)

	Hebels Website: Profile of Fortis NL
		Fortis is an international financial group operating in the field of insurance, banking and investment through more than 100 companies.
		Investing in Fortis is possible through the shares or depository receipts for shares in the two parent companies, Fortis AG in Belgium and Fortis NL in the Netherlands, each of which owns 50% of Fortis.
		Fortis AMEV is listed on the exchanges of Amsterdam, London and Luxembourg and has a sponsored ADR program in the United States.
	www.hebels.nl /profile/fortisnl.htm (210 words)

	Fortis Bank Polska SA - Bank's Authorities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Mr Bujak is a member of the Supervisory Board at Fortis Securities Polska SA and in 2000-2002, he was also a member of the Management of Fortis Lease Polska Ltd.
		In 1986 he was appointed the head of the corporate section in the Credit Department for the area of Liege (Belgium) and in 1989 he became a Senior Relationship Manager with the responsibility for managing the portfolio of corporate customers.
		Since October 1987 he has been working for Fortis Bank; 1987 to 1995 as a credit analyst, then between 1996 and 1997 he headed the credit unit of the Brussels Head Office, and between 1997 and 1998 he was the head of credit department for medium sized enterprises of the Brussels region.
	www.fortisbank.com.pl /info/Authorities.html (1135 words)

	Fortis Bank - Expat In Belgium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Arriving in a new country is overwhelming, which is why we at Fortis Bank aim to make your transition smoother by offering you a helping hand to guide you through our banking and financial solutions that meet your individual needs as an expatriate.
		All it takes is one visit to one of our branches and all your banking needs are taken care of.
		Our Fortis Expat Competence Centre is open Monday to Friday, 7.00 to 22.00, and on Saturday, 9.00 to 17.00.
	www.fortisbank.be /Expats/ExpatInBelgium/index.asp (152 words)

	Fortis Foundation Belgium
		Fortis Foundation Belgium, set up in 1996, exemplifies the involvement of Fortis' Belgian businesses in the community.
		Examples of projects for which Fortis Foundation Belgium has provided financial support include the purchase of teaching materials, setting up playgrounds and activity centres, and financing holidays and sporting activities for sick and deprived youngsters.
		A number of solidarity initiatives are being sponsored following proposals by an extensive network of Fortis employees.
	www.fortis.com /foundation/belgium.asp (182 words)

	Fortis Bank - Expat In Belgium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		As the largest bank in Belgium and one of the largest in Europe, Fortis Bank is ideally placed to process all your domestic and international payments.
		Fortis Bank offers you a wide range of electronic banking facilities that are swift, safe and highly economical.
		In the present overview, we deliberately left out cheques as they are expensive and rarely used in Belgium, where most payments are done electronically or via transfer forms.
	www.fortisbanque.be /Expats/ExpatInBelgium/asp/Payments.asp?Type=ExpatInBelgium&TopItem=Payments (126 words)

	FBL - Fortis Foundation Luxembourg
		Fortis Banque Luxembourg, which has long held a special place in Luxembourg's economy and made an active contribution to the country's social, cultural and sporting life, has taken its commitment to good corporate citizenship one step further with the creation of Fortis Foundation Luxembourg on 15 March this year.
		The mission of this new institution, a distinct entity with the status of a foundation under Luxembourg law, is to provide financial and other support for projects promoting social progress and well-being in a broad sense.
		Fortis already has similar foundations in Belgium and in the Netherlands, of which Fortis Foundation Belgium recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.
	www.fortisbank.lu /SitePublic/DmDocId/114433036908065?language=en (286 words)

	Fortis \| Fortis
		Fortis Escrow is specialised in arranging escrows for securing financial obligations arising from.
		Fortis is powerful document management software that electronically captures, stores, and organizes.
		Fortis Corporate Insurance is the insurer for large and medium sized companies in The Netherlands and Belgium.
	fortis.kafu.org /fortis.html (239 words)

	NICE Systems - Press Releases - Belgium’s Largest Bank, Fortis, Has Upgraded its Security Infrastructure with Digital ...
		Fortis will replace its current surveillance equipment with NICE’s high-quality digital video solutions to achieve superior video quality for detection and decision making and gain Insight from Interactions.
		Fortis Bank, the largest bank in Belgium and one of the largest in Europe, required a solution that would integrate hundreds of CCTV cameras used to provide surveillance of multiple sites across Belgium.
		Sarah Cuepers, Security Manager of Fortis agrees, “The strength of the partnership between Siemens Building Technology and NICE was a key factor in selecting this solution.
	www.nice.com /news/show_news.php?id=565 (448 words)

	Fortis, US Insurance Companies
		Fortis employs over 56,000 people, and has accomplished acquisition of a number of companies and banks, including Interlloyd, SNCI-NMKN, and others.
		Fortis is the largest insurer in Belgium (ranked one in Life and three in Non-life) with a market share of 12%.
		Fortis Verzekeringen Nederland is the second-largest insurer insurer in the Netherlands.
	www.mapsofworld.com /insurance/fortis.html (329 words)

	Axalto : News - Axalto Makes it Transparent for Fortis Belgium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Axalto is the sole supplier of the 300 000 Luxea smart cards to be distributed by Fortis throughout Belgium.
		These transparent cards by Axalto, featuring debit and e-purse application, illustrate the strategy of Fortis Belgium to implement a clear, simple way of communication with the young population.
		“Fortis Belgium belongs to the forward-thinking banks that see in microprocessor cards more than technology and applications, rather the ideal channel for brand new communication and the accurate tool for precise segmentation of their customers” said Jean-Claude Perrin, Head of Banking and Loyalty Market Segments at Axalto.
	www.axalto.com /Company/press/news.asp?id=184 (429 words)

	StockHouse.com : Fortis Fourth-Quarter Net Profit Rises 62 Percent on Banking, Stake Sale
		Fortis said the 168 million euros in fourth-quarter gains on its investment portfolio were mostly attributable to the Bansys stake sale.
		Fortis also said today that it aims to generate 30 percent of profit outside the so-called Benelux by 2009.
		Fortis said banking profit rose to 505 million euros from 311 million euros a year earlier.
	www.stockhouse.com /mediascan/news.asp?newsid=8012349 (522 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Composition of the Board of Directors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		BRUSSEL, BELGIUM -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 07, 2007 -- The Board of Directors will propose to the General Shareholders Meetings, which will be held on 23 May 2007, to re-elect as non-executive directors Baron Philippe Bodson, Mr Jan-Michiel Hessels and Mr Ronald Sandler for a three-year term.
		Jan Slechte joined Fortis as a Director in 1996 and was elected Vice-Chairman of the Board in 2002.
		He was Managing Director of AG 1824 (now Fortis Insurance Belgium) from 1997 to 1998; CEO of Fortis Belgium from 1997 to 1998; and Managing Director of Fortis (B) from 1997 to 2000.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=223988 (707 words)

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