2018 Registration document and annual fi nancial report - BNP PARIBAS14

1 PRESENTATION OF THE BNP PARIBAS GROUP

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Presentation of operating divisions and business lines

In the Americas, Corporate Banking ( the Global Banking platform ) is comprised of three product areas to support the Bank s corporate and institutional clients: Global Credit Markets (run in conjunction with Global Markets) which combines debt origination, fi nancing, syndication, sales, trading & research; the core activities are Asset Finance, High Grade Finance and Leveraged Finance. Trade & Treasury Solutions, provides cash management, international trade, working capital, and liquidity solutions. The Investment Banking platform is split into several sectors (Technology, Media & Telco ) and provides M&A capabilities as well as strategic advice for key clients. Tasked with developing and managing long-term client relationships, the Corporate Coverage teams provide access to the BNP Paribas global product offerings and extensive international network. Global Banking Americas has a presence in six North American cities and six countries in LatAm.

2018 awards

■ Best Supply Chain Finance Bank (GTR Leaders in Trade 2018) ;

■ Best Export Finance Bank (Trade Finance Magazine );

■ Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Debt Capital Market in Euros (Global Capital Bond Awards May 2018) ;

■ Green Bond Lead Manager of the Year for Corporates (Environmental Finance 2018) ;

■ RMB House of the Year (Asia RiskAwards 2018) ;

■ Best Transaction Bank & Best Supply Chain Bank (The Asset Triple A, 2018);

■ Mergermarket M&A CEE M&A Financial Adviser of the Year 2018.

2018 rankings

■ No. 1 EMEA Syndicated Loan Bookrunner by volume, number of deals, and revenue (Dealogic, 2018);

■ No. 1 in European Large Corporate Trade Finance & N°3 in Asian Large Corporate Trade Finance (Greenwich Share Leaders 2018);

■ No. 1 Cash Management and Corporate Banking by market penetration for large European Corporate (Greenwich Share Leaders January 2019);

■ Exane BNP Paribas pan-European Survey: No. 1 Overall Broker, No. 1 Overall Research, No. 1 Equity Sector Research (Extel survey June 2018).

GLOBAL MARKETS Global Markets provides investment, hedging, fi nancing and research services across asset classes, to corporate and institutional clients as well as private and Retail Banking networks. With over 3,500 staff located across 36 countries, Global Markets sustainable, long-term business model seamlessly connects clients to capital markets throughout EMEA, Asia- Pacifi c and the Americas, with innovative solutions and digital platforms.

Recognised as a leading European player with global expertise in derivatives from decades of experience, Global Markets meets the diverse, specifi c needs of each client and contributes to the real economy with a comprehensive suite of best-in-class services, articulated around two activities covering fi ve global business lines:

■ Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities:

■ Foreign exchange and Commodity Derivatives,

■ Rates,

■ Primary and Credit Markets (including debt capital market issuances);

■ Equity and Prime Services:

■ Equity Derivatives,

■ Prime Solutions & Financing (brokerage and fi nancing solutions).

This Global Markets offering includes a range of socially responsible capital markets fi nancing and investment solutions designed to facilitate the energy transition.

2018 awards

■ Credit Derivatives House of the Year (Risk Awards January 2019);

■ Currency Derivatives House of the Year (Risk Awards January 2019);

■ Interest Rates Derivatives House of the Year (Risk Awards January 2019);

■ Most Innovative Investment Bank for Equity Derivatives (The Banker - Investment Banking Awards 2018);

■ Most innovative Investment Bank for Structured Investor Products (The Banker - Investment Banking Awards 2018);

■ Best bank for Research (Global Capital Derivatives Awards 2018);

■ Sustainable Investment House of the Year (Asia Risk Awards 2018);

■ Commodities House of the Year (Asia Risk Awards 2018);

■ Derivatives House of the Year (Energy Risk Asia Awards 2018).

2018 rankings

■ No. 1 All bonds in Euros (Dealogic 2018);

■ No. 3 All European Corporate Investment grade bonds in euros (Dealogic 2018);

■ No. 1 All Financial institutions bonds in euros (IFR Refi nitiv Bond Issuance Rankings for whole year 2018);

■ No. 9 All International Bonds (Dealogic 2018);

■ No. 3 All Global Green Bonds (Bloomberg 2018) .

SECURITIES SERVICES Securities Services is one of the major global players in securities services with assets under custody up 3.1% to 9,368 billion euros (annual average) compared with 2017 and assets under administration up 5.6% to 2,313 billion euros (annual average).

In 2018, the business continued to expand by signing new strategic mandates, in particular:

■ the acquisition of the Janus Henderson Investors US mutual funds administration platform;