BNP Paribas in the United StatesBNP Paribas is one of the world's leading diversified financial institutions. The firm is ranked No.1 in the eurozone in total global assets, with the goal of becoming the leading European firm serving the global capital markets. The North American operation is a critical component of this strategy.
Headquartered in New York (with the regional Head Office for Canada in Montreal), BNP Paribas North America has locations in all of the major corporate and financial centers of the United States and Canada. The bank serves a world-class client base of multinational corporates and mid-cap companies, as well as major issuers and institutional buyers.
Through its BancWest subsidiary, partnership of two dynamic financial institutions Bank of the West and First Hawaiian Bank, BNP Paribas serves individuals and mid-market corporates in the western United States and Hawaii.
Global Corporate & Investment BankingBNP Paribas North America relies on strong, established franchises in order to provide a
full-service institutional corporate and investment banking approach, and to offer a broad range of advisory services and corporate finance capabilities to key industry sectors. As a fully registered NASD broker-dealer, BNP Paribas underwrites, trades, and markets a vast array of global and domestic fixed-income and equity products. The organization has a matrix structure that cuts across product and business lines to maximize business synergies and ensure capabilities.
BNP Paribas also conducts sophisticated proprietary portfolio strategies through its CooperNeff affiliate.
Asset Management, Private Banking & Securities Services Operations in North America include the following businesses:
- BNP Paribas Asset Management, serving major institutional clients, such as pension funds, major corporates, and insurance companies.
- BNP Paribas is also affiliated with Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, a well-known asset management firm in the U.S.
- Private Banking and client services, headquartered in Miami, which serves high-net-worth individuals and provides a gateway to Latin American clients.
- Securities Services, which contributes to BNP Paribas’ global leadership position by providing liquidity custody, clearing, securities lending, and shareholder services businesses.
- Brokerage Services: with operational centers in New York, Pennsylvania, and in Chicago, BNP Paribas Brokerage Services provides electronic and traditional execution on U.S.-listed equity and derivative markets. A full range of clearing and custody / safekeeping services, integrated with its electronic execution platform, is offered to an institutional client base.
Retail Banking and Specialized Financial ServicesWith assets of $38.4 billion and about 7 500 employees, BancWest serves more than 2.3 million households. BancWest has over 350 branches in California, Hawaii, Oregon, New Mexico, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Guam and Saipan.
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