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'''Banco Santander Río''' is a [[commercial bank]] and financial services company and affiliate of the [[Santander, Cantabria]] ([[Spain]]) based [[Grupo Santander]]. Based in [[Buenos Aires]], its banking operations are the third largest in [[Argentina]], as well as the largest among all privately-owned banks in the country.<ref name=aba>[http://www.aba-argentina.com/informes/ranking_bancos/PDF/2010/RankingFebrero2010.xls ABA: ranking]</ref> |
'''Banco Santander Río''' is a [[commercial bank]] and financial services company and affiliate of the [[Santander, Cantabria]] ([[Spain]]) based [[Grupo Santander]]. Based in [[Buenos Aires]], its banking operations are the third largest in [[Argentina]], as well as the largest among all privately-owned banks in the country.<ref name=aba>[http://www.aba-argentina.com/informes/ranking_bancos/PDF/2010/RankingFebrero2010.xls ABA: ranking]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:33, 30 April 2011
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| Company type | Sociedad Anónima |
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| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Key people | Enrique Cristofani, President and CEO Guillermo Tempesta, Vice-President |
| Products | Retail Banking Offshore banking Mutual funds Trade finance Insurance Mortgages Consumer Finance Credit cards |
| Revenue |  US$ 1.3 billion (2008)[1] |
| US$232 million (2008) | |
| Total assets | US$ 7.0 billion (2/2010)[2] |
Number of employees | 5,130 (2/2010)[2] |
| Website | www |
Banco Santander Río is a commercial bank and financial services company and affiliate of the Santander, Cantabria (Spain) based Grupo Santander. Based in Buenos Aires, its banking operations are the third largest in Argentina, as well as the largest among all privately-owned banks in the country.[2]
Overview
The Banco Río de la Plata (named for the neighboring estuary of the same name) was established on May 14, 1968, via the acquisition of the Banco del Este by Pecom, a private holding company owned by the Pérez Companc family. The Pérez Compancs had established themselves in the Argentine business world relatively recently, through the success of the Compania Naviera Pérez Companc, a shipping company established in 1946.[3] Gregorio Pérez Companc, the adoptive heir to the helm of the family conglomerate, purchased the bank from the Pérez Companc Foundation (led by his sister, Alicia) in 1993.[4]
Pérez Companc, for whom Banco Río de la Plata financed a number of acquisitions during President Carlos Menem's privatization drive (for significant stakes in Telecom Argentina, freight rail carrier Ferroexpreso Pampeano, electric distributor Transener, gas distributor TGS, and numerous others) ultimately sold a controlling stake in the bank (35%, with an option to buy for another 15%) to Grupo Santander in May 1997 for US$1.1 billion, upon which it was renamed Banco Río, and listed in the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange.[5][6] Its most important acquisition during the partnership with Santander was that of Banco Tornquist, among the most traditional names in Argentine banking.[7] Pérez Companc sold his remaining 18.5% share in February 2001 to Merrill Lynch,[8] which later sold their stake to Santander.
Santander Río is a majority-owned subsidiary of the Santander Group through its holding company, ABLASA, with 79% of its equity, and 99.3% of its outstanding shares.[1] Its services include retail banking, debit and credit cards, consumer and commercial loans, mortgages, fixed-term deposits, money transfers, cash management, and other banking operations processing services to businesses and individuals, as well as to small and medium businesses. Santander Río Seguros is the bank's insurance arm, and Santander Río Sociedad de Bolsa, a brokerage house, its sole subsidiary. The bank also has a majority stake in Visa Argentina, Gire (a wire transfer service), Banelco (ATM), and Interbanking (an offshore banking unit), among others.[1]
The bank, the third largest in Argentina, maintains deposits of around US$4.8 billion (7% of the total), and a lending portfolio of US$3.8 billion (nearly 9% of the total). Banco Río operates 262 branches, nationwide, and employs over 5,000; its network of Banelco ATMs, totaling over 1,500, is the most extensive in the country.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Santander Río: Estados contables al 31 de diciembre de 2008 Template:Es
- ^ a b c d ABA: ranking
- ^ Funding Universe
- ^ Majul, Luis. Los Dueños de la Argentina. Editorial Sudamericana, 1992.
- ^ Inversor Global: Goyo Pérez Companc, el fantasma de los negocios Template:Es
- ^ PRN News: Banco Santander Agrees to Buy Majority Control of Banco Río de la Plata
- ^ Comtex: Banco Río absorbed Banco Tornquist
- ^ Latin CEO: Merrill Lynch has agreed to purchase 18.5 percent of Banco Río de la Plata