The Algemene Spaar- en Lijfrentekas / Caisse générale d'épargne et de retraite was a major Belgian public bank, originally created in 1850 as a pension institution. It was acquired in stages between 1993 and 1998 by Fortis Group. In 1999 Fortis merged it with Générale de Banque and other operations to form Fortis Bank, which in turn was integrated from 2009 into BNP Paribas.
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Walthère Frère-Orban (1812–1896), architect of the creation of CGER
Henri de Brouckère (1801–1891), the CGER's founding chairman
The CGER on place de Brouckère partly visible on the far right, next to the Café Métropole (right), ca. 1870s
Fortis, formally Fortis N.V./S.A., was a Benelux-centered global financial services group active in insurance, banking and investment management, initially formed in 1990 by a three-way Belgian-Dutch merger and headquartered in Brussels. It grew rapidly through multiple acquisitions, and in 2007 was the 20th largest financial services business in the world by revenue. It was listed on the Euronext Brussels, Euronext Amsterdam, and Luxembourg stock exchanges.
Set of buildings on Rue Royale in Brussels, the headquarters of Fortis during the 2000s and previously seat of the Société Générale de Belgique
Former head office of De Utrecht insurance company, shortly before demolition in 1974
AMEV main office in Amsterdam, 1971
VSB Group sign with the Dutch savings banks logo, 1984