Investor Relations

Business figures 2024

In Private & Corporate Banking, HAL expanded its capacities in the nationwide branches by 15% in the 2024 financial year, which led to a further increase in customer proximity both regionally and nationally. The increase in personnel was accompanied by a series of product initiatives and cross-departmental solutions for dedicated client requirements as well as high-profile events to expand the client network. A prestigious NextGen Advisory Board was also established.

In Asset Servicing, the Bank once again maintained its leading position in the BVI custodian statistics and, for the fourth time in a row, is one of the ten largest custodians in Germany with top rankings in the real assets, open-ended real assets special funds and open-ended mutual securities funds segments. Significant developments in the reporting year also included the expansion of the service portfolio in the area of digital assets and a strong presence at the property industry trade fairs Expo Real and MIPIM

On 27 May 2024, the Dutch bank ABN AMRO signed a purchase agreement with the Chinese company Fosun International to acquire Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe. Subject to regulatory approvals, HAL will thus have a new owner based in Europe and with international reach. Closing is planned for the first half of 2025

The change of ownership of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe means a significant expansion of ABN AMRO's presence in Germany in the Wealth Management, Asset Management and Corporate Banking divisions. The planned bundling of HAL's wealth management activities with Bethmann Bank, under which ABN AMRO manages its private banking business in Germany, will create the third-largest private bank in Germany with assets under management totalling around EUR 70 billion and full access to ABN AMRO's international resources

In asset servicing, a co-operation between ABN AMRO and Fosun International is planned, which will remain the owner of Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services (HAFS) and its subsidiaries Hauck & Aufhäuser Administration Services (HAAS) and HAL Fund Services Ireland (HALFI). The co-operation includes the successful one-stop-shop model for offering all fund administration services from a single source. At the same time, this enables a targeted expansion of the depositary business under ABN AMRO.

Rating

On 8 July 2025, the international rating agency Fitch Ratings raised the long-term rating of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG (HAL) to ‘A’ with a stable outlook. The adjustment was made following the change of ownership of the bank to ABN AMRO Bank N.V.: Since the successful closing announced on 1 July, Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe has been part of the ABN AMRO Group.